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Please read the article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/23/instead-of-immigration-myths-we-now-have-facts-will-we-act-upon-them

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Reading Comprehension: Instead of immigration myths

Question 1 of 10

1

The author thinks the report is good and can be trusted.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

What does the author complain about (§1)?

Select one of the following:

  • that somebody compiled some evidence

  • that work on the report started in 1990 and took very long

  • that the British do not think enough about migration

  • that nobody used solid facts in the discussion

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

What should the UK have done in 2004?

Select one of the following:

  • leave the EU

  • join the EU

  • have no election

  • restrict migration

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

There were no solid facts for a long time. What did this lead to?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Nobody knew for sure what migration meant for the UK.

  • Lies were spread.

  • Citizens relied on hearsay.

  • The mood of the country turned anti-migration.

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What will you not find in the report?

Select one of the following:

  • more than 100 pages

  • irony

  • data, facts, statistics

  • ideas on how to handle migration

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Read this sentence closely and in its context (=the paragraph). Which information does it contain?
"Years of using immigration as a political football with which to achieve short-term goals have clearly come at a cost."

Select one or more of the following:

  • Politicians abused the topic to gain popularity.

  • Parliament had a football match on the topic.

  • The blame is mainly on the politicians.

  • This was a long development.

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Is the summary of the report as given in the paragraphs "Among the most common phrases..." and "Other sections of the MAC..." correct as an over-all impression of the report?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Does the information in the paragraph "The only areas of life..." give the reader the impression that there are serious drawbacks to migration?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

What does the author express which this phrasing, "the issue at the heart of the greatest political folly of our age [...] was – after all – founded on a fantasy"?

Select one or more of the following:

  • what you think you know about migration is not true

  • the political discussion was utterly useless

  • the discussion was the single biggest mistake of the last years

  • there is some truth to the discussion

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Does the author believe that the report will change the discussion on migration?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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