Reading Comprehension Test 9 grade 1 term

Додано: 12 грудня 2023
Предмет: Англійська мова, 9 клас
Копія з тесту: Reading Comprehension Test 9 grade 1 term
12 запитань
Запитання 1

If you love chocolate, maybe you have eaten a bar of Cadbury’s Bournville chocolate. But Bournville isn’t just the name of an English chocolate bar. It’s the name of a village which was built especially for workers at the Cadbury’s chocolate factory.

George and Richard Cadbury took over the cocoa and chocolate business from their father in 1861. A few years later, they decided to move the factory out of the centre of Birmingham, a city in the middle of England, to a new location where they could expand. They chose an area close to the railways and canals so that they could receive milk deliveries easily and send the finished products to stores across the country.

Here, the air was much cleaner than in the city centre, and the Cadbury brothers thought it would be a much healthier place for their employees to work. They named the site Bournville after a local river called ‘The Bourn’. ‘Ville’, the French word for town, was used because at the time, people thought French chocolate was the highest quality. The new factory opened in 1879. Close to it, they built a village where the factory workers could live. By 1900, there were 313 houses on the site, and many more were built later.

The Cadbury family were religious and believed that it was right to help other people. They thought their workers deserved to live and work in good conditions. In the factory, workers were given a fair wage, a pension and access to medical treatment. The village was also designed to provide the best possible conditions for workers too. The houses, although traditional in style, had modern interiors, indoor bathrooms and large gardens. The village provided everything that workers needed including a shop, a school and a community centre where evening classes were held to train young members of the workforce.

Since the Cadbury family believed that their workers and their families should be fit and healthy, they added a park with hockey and football pitches, a running track, bowling green, fishing lake, and an outdoor swimming pool. A large clubhouse was built in the park so that players could change their clothes and relax after a game. Dances and dinners were also held here for the factory workers, who were never charged to use any of the sports facilities. However, because the Cadbury’s believed that alcohol was bad for health and society, no pubs were ever built in Bourneville!

The Cadbury brothers were among the first business owners to ensure that their workers had good standards of living. Soon, other British factory owners were copying their ideas by providing homes and communities for their workers designed with convenience and health in mind. Today, over 25,000 people live in Bournville village. There are several facilities there to help people with special needs, such as care homes for the elderly, a hostel for people with learning difficulties and affordable homes for first-time homeowners and single people. Over a hundred years since the first house in Bournville Village was built, the aims of its founders are still carried out.

Question1 (more than one)

Bournville is ... 

варіанти відповідей

village

a river

a chocolate bar

the founder of a chocolate factory

Запитання 2

The new site for the chocolate factory was chosen because ... 

(more than one)

варіанти відповідей

it was close to farms which provided milk.

it had clean, countryside air.

a lot of people lived nearby.

it was close to several transportation routes.

Запитання 3

Bournville takes its name from ...

(more than one)

варіанти відповідей

a local river.

a local town.

a French word.

a kind of French chocolate.

Запитання 4

The original houses in Bournville were ... 

(more than one answer)

варіанти відповідей

traditional in appearance.

large.

free for workers.

near to the chocolate factory.

built by the factory workers.

Запитання 5

Workers at the Cadbury received ....

(more than one)

варіанти відповідей

free health care.

free access to sports facilities.

pensions.

free food and drink.

dancing lessons.

Запитання 6

The extract shows that the Cadbury family were ... 

(more than one)

варіанти відповідей

careful.

mean.

kind.

original.

sporty.

Запитання 7

Who can live in special homes for many people in Bournville now?

(more than one)

варіанти відповідей

chocolate factory workers.

old people.

first-time buyers.

single people.

people with learning problems.

Запитання 8

What facilities did the village of Bournville provide for its workers?

(more than one)

варіанти відповідей

A cinema

A shop

A beach

A school

A community center

A pub

Запитання 9

Why did the Cadbury brothers add a park with various sports facilities to Bournville?

варіанти відповідей

To attract tourists

To promote healthy living for workers

To organize concerts and events

To forbid the workers to drink alcohol

Запитання 10

How did the Cadbury brothers influence other British factory owners?

варіанти відповідей

By promoting unhealthy living conditions for workers

By copying ideas from other businesses

By providing good standards of living for their workers

By avoiding the construction of villages for workers

Запитання 11

Which statement isn't true according to the text?

(more than one)

варіанти відповідей

Bournville was named after a river called 'The Bourn.'

The Cadbury brothers believed that alcohol was bad for health and society.

The Cadbury brothers built pubs in Bournville for the workers.

Bournville Village opened in 1879.

The Cadbury brothers believed that their workers and their families should be fit and healthy.

The village had a hostel for people with learning difficulties.

In 1861, George and Richard Cadbury took control of their father's cocoa and chocolate business, and immediately moved the factory from the city in the middle of England to the centre of Birmingham.

Запитання 12

What isn't mentioned in the text? ( 2 options)

варіанти відповідей

The exact year George and Richard Cadbury took over the business.


The reasons behind moving the factory out of Birmingham.

Specific details about the Cadbury brothers' father's role in the cocoa and chocolate business.

The Cadbury brothers' favorite childhood sweets.

The type of chocolate produced by Cadbury.

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