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    This document contains an English reading comprehension exam on the topic of the Olympic Games. It includes multiple choice questions to test reading comprehension of the provided text, as well as sections to test grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills. The reading comprehension text discusses the origins of the ancient Olympic Games in Greece and the modern Olympic Games starting in Athens in 1896. It also covers the Olympic flag, sports included in the Olympics, the winter Olympics, Paralympics, and medals awarded.

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    Reading Comprehension. 1 Eso Reading Comprehension. 1 Eso Read The Following Text. Read The Following Text. The Olympic Games The Olympic Games

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    IES Rey Pelayo Name:

    Cangas de Onís Group:


    Departamento de Inglés
    Date:

    ASPECTOS GENERALES CUESTIONES DEL AREA

    20 % (8 PUNTOS) 80% ( 32 PUNTOS)

    LEGIBILIDAD (2) _____ COMPRENSION


    COMPRENSION (12) ___

    LIMPIEZA (1) _____ GRAMATICA Y

    VOCABULARIO (8) ____

    ORTOGRAFIA (3) _____ REDACCION (12) _____

    COHERENCIA( 2) _____ TOTAL ____________

    READING COMPREHENSION. 1 ESO

    Read the following text.

    THE OLYMPIC GAMES

    The original Olympic Games took place at Olympia in Ancient Greece in 776 BC. They
    included arts competitions as well as athletics,
    at hletics, boxing, wrestling and chariot racing.
    The first modern games took place in Athens in 1896, and continue to take place every
    four years in different countries of the world. The Olympic flag, with its f ive rings,
    represents the five continents of the world.

    The Olympics are the traditional "world championships"


    championships" of athletics, but there are many
    other sports competitions- swimming, rowing, gymnastics and others. At each
    Olympics, the Olympic committee includes new sports, making each Olympics more
    exciting than the last. The winter Olympics are for sports such as skating and skiing.
    They take place two years after each Olympic Games.

    Competitors in the events win medals: a gold medal for first place, silver for second
    and bronze for third. The very best athletes from all over the
    t he world compete in the
    Olympics.

    The Paralympics are for people who have got physical disabilities. Some of the
    competitors are blind or deaf and many of them compete in wheelchairs. The
    Paralympics take place after the Olympic
    O lympic Games.

    COMPREHENSION

    1. Read the text again and answer


    answer the questions.

    Choose the correct answer.

    1. Where and when did the first Olympic


    O lympic Games take place?
    a) in Greece in 776 BC
    b) in Rome in 50 BC
    c) in Greece in 400 AD

    2. Where and when did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
    a) in London in 1734
    b) in Athens in 1896
    c) in Chicago in 1913

    3. How often do the Games take place?


    a) every two years
    b) every four years
    c) every five years

    4.What do the five rings on the Olympic flag symbolize?


    a) the five continents of the world.
    b) the number of years between the Games
    c) the number of medals for each event.

    5.What are the Paralympics?


    a)games in pairs
    b) games in parallel bars
    c)games for people with physical disabilities
    6.Sydney Olympic Games took place in 2000, so the Winter Olympics took place in...
    a) 1999
    b) 2002
    c) 2001

    7. The athletes that compete in the Olympics are............


    a) excellent
    b) happy
    c) the worst

    8.. In the Olympics, there are ............


    a)gold, iron and bronze medals.
    b) gold, silver and bronze medals.
    c) gold, bronze and iron medals.

    GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

    1. Make this sentence interrogative.


    The Olympic flag represents the five continents.

    2. Correct the mistake in this sentence.


    Are there some water sports in the Olympic Games?

    3. Write two water sports that appear in the text.


    WRITING

    Choose one of the following ideas to write a composition of about 50 words.

    1. Your favourite sport.


    2. Do you like watching The Olympic Games on T.V. (Why/ Why not?)

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