10 form Reading Comprehension

Read the text about the Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

Choose true, false no information.

The Sports Personality of the Year is a British award that is given every year. It’s an unusual sports award because it is not just about being good at sport. Of course, it’s important to win competitions, but to win this award stars need to do more than that – they need to contribute to sport and be popular with the public. For this award, ordinary British people vote for their favourite sports stars. This year, over half a million people voted and footballer Ryan Giggs won the award with almost 30% of the votes. Racing champion Jenson Button was second with 19% of the votes, followed closely by world-champion athlete Jessica Ennis who got almost 16% of the votes. Giggs is still playing professional football at the age of 36 and he still plays for Manchester United, the team he started playing for 20 years ago! Recently he played his 800th match, scored his 150th goal and helped Manchester United reach the Champions League final. Giggs has won more medals than any other Premier League player – he won his 11^th Premier League medal this year and he has also won several other sports awards, including the Player of the Year. Manchester United are so pleased with his performance that they have offered him a new contract for next year. ‘I’m passionate about football and I love playing for United,’ says Giggs. ‘I hope next year won’t be the last year.’ Other winners in the top ten included cyclist Mark Cavendish, gymnast Beth Tweddle and tennis player Andy Murray. The Young Sports Personality
of the Year winner was diver Tom Daley. The special award went to TV star Eddie Izzard who ran 43 marathons in 51 days to raise money for the charity Sport Relief. Izzard raised over £200,000 to help poor people all over the world enjoy sport.

1) The Sports Personality of the Year Award is similar to other awards for sports.                 [true, false, no informattion]
2) Ordinary people choose the Sports Personality of the Year.                [true, false, no information]
3) Jessica Ennis is famous all over the world.                [true , false, no information]
4) Ryan Giggs has played for many different English football clubs.                [true, false, no information]
5) Giggs has got a lot of medals.                [true, false, no information]
6) Giggs does not want to play for Manchester United after next year.                [true, false, no information]
7) Tom Daley didn’t win an award.                [true, false, no information]
8) Eddie Izzard likes running marathons.                [true, false, no information]

Choose a,b or c

1) What did the writer want to become when he was in his last year of school?   [a, b, c, d]

a) a doctor

b) a journalist

c) a career guidance counsellor

d) he wasn't sure

2) What was the main reason why the writer decided not to become a chocolate tester?   [a, b, c, d]

a) He didn't want to become a brand manager.

b) He didn't want to study at university.

c) He didn't like marketing.

d) He didn't want to sit around eating chocolate all day.

3) Which of the following is not required in order to referee a big professional match?   [a, b, c, d]

a) being able to play football very well

b) having a lot of experience

c) being physically fit

d) having a bit of luck

4) Who is Phillipo?   [a, b, c, d]

a) a dog stylist

b) Shirley's dog

c) the dog of the writer's

d) the dog of one of Shirley's clients

5) What does the writer mean by the phrase a gift for investigation in the last paragraph?   [a, b, c, d]

a) an ability to write good stories

b) a present which was not expected

c) a career in journalism

d) a talent in discovering facts

What is this advert about?

  [a, b, c, d, e, f, h]