Reading Comprehension Havo 2021-I

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Reading Comprehension Havo

2021-I

A waiter's excuse for being rude

https://wordwall.net/play/38624/896/504

A waiter's excuse for being rude

• Read the text
• Annotate, highlight and write down comments
• Answer the questions

“A waiter sacked” (paragraph 1)
1p 1) Which of the following becomes clear from the tribunal hearing about this sacking?

1. Canadians do not seem to appreciate the way in which French waiters do their job.
2. French hospitality personnel have better legal rights than their Canadian counterparts.
3. It is impossible for foreign employees to adjust to Canadian work standards and ethics.

1p 2) How does paragraph 4 relate to the first part of this text?

1. It highlights the fact that the dismissal of the waiter was illegal.
2. It makes clear that Canadians know little about France.
3. It makes fun of how people think about the French.
4. It provides context for the explanation offered by the waiter.

Human and pet health-cost trends 

are strikingly similar 

https://wordwall.net/play/38625/631/602

Human and pet health-cost trends

are strikingly similar 

• Read the text
• Annotate, highlight and write down comments
• Answer the questions

“government meddling” (paragraph 1)
1p 3) Which of the following is an example of ‘government meddling’?

1. “Digging through household survey data” (paragraph 2)
2. “spending on pet health care” (paragraph 2)
3. “regulation” (paragraph 3)
4. “health care trends” (paragraph 3)

1p 4) Geef van de volgende stijlfiguren aan of de schrijver deze heeft gebruikt in dit artikel:

overdrijving

1. WEL
2. NIET

Human and pet health-cost trends

are strikingly similar 

Question:

Wat is een woordspeling?

Pun in English

Human and pet health-cost trends

are strikingly similar 

1p 4) Geef van de volgende stijlfiguren aan of de schrijver deze heeft gebruikt in dit artikel:

woordspeling

1. WEL
2. NIET

OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

(OECD) is an international organisation in which governments

work together to find solutions to common challenges, develop

global standards, share experiences and identify best practices to promote better policies for better lives. 

Social mobility 

https://wordwall.net/play/38767/943/663

5) Which of the following letters presents the same argument as Steve McMahon uses in his letter?

1. A
2. B
3. C

Cheers and jeers for the end of Crain's comments section

https://wordwall.net/play/39075/721/437

Cheers and jeers for the end of Crain's comments section

“The editors of Crain’s Chicago Business are pulling the plug on our website’s comments section.” (eerste zin)

 6) Geef van de volgende beweringen aan of ze genoemd worden door Crain’s Chicago Business als reden om dit te doen.

1. Ze hebben te weinig personeel om de commentaren goed te beheren.

1. WEL
2. NIET

2. Ze lijden reputatieschade door de negatieve commentaren.

1. WEL
2. NIET

3. Ze vrezen dat de site te gemakkelijk gehackt kan worden.

1. WEL
2. NIET

4. Ze willen minder gebruik gaan maken van sociale media.

1. WEL
2. NIET

Scott S.

Brian White

Mary Brigid O'Toole

A

B

C

D

E