Reading comprehension activity 1

EL DESARROLLO DE LA ACTIVIDAD DEBE SER ENVIADO AL CORREO: arleseduardo@yahoo.com

Type: Cloze / Gap Fill                               TIME: 75 MINUTES.

Level: Beginner

Category: Entertainment

Questions: 10

Instructions: Read through the text below, answer the questions that follow

Paula Rodriguez

Paula Rodriguez was born in Palmira 1) __________ 1898. After school, she went to University of Valle, then took a law degree and worked as 2) __________ lawyer for a few years.

She then became a famous actress and singer, starring 3) __________ a number of North American films after She went to live there. 4) __________ She returned to Colombia; she spoke against the conditions unemployed people faced.

After she 5) __________ to China which was facing a very bad disease, she got the disease and 6) __________ passport was taken away then, she could not leave the country for a long time. After some years, she got 7) __________ back, but it was hard to see her films or 8) __________ her recordings for many years.

Q1             1.  in                     2.  on                 3. at

Q2             1. The                   2. For                 3. a

Q3             1.  In                     2. On                 3. at

Q4             1. Where              2. When             3. afterwards

Q5             1. Went                2. Visited           3. gone

Q6             1. the                   2. him                3. her

Q7             1. passport          2. them              3. it

Q8             1.listen                 2. Hear              3. See

Q9              Why do you think her passport was retained while she was visiting China?

Q10            Why do you think, she changed being a lawyer for becoming and actress and singer?                                       

adapted from: https://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/18.html