Cars: Comprehension QuizVersion en ligne Let's see how well you understood the article you read with this quiz. You have to decide if the statements given are "true", "false" or - if there isn't enough information in the article about it - "not given." There are eight statements. You'll see how many you got right once you get to the end of the quiz. par Marietta Chela 1 True or False? When the pandemic first happened, countries in Southeast Asia didn’t deal with it as well as countries in the West. a True b False c Not given 2 True or False? If there’s a problem for businesses in one part of the world, it can affect businesses in another part of the world. a True b False c Not given 3 True or False? Skoda has had 25% fewer sales of its cars since the beginning of the pandemic. a True b False c Not given 4 True or False? Vauxhall Motor’s factory in Ellesmere Port has had a lot of difficulties recently. a True b False c Not given 5 True or False? You would have paid more for a five-year-old Ford Fiesta two years ago than you would now. a True b False c Not given 6 True or False? People who previously had no plans to sell their cars are now selling them because they can get such a good price. a True b False c Not given 7 True or False? The second-hand car market is only expected to be affected for another couple of months. a True b False c Not given 8 True or False? According to the article, new patterns of working caused by the pandemic may well have an effect on the new car market for a while. a True b False c Not given Feedback 1 'Southeast Asia’s initial response to the coronavirus was highly effective and infection rates were much lower than in many Western countries.' 2 'One of the key businesses affected are the factories which produce semiconductor chips, a vital part of modern-day cars. In our globalised economies, this has had a knock-on effect for the rest of the world.' 3 We can assume sales have been negatively affected, but there is no specific information given about this. 4 '... in their struggling Ellesmere Port plant.' 5 'A Ford Fiesta that’s less than five years’ old fetched an average of 7,448 two years ago. Now it’s 9,770.' 6 Although there are likely some people doing this, there’s no specific information about this in the article. 7 'Prices are expected to stay high for the next year or so, as the supply of semiconductor chips will take time to return to pre-pandemic levels.' 8 'Though with many more people still working from home, it may be some time before many people are going to invest in a new car when they rarely need to leave the house.'