English 8 · Unit 7: Historical figures · Cambridge Global English Stage 8

Questions

1. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   1. Which country did Jacinda Ardern lead?

   • Canada
   • New Zealand
   • the UK
   • Australia
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2. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   2. How old was Jacinda Ardern when she became Prime Minister?

   • 57
   • 27
   • 37
   • 47
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3. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   3. Why does the girl think people voted for Jacinda Ardern?

   • She believed in making things better for ordinary people.
   • She promised lower taxes for businesses.
   • She was the oldest person in the election.
   • She was a famous TV presenter.
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4. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   4. What did she want New Zealand to be?

   • the biggest country
   • the best place in the world to be a child
   • the richest country
   • the coldest country
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5. 5. She succeeded ____ winning the election.

   • to
   • in
   • at
   • on
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6. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   6. Why will Bill Gates's name be known?

   • He was the first person to build a computer.
   • He was a famous TV presenter.
   • He became Prime Minister.
   • He made a lot of money out of the world's biggest software business.
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7. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   7. What has Bill Gates given billions of dollars to?

   • space travel
   • improving health in the world's poorest countries
   • video games
   • building new software businesses
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8. 8. Do you think Bill Gates ____ remembered in a hundred years' time?

   • will
   • has been
   • will be
   • is being
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9. 📖 This question is about a text that students read in the app.

   9. She wanted all schools to be good schools and a health service you can ____.

   • rely at
   • rely on
   • rely for
   • rely in
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10. 10. Complete the dialogue: Why have you chosen Jacinda Ardern ____ someone who will be remembered?

    • like
    • as
    • for
    • to
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