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Canada Quiz
Joan Acosta
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Best of the Reader series of books by Joan Acosta is licensed undera Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No DerivativeWorks 2.5 Canada Licence.
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Welcome This e-book is part of a series
called Best of The Reader. The storiesin the e-books are from The WestcoastReader. It is a newspaper for adultswho are improving their Englishreading skills.
4 You can use this bookin a classroom, with a tutor,or on your own. 4 You can check your answersto the quiz on page 7.
Learners can take the quiz on theirown, in pairs, or in groups. The topics can be explored further
through discussion or follow-upactivities.
Acknowledgements
Credits
The author gratefully acknowledges the financial
support of Capilano University for this project.
To the reader
To the teacher
Three reading levels
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PhotosAll stamps: Canada Post
Most of the e-books in this serieshave three reading levels. This bookhas only one level:
Level 2
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Canada Quiz
1 Canada’s flag has ared ___ leaf in the centre.a. oakb. maple
How much do you know about Canada? Draw a circle around the correct answer.
The pictures in this quiz are all Canadian stamps.
2 There is a ___ onCanada’s two-dollar coin.a. loonb. Canada goose
4 Thousands of peoplefrom ___ have settled inNova Scotia.a. Scotlandb. India
3 The Blue Jays baseballteam plays in ___ .a. Montrealb. Toronto
7 Every year, millionsof people visit StanleyPark in ___.a. Winnipegb. Vancouver
9 Large dinosaurs livedin ___ millions of yearsago.a. Albertab. Nunavut
5 Canada’s government meets in the ParliamentBuildings in ___.a. Victoriab. Ottawa
8 Most of Canada’s ___live in small communitiesin the North.a. Inuitb. Cree
6 More girls in Canada play ___ than any othersport.a. soccerb. hockey
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10 Niagara Falls is between the provinceof ___ and the stateof New York.a. Ontariob. Saskatchewan
16 The Royal Canadian___ Police (RCMP) isCanada’s national policeforce.a. Militaryb. Mounted
13 Toronto’s ___ is 553metres high.a. CN Towerb. Sears Tower
15 Moose live in manyparts of Canada. Malemoose grow new ___every year.a. hornsb. antlers
12 Alexander GrahamBell is known as thefather of the ___. a. telephoneb. telegraph
14 Queen Elizabeth IIis Canada’s head of state.She lives in ___ and visitsCanada.a. Australiab. England
11 After Tim Horton’shockey career, he starteda ___ shop.a. bicycleb. donut
17 The highest mountainin Canada is ___.a. Mount Loganb. Mount Baker
18 Remembrance Dayis ___ 11. We rememberCanadian soldiers whodied in wars.a. Novemberb. July
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25 The 2010 OlympicWinter Games werein ___ and Whistler.a. Calgaryb. Vancouver
22 Julie Payette is aCanadian ___. She hasbeen on two flights intospace.a. race car driverb. astronaut
23 ___ bears live inCanada’s Arctic. They liveon the ice in the winter.a. Polarb. Grizzly
19 The___ is the highestcourt in Canada. a. Supreme Courtb. Federal Court
27 Visitors enjoy manyoutdoor activities at theWinter Carnival in ___.a. Quebec Cityb. Halifax
20 The ___ Canadiensare one of Canada’sseven National HockeyLeague (NHL) teams.a. Montrealb. Ottawa
24 More than 1.5 million immigrants came toCanada from ___ between 1928 and 1971.a. Asiab. Europe
26 He was Canada’s15th prime minister.a. Justin Trudeaub. Pierre Trudeau
21 Prince Edward Islandis the ___ province inCanada.a. newestb. smallest
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28 The first ___ ofCanada was Sir John A.Macdonald.a. president b. prime minister
31 The Redblacks are ateam in the Canadian ___League.a. Soccerb. Football
33 Canada exports this grain to many countriesaround the world.a. cornb. wheat
30 The Bluenose sailingship was built in 1921.It is on Canada’s ___. a. quarterb. dime
32 Most people in thisprovince speak Frenchas their first language.a. Quebecb. Manitoba
29 Canada’s more than40 national ___ celebratethe natural beauty of thecountry.a. parksb. playgrounds
36 Nunavut becameCanada’s largest andnewest ___ in 1999.a. provinceb. territory
34 These dogs werebred to work on fishingboats. They are excellent swimmers.a. Newfoundlandb. Husky
35 Anne of Green Gablesis one of Canada’s best-loved ___. a. poemsb. novels
Answers: 1b 2a 3b 4a 5b 6a 7b 8a 9a 10a 11b 12a 13a 14b 15b 16b 17a 18a 19a 20a 21b 22b 23a 24b 25b 26b27a 28b 29a 30b 31b 32a 33b 34a 35b 36b
