Communal table

Life Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension
7 According to the second paragraph,
Read the article and choose the correct
which sentence is true?
option.
a Not many people want to be
majordomos.
1 What is the article about?
b People wait a long time to be
a daily life in Mexico
majordomos.
b farming in Milpa Alta
c Virginia Meza Torres has been a
c traditions in Mexico
majordomo for 14 years.

2 In Milpa Alta, eating with other people …

8 According to the second paragraph,
a is difficult.
which sentence is true?
b is important
a All the food for the meal is from the
c is unusual
local area.
b It takes a week to organise La
Read the article again and choose the correct
Rejunta.
option.
c The majordomos do everything
themselves.
3 La Rejunta takes place …
a in Mexico City
9 Fermin …
b in several villages
a cooks the tamales.
c once a year
b counts the amount of food.
c tells the volunteers what to do.
4 What’s unusual about La Rejunta?
a A huge amount of food is made.
10 According to the last paragraph, the
b The event lasts for many days.
important thing about family meals is …
c The ingredients are very unusual.
a being together.
b the cook.
5 How do people get to El señor de
c the food.
Chalma?
a by bus
b by car
c on foot

6 What do the majordomos do?

a cook the food for La Rejunta
b grow the food for La Rejunta
c organise La Rejunta