READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY FOR 10 GRADE.

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LIVERPOOL

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary.

The city is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five councils within Merseyside. The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1,362,026. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.

Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still internationally famous as a port, and the city from where The Beatles originated. In sport terms, it boasts two internationally known football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.. In the year 2008, Liverpool will become the European Capital of Culture.

Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton, and Huyton in Knowsley. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.

Inhabitants of Liverpool are officially known as "Liverpudlians", but more commonly known as "Scousers". They are noted for their distinctive accent, called Scouse.

Questions about the text

Now, answer the questions about the text.
1. Liverpool has a population of less than half million people.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

2. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

3. Liverpool is the city from where The Beatles originated.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

4. Liverpool has one football team.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

5. People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.


MANCHESTER

Manchester is a city in North West England. Manchester has recently come to be regarded by some as England's second city (after London).

Immediately after Manchester hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002, a nationwide opinion poll commissioned by Marketing Manchester and conducted by pollsters MORI found that out of just over 1000 people 34% of respondents thought that England's second city was Manchester; 29% thought it was Birmingham.

In 2002 the central district had a population of 422,302. This district is the heart of a large conurbation called the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which has a population of 2,513,468. People from Manchester are called Mancunians.

In the same way as "London" is used to refer to the entire metropolitan area of Greater London, the term "Manchester" is often used to refer to the Greater Manchester conurbation, rather than the City of Manchester which is a metropolitan borough. The constituent parts of Greater Manchester vary in how separately they identify themselves from Manchester. Salford, for instance, is a city in its own right with a distinct identity despite directly adjoining the urban centre of Manchester.

Questions about the text

Now, answer the questions about the text.
1. Manchester has become England's second city.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

2. 29% of people think that Birmingham is England's second city.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

3. Greater Manchester has a population of 422,302.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

4. People from Manchester are called Mancunians.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.

5. Manchester is often used to refer to Greater Manchester.
a. True.
b. False.
c. We don't know.