The document provides information from 13 news stories or events. It tests the reader's knowledge by providing 3 multiple choice answers for each item and indicating the correct answer with an X. The stories cover international, local, and sports news as well as history, entertainment, and trivia facts. They test knowledge of topics like the election of a new pope, school policies, famous Swedes, sports tournaments, and more.

2. 1. International news:
The priests under the Pope at the Vatican are called Cardinals.
They are 115 and they shuts themselves in the Sistine Chapel to
vote. This is called a conclave. Whoever is elected pope must get at
least 77 votes. When the ballots are counted, they are burned.
Through a small chimney at the Sistine Chapel, people can see if
black smoke or white smoke comes out . This time, black smoke
came four times before they elected a new pope, and sent out
white smoke. For the first time the Pope is from outside Europe.
He is 76 years old and comes from Buenos Aires in Argentina, but
his parents had emigrated from Italy. His name is Jose Mario
Borgoglio. As Pope, he has a different name. What name?
• 1. Pius I
• X. Franciskus I
• 2. Gregorius I

3. 2. Local news:
Olympia School in Kävlinge has had some problems. The
school administration resolved it by forbidding students
to bring special things from home. In an interview with
students in the sixth grade, they thought it was good
that the school introduced this ban. What is it that
students at Olympia School in Kävlinge may not bring to
school?
• 1. Rollerblades
• X. Laser pens
• 2. Mobilephones

4. 3. Local news:
There has also been news about schools in Malmö. Last
Friday pupils at Heleneholmsskolan and Munkhätteskolan
were told to leave school and take the day off. What was
it that had happened?
• 1. A fire had started in the
chemistry classroom
• X. They had found guns on the roof
of one of the schools
• 2. They had received a threat that
there would be a bomb at the
school

5. 4. Google:
On Tuesday the 12th of March, Google had this "doodle". It was only
in Sweden. It´s because the person that you could learn more
about if you clicked at the doodeln would have turned 123 years and
was one of Sweden's most famous writer, composer, song writer,
artist and lute player. The instrument in the doodeln is a lute. He
was born in Gothenburg and died in Stockholm. During his 84 years,
he had traveled around the world, worked in different places and
wrote songs about it. He will be in our new 50-kronor banknote.
What was his name?
• 1. Carl Michael Bellman
• X. Evert Taube
• 2. Carl Anton

6. 5. St Patrick´s Day:
Google had another doodle last week. It was these dancers that
symbolized that it was Ireland's National Day. The day is also
known as St. Patrick's Day, after Ireland's patron saint. He lived
in the 400's and was a missionary in Ireland. It is alleged that he
also cleared Ireland of all snakes, but they're back now. People
celebrates the day by dressing in green and perhaps dance the
dance that the figures in the doodeln do. This dance is not older
than 1994. Then you could see the dance for the first time in the
pause entertainment at ESC held in Dublin, Ireland. What is
dance called?
• 1. Squaredance
• X. Swingdance
• 2. Riverdance

7. 6. Sport: Football.
Pia Sundhage has made her first major tournament with the
Swedish women's national football team. It was in a Cup played
every year in southern part of Portugal. In the group stage,
Sweden was second on the same points as the USA, but with
worse goal difference. In the match for third place Sweden lost
on penalties to Norway. The result: USA number one, number two
Germany, Norway finished third and Sweden fourth, but Sweden
did not lose a single match during ordinary time. What's the name
of the tournament?
• 1. Algarve Cup
• X. Costa Brava Cup
• 2. Confederations Cup

8. 7. Dead:
A Swedish princess died last week. She was 97 years. 1943 she
met the Swedish Prince Bertil (King Carl Gustaf's uncle). They
fell in love. She came from a working-class mining family in
Swansea, Wales. The rules said that the Royals could only marry
another royal. So they could not marry each other. This rule was
removed in 1976 and after having been a couple for 33 years,
they finally could get married, but then it was too late to have
children. Bertil died in 1997, and now his widow died. On
Saturday she was buried. What was her name?
• 1. Louise
• X. Lilian
• 2. Charlotte

9. 8. Entertainment:
Last Saturday there was a concert at the Malmo Arena with of one
of Sweden's most popular artists. He calls his concert "Showtime"
and he sang many of his hits. During ABBA's world tour in 1979, he
sang in the choir. 1980, he represented Sweden at ESC with his own
song “Just nu". His biggest hit came in 1982 and is named
“Sommaren är kort" What is the name of the artist who was at
Malmö Arena last Saturday?
• 1. Tomas Ledin
• X. Ulf Lundell
• 2. Tommy Nilsson

10. 9. The words of the week:
St. Paul's Church in Malmö will be rebuilt. First the old
green copper roof should be removed and replaced with
silver-gray aluminum roofs. Then some other changes
should be made. This is expected to cost around 40
million Swedish kronor. What´s another word for: to
tidy up, improve or repair?
• 1. Renovate
• X. Reserve
• 2. Devaluate

11. 10. Born this week:
On Sunday the 17th of March 52 years ago (1961) Alexander
Bard was born in Motala. He has worked with many different
things, but is best known as a songwriter and music producer.
He has also formed many different groups that he had been a
member in. One of the first groups he formed and had met
again and with the song "Rockin‘ the Ride" they participated in
this year's Melodifestivalen. What is the name of the group?
• 1. Vacuum
• X. Bodies Without Organs
(BWO)
• 2. Army of Lovers

12. 11. This week in history:
On Saturday the 16th of March 221 years ago (1792) there was
a big party at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. It was a costume
ball. One of the main guests was King Gustav. A group of nobles
wanted to kill him. They drew lots and Jacob Johan
Anckarström would get to the party and shoot the king.
Although the shot hit the back the king survived. But there
was not the medicine that there is today, after 13 days Gustav
died in blood poisoning and pneumonia. What was the number
King Gustav had?
• 1. The Third
• X. The Fourth
• 2. The Fifth

13. 12. This week in TV:
This old soccer goalkeeper has become a competitor
on all kinds of television shows. He has played
football in Egypt, made three matches in Arsenal and
finished his last season with Hammarby. Now he
seems to be in every game show. It started in the
"Maestro" in SVT. Then he was in the “Hela Sveriges
fredag" and now he is on TV 3's diving program
“Kändishoppet". What's his name?
• 1. Rami Shaaban
• X. Kennedy Bakircioglü
• 2. Erkan Zengin

14. 13. Sport: Swedish Championship
For the first time the bandy finals were played
indoors. They were played at Friends Arena on ice. On
Friday, there should be grass, because then Sweden
meets Ireland in football at a World Cup qualifier-
game. The women's bandy SM final was played on
Saturday. Sandviken beat AIK 4-2. Men's final was
played on Sunday. What team became Swedish
champions by winning 9-4 before a record crowd of
38,747?
• 1. Sandvikens AIK
• X. Villa Lidköping BK
• 2. Hammarby IF

15. 1. International news:
The priests under the Pope at the Vatican are called Cardinals.
They are 115 and they shuts themselves in the Sistine Chapel to
vote. This is called a conclave. Whoever is elected pope must get at
least 77 votes. When the ballots are counted, they are burned.
Through a small chimney at the Sistine Chapel, people can see if
black smoke or white smoke comes out . This time, black smoke
came four times before they elected a new pope, and sent out
white smoke. For the first time the Pope is from outside Europe.
He is 76 years old and comes from Buenos Aires in Argentina, but
his parents had emigrated from Italy. His name is Jose Mario
Borgoglio. As Pope, he has a different name. What name?
• 1. Pius I
• X. Franciskus I
• 2. Gregorius I

16. 2. Local news:
Olympia School in Kävlinge has had some problems. The
school administration resolved it by forbidding students
to bring special things from home. In an interview with
students in the sixth grade, they thought it was good
that the school introduced this ban. What is it that
students at Olympia School in Kävlinge may not bring to
school?
• 1. Rollerblades
• X. Laser pens
• 2. Mobilephones

17. 3. Local news:
There has also been news about schools in Malmö. Last
Friday pupils at Heleneholmsskolan and Munkhätteskolan
were told to leave school and take the day off. What was
it that had happened?
• 1. A fire had started in the
chemistry classroom
• X. They had found guns on the roof
of one of the schools
• 2. They had received a threat that
there would be a bomb at the
school

18. 4. Google:
On Tuesday the 12th of March, Google had this "doodle". It was only
in Sweden. It´s because the person that you could learn more
about if you clicked at the doodeln would have turned 123 years and
was one of Sweden's most famous writer, composer, song writer,
artist and lute player. The instrument in the doodeln is a lute. He
was born in Gothenburg and died in Stockholm. During his 84 years,
he had traveled around the world, worked in different places and
wrote songs about it. He will be in our new 50-kronor banknote.
What was his name?
• 1. Carl Michael Bellman
• X. Evert Taube
• 2. Carl Anton

19. 5. St Patrick´s Day:
Google had another doodle last week. It was these dancers that
symbolized that it was Ireland's National Day. The day is also
known as St. Patrick's Day, after Ireland's patron saint. He lived
in the 400's and was a missionary in Ireland. It is alleged that he
also cleared Ireland of all snakes, but they're back now. People
celebrates the day by dressing in green and perhaps dance the
dance that the figures in the doodeln do. This dance is not older
than 1994. Then you could see the dance for the first time in the
pause entertainment at ESC held in Dublin, Ireland. What is
dance called?
• 1. Squaredance
• X. Swingdance
• 2. Riverdance

20. 6. Sport: Football.
Pia Sundhage has made her first major tournament with the
Swedish women's national football team. It was in a Cup played
every year in southern part of Portugal. In the group stage,
Sweden was second on the same points as the USA, but with
worse goal difference. In the match for third place Sweden lost
on penalties to Norway. The result: USA number one, number two
Germany, Norway finished third and Sweden fourth, but Sweden
did not lose a single match during ordinary time. What's the name
of the tournament?
• 1. Algarve Cup
• X. Costa Brava Cup
• 2. Confederations Cup

21. 7. Dead:
A Swedish princess died last week. She was 97 years. 1943 she
met the Swedish Prince Bertil (King Carl Gustaf's uncle). They
fell in love. She came from a working-class mining family in
Swansea, Wales. The rules said that the Royals could only marry
another royal. So they could not marry each other. This rule was
removed in 1976 and after having been a couple for 33 years,
they finally could get married, but then it was too late to have
children. Bertil died in 1997, and now his widow died. On
Saturday she was buried. What was her name?
• 1. Louise
• X. Lilian
• 2. Charlotte

22. 8. Entertainment:
Last Saturday there was a concert at the Malmo Arena with of one
of Sweden's most popular artists. He calls his concert "Showtime"
and he sang many of his hits. During ABBA's world tour in 1979, he
sang in the choir. 1980, he represented Sweden at ESC with his own
song “Just nu". His biggest hit came in 1982 and is named
“Sommaren är kort" What is the name of the artist who was at
Malmö Arena last Saturday?
• 1. Tomas Ledin
• X. Ulf Lundell
• 2. Tommy Nilsson

23. 9. The words of the week:
St. Paul's Church in Malmö will be rebuilt. First the old
green copper roof should be removed and replaced with
silver-gray aluminum roofs. Then some other changes
should be made. This is expected to cost around 40
million Swedish kronor. What´s another word for: to
tidy up, improve or repair?
• 1. Renovate
• X. Reserve
• 2. Devaluate

24. 10. Born this week:
On Sunday the 17th of March 52 years ago (1961) Alexander
Bard was born in Motala. He has worked with many different
things, but is best known as a songwriter and music producer.
He has also formed many different groups that he had been a
member in. One of the first groups he formed and had met
again and with the song "Rockin‘ the Ride" they participated in
this year's Melodifestivalen. What is the name of the group?
• 1. Vacuum
• X. Bodies Without Organs
(BWO)
• 2. Army of Lovers

25. 11. This week in history:
On Saturday the 16th of March 221 years ago (1792) there was
a big party at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. It was a costume
ball. One of the main guests was King Gustav. A group of nobles
wanted to kill him. They drew lots and Jacob Johan
Anckarström would get to the party and shoot the king.
Although the shot hit the back the king survived. But there
was not the medicine that there is today, after 13 days Gustav
died in blood poisoning and pneumonia. What was the number
King Gustav had?
• 1. The Third
• X. The Fourth
• 2. The Fifth

26. 12. This week in TV:
This old soccer goalkeeper has become a competitor
on all kinds of television shows. He has played
football in Egypt, made three matches in Arsenal and
finished his last season with Hammarby. Now he
seems to be in every game show. It started in the
"Maestro" in SVT. Then he was in the “Hela Sveriges
fredag" and now he is on TV 3's diving program
“Kändishoppet". What's his name?
• 1. Rami Shaaban
• X. Kennedy Bakircioglü
• 2. Erkan Zengin

27. 13. Sport: Swedish Championship
For the first time the bandy finals were played
indoors. They were played at Friends Arena on ice. On
Friday, there should be grass, because then Sweden
meets Ireland in football at a World Cup qualifier-
game. The women's bandy SM final was played on
Saturday. Sandviken beat AIK 4-2. Men's final was
played on Sunday. What team became Swedish
champions by winning 9-4 before a record crowd of
38,747?
• 1. Sandvikens AIK
• X. Villa Lidköping BK
• 2. Hammarby IF

28. • Rätt rad:
1 X
2 2
3 X
4 X
5 2
6 1
7 X
8 1
9 1
10 2
11 1
12 1
13 2