YL 10 Reading Quiz

Title: __________________

Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobiles are frequently blamed for a number of things, from thumb injuries and headaches to house fires. One theory even blames mobile phones for the disappearance of bees.

• It's time to act!

• Bees are losing their way

• Four years in a scientist's life

• A strange idea

The theory is that the bees' navigation systems are damaged by the radiation that is given off by mobile phones. Bees have a built-in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hive. But recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home. It is believed they are dying far from home.

• A strange idea

• It's time to act!

• Four years in a scientist's life

• Bees are losing their way

Title: ______________

The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more complicated than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated by them. Without bees, the crops can't continue to grow. Many beekeepers in America and Europe have reported losing 50 to 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, a London beekeeper, was recently asked how the problem was affecting him. 'My business has been ruined by this, ' he explained. 'Twenty nine of my forty hives are now empty.'

• No bees - no food

• Four years in a scientist's life

• Bees are losing their way

• It's time to act!

Title: ____________

Nobody has proved that this theory is true but it is a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers. And we can't manage without them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! The situation needs to be evaluated by the world's best scientists. If the mobile phone theory is correct, we need to do something about it immediately - before it is too late.

• Four years in a scientist's life

• No bees- no food

• It's time to act!

• A strange idea

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Jane, an orphan, is sent to live with her kind uncle, but he soon dies. Jane can't stand living with her evil aunt. At the age of ten, she is sent away to a boarding school with a cruel headmaster.

What is an orphan?

• A person who lives his his uncle or aunt

• A person who has no father or mother

• A young person

• A student

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Later she becomes a teacher at the school but decides to leave and become a governess at Thornfield Manor, a big house in the countryside. Here she meets the moody but fascinating Mr. Rochester - a man with a dark secret that will bring them close to disaster.

What is Thornfield Manor

• The countryside

• A boarding school

• A big house

• A field of thorns

Dracula, by Bram Stoker

Lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Count Dracula's castle in Eastern Europe to take the Count some papers to sign for a house in England. The Count is charming at first but as time goes by, Jonathan discovers some strange things.

Why does John have to visit Count Dracula?

• To have Dracula sign papers

• To sell a house

• To buy a house

• To stay in the castle

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

A group of schoolboys survive when their plane crashes on an island. Ralph becomes the leader, and the boys work together to build a shelter and gather food and water to stay alive. Jack takes charge of a group hunting animals.

Who is Ralph?

• He is the main character.

• He is the writer

• He is a schoolboy

• He is the main character and schoolboy.

The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien

Bilbo Baggins enjoys living an ordinary life. This changes forever when Gandalf the Wizard persuades him to join a band of dwarves. They on an adventure to get back a lost kingdom and treasure.

What is Bilbo going to do in the story?

• He will travel with a group of dwarves

• He will help find treasures

• Both answers are correct

• No answer is correct

In 1993 Dan Wilson and John Munson left their band Trip Shakespeare and joined Jacob Slichter to form Semisonic. Five years later, the band were enjoying huge success not only in their native USA but all over the world.

What is Trip Shakespeare

• A band that Dan Wilson and John Munson used to be in.

• A band they are in now.

• Five years later.

• A successful band