Ireland and Northern Ireland Compared
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Listening comprehension. Multiple choice. Unscramble sentences. Gap fill. Correct the wrong word. Open questions. Match. Tap the extra word.
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This video presents a comparison between Ireland and Northern Ireland in terms of geography, climate, population, economy and conflicts.
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11 minutes 44 seconds
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The above lesson is a great teaching resource for:Intermediate (B1), Upper-intermediate (B2)
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Published 15/05/2021
Video quiz questions (printable)
1. Choose the correct options.
_____ is part of the United Kingdom.
Ireland
Northern Ireland
2. Unmix the sentence.
The
Anglo-Irish
Treaty
ended
the
Irish
War
of
Indepence
in
1921.
3. Choose the correct options.
The Easter Rising gave origin to the entire Irish revolutionary period.
True
False
4. Guess the end.
What do Dublin and Belfast have in common as regards location?
5. Choose the correct options.
Dublin more than doubles Belfast in terms of population.
True
False
6. Choose the correct options.
In terms of land area, Ireland is ____ times bigger than Northern Ireland.
four
five
six
7. Guess the end.
Which of the two capitals has more residents?
8. Fill the gap.
Both arethan the rest of Europe. Both havearound them.
9. Unmix the sentence.
Due
to
the
Atlantic
Ocean
and
the
Gulf
Stream,
both
get
a
lot
of
rain,
mostly
in
the
western
portions.
10. Correct the wrong word.
It never gets too terribly cold despite being way up north
11. Fill the gap.
So far north, it gets lots ofand lots of
12. Choose the correct options.
_____ gets a bit colder and darker in the winter.
Ireland
Northern Ireland
13. Choose the correct options.
Being so green, there are forests all around.
True
False
14. Fill the gap.
Both havethroughout although none of them are
15. Choose the correct options.
The _____ coast of _____ is a bit more dramatically rugged.
eastern
western
Ireland
Northern Ireland
16. Correct the wrong word.
Although English is the most spoken language, three other languages are spoken.
17. Guess the end.
What is Shelta?
18. Choose the correct options.
Protestants will likely outnumber Catholics in Ireland in the next few years.
True
False
19. Fill the gap.
Both Ireland and Northern Ireland have a quicklyof thosewith any religion at all.
20. Correct the wrong word.
Ireland has the highest birth rate in the UK
21. Guess the end.
Where is the cost of living higher?
22. Fill the gap.
Using GDP per capita to compareof both is a bit unfair due to all thebased in Ireland.
23. Guess the end.
Why have so many multinational corporations settled in Ireland?
24. Guess the end.
Which of the two countries is famous for its shipbuilding heritage?
25. Match the two halves.
Northern Ireland will be leaving
the EU soon due to brexit, and
currently politicians are negotiating
to make sure this border still stays
as open as possible for trade
in order not to hurt the economies of both.
26. Correct the wrong word.
Both Ireland and Northern Ireland citizens get universal health care.
27. Guess the end.
Why do so many Irish citizens have private health insurance?
28. Find the extra word.
Ireland is much more ethnically diverse, especially due to having more immigrants in recent decades.
29. Choose the correct options.
Ireland has a higher percentage of university graduates.
True
False
30. Choose the correct options.
The Celts mingled with the native inhabitants of the island and developed a culture based on _____.
wonderful poetry
inspiring music
a pagan faith
a traditon of fighting
a tradition of kidnapping foreigners
31. Correct the wrong word.
They kidnapped a bishop later renowned as Saint Patrick.
32. Fill the gap.
Hemanaged to escape, but then returned to beginto the irish people.
33. Choose the correct options.
He built monasteries and converted pagans to Catholicism.
True
False
34. Choose the correct options.
The _____ raided the island and took over parts of it.
Vikings
Romans
Normans
Saxons
35. Fill the gap.
After the Normans lost most of their control, the island was made up of a bunch offew ever gaining that
36. Correct the wrong word.
After the Tudor conquest of the island, England was able to take control over all of the Kingdom of Ireland.
37. Guess the end.
Why did Great Britain try to lower the number of Catholics?
38. Choose the correct options.
Most of the colonists were _____.
Welsh
English
Scottish
39. Correct the wrong word.
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led to more violence
40. Fill the gap.
Ireland and Great BritainThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which existed all the way up to 1921.
41. Fill the gap.
That was the year of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which ended the
42. Choose the correct options.
The Irish Potato Famine lasted _____ years.
four
five
six
43. Unmix the sentence.
It
was
this
split
that
eventually
led
to
the
division
of
Ireland
and
Northern
Ireland
in
1920.
44. Guess the end.
What happened in Ireland in the early 1920s?
45. Choose the correct options.
The Catholic Irish in both countries were angered when Northern Ireland did not adhere to becoming an independent republic.
True
False
46. Guess the end.
What happened to the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland during the 1930s through the 1950s?
47. Choose the correct options.
The Unionists wanted Northern Ireland to join the Republic of Ireland and the Nationalists remained loyal to the UK.
True
False
48. Fill the gap.
The Good Friday Agreement said that ifof Northern Ireland citizens wanted tothey could do so.
49. Unmix the sentence.
Since
the
Good
Friday
Agreement,
things
have
been
relatively
peaceful.
50. Guess the end.
What abounds in both countries?
51. Choose the correct options.
Northern Ireland _____ reunite The Republic of Ireland.
is likely to
won't probably
52. Choose the correct options.
Over the next few years there _____ be a referendum where Northern Ireland citizens vote on it.
will
could
should
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