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Reading comprehension - rugby

After reading the text - try to answer the questions!

1. Where in England is the Rugby school situated?

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in the north

in the south

in the middle

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2. Who wrote the first rules?

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the pupils

an official

a teacher

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3. When did this type of football come to England?

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about 600 years ago

about a millennium ago

about 1200 years ago

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4. Who was William Ebb Ellis?

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a schoolboy

a teacher

a headmaster

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5. Why was a meeting held in London in 1871? People wanted to.....

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build an arena

unify the rules

elect a chairman

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6. Who won the first international game?

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New Zealand

England

Scotland

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7. The 75 000 spectators at the new stadium in Twickenham all

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stand

sit

stand and sit

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8. Where are the All Blacks from?

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England

Scotland

New Zealand

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9. Why did the pupils start playing rugby?

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they needed money

they needed some recreation

10. Where did they play?

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on asphalt

on grass

11. What did they use as a ball?

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a pig's bladder encased in leather

a pig's bladder encased in plastic

12. How did the game get its name?

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from the name of the school it originated from

from the name of the inventor

13. How did the game spread?

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with the boys that left the school

through Facebook and Twitter

14. What was the outcome of the 1871 meeting?

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The RFU was formed and unified rules were written

rugby qualified as a game in the Olympic games for the first time

15. Why was the stadium in Twickenham in the beginning called "Cabbage Patch"?

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the former owner had used it as a market place

cabbage was being served between the halves

16. Which is true regarding the new stadium and the old one?

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more people are seated

the new stadium has central heating

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