Canada loses its 'measles-free' status — Reading comprehension exercise

B1 / B2 / C1


STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 9


STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

1. The outbreaks in measles is likely (at least in part) due to _____________.
2. What is NOT mentioned as being a symptom of the measles?
3. Measles is especially dangerous to young children and _____________.
4. Canada first gained its "measles-free" status in _____________.
5. How many deaths are estimated to have been prevented by the measles vaccine between 2000 and 2023 in North & South America?
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Did you know? Public health passages frequently appear in IELTS and Cambridge exams. They combine factual reporting with cautious, hedging language — words like reportedly, officials warned, data suggests. Understanding what those qualifiers mean is part of reading the text accurately.

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