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A Year in Denmark

After you have read the feature article, A Year in Denmark, answer the questions.

Question 1:

The 'Lonely Planet Guide' refers to:

  1. a cartoon
  2. a popular tour guide book
  3. a guide book about planets
  4. a novel about Denmark

Question 2:

What does the writer mean by 'exhilarating and scary'?

  1. her travels plans were disorganised
  2. her experiences were uneventful
  3. her experiences were good and bad
  4. her experiences were very frightening

Question 3:

What does Denmark have in common with Australia?

  1. both are small western, European countries
  2. both are small, western countries
  3. both are small, wealthy countries
  4. both countries are small, wealthy western countries

Question 4:

Why was living in Copenhagen like being on a movie set?

  1. surrounded by castles
  2. cobble stone streets and lanes
  3. canals and waterways
  4. all of the above

Question 5:

Why did Rhiannon decide to get a bike?

  1. everyone rode bikes
  2. bikes were cheap
  3. cycling was popular with students
  4. cars were expensive

Question 6:

What was Rhiannon's 'reality check'?

  1. winter was cold and dark
  2. winter began in November
  3. July was the end of winter
  4. winter weather was different to summer

Question 7:

Rhiannon describes Sydney as 'bright and brash', how would she describe Copenhagen?

  1. cold and miserable
  2. dark and strange
  3. beautiful and friendly
  4. old and scary

Question 8:

What do you think was the biggest adjustment Rhiannon had to make?

  1. the long cold winter
  2. learning to ride a bike
  3. trying to speak the language
  4. living on a movie set

Question 9:

Why did 'Christmas carols make so much more sense' in Copenhagen?

  1. they were sung in Danish
  2. snow made it a new experience
  3. many Christmas stories are associated with snow
  4. Danish roasted nuts smell better

Question 10:

What do you think Rhiannon would recommend when visiting Copenhagen?

  1. get a good guide book
  2. only go in the summer
  3. hire a car to tour around
  4. stay a year and experience the city and its people

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