Comprehensive Reading Comprehension and Language Exercises

Polo: Reading Comprehension

1. Choose the Correct Answer

• 1. b. A team usually consists of four players.
• 2. a. Has fewer people in a team than original bicycle polo.

2. True or False

• 1. True - Evidence: "Goals are scored by hitting the ball between two goalposts."
• 2. False - Evidence: "Getting control of the ball isn't easy because ball speeds can reach nearly 180 kph."
• 3. True - Evidence: "Invented in 1891 in Ireland by Richard Mecredy."

3. Complete the Sentences

• 1. A polo horse's abilities greatly influence a player's performance.
• 2. Elephant polo is controversial due to accusations of elephant mistreatment.
• 3. Seattle, Washington, is where the new version of the game, "Hardcourt" bike polo, began.

4. Vocabulary: Find Words in the Text

• 1. Spans
• 2. Basics
• 3. Discouraged

The Hole in the Wall Project

1. Choose the Correct Answer

• 1. c. Was the author of Q & A.
• 2. b. With very little instruction.

2. True or False

• 1. True - "Through monitoring with a hidden camera, Mitra was able to observe how the local population operated the computer."
• 2. False - "Within a few days they had worked out how to use the Internet and how to draw on the computer."
• 3. True - "Today, the project has spread to many other areas both in India and abroad." (Paragraph IV)

3. Complete the Sentences

• 1. Dr. Sugata Mitra believed that if children had access to computers, they could learn to use them.
• 2. The kids worked out how to use the computer despite having little formal education and almost no English.
• 3. Sui and damru are examples of terms invented by the children to describe computer parts or actions.

4. Vocabulary

• 1. Tested
• 2. Lacked
• 3. Terms
• 4. Observe

Personality Assessment

1. Multiple Choice

• 1. c, c

2. Comprehension Questions

• 1. They may use more serious tests to judge your suitability for a job.
• 2. It means that they give approximately the same results time after time.
• 3. You shouldn't take any of these quizzes seriously.

3. Analysis

• 1. They have correct answers.
• 2. They compare people with animals or fruit, for example.

4. Vocabulary

• 1. Only - Solely
• 2. Direct - Straightforward
• 3. Domestic - Pet
• 4. Preferred - Favourite

A New King: Hatsune Miku

1. Multiple Choice

• 1. c, c, a

2. True or False

• 1. True - They also liked Hatsune tremendously.
• 2. False - Over 1,000,000 songs have been produced for Hatsune, mostly by her fans, with more than 170,000 uploaded to YouTube.

3. Comprehension

• 1. Miku is not real.
• 2. The software was originally designed for amateur musicians, allowing them to make their own music at home.

4. Vocabulary

• 1. Kicks in
• 2. Prevalent
• 3. So far