A taste of home: discovering Sweden’s local food heroes

Study the questions and tasks

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Practice level

B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Read the passage for its main idea, then return to the relevant sentence or paragraph for each question. Base answers on the passage.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

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   What is the article’s main purpose?

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   1. To provide a detailed guide to Swedish restaurants
   2. To introduce food-centered travel in Sweden cautiously
   3. To compare Swedish dishes with international cuisine
   4. To advertise a particular Swedish food event
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   Answer

   To introduce food-centered travel in Sweden cautiously

   It introduces a broad travel theme while clearly limiting confirmed details.

   The feature offers a broad way to think about visiting the country through local food, while the verified information remains limited to its title, subject, publication date, publisher, country, and image credit.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

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   What can readers reasonably infer from the title?

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   1. Food is presented as a possible cultural gateway
   2. Every Swedish food producer is interviewed
   3. The article focuses on one named restaurant
   4. Visitors receive exact travel directions
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   Answer

   Food is presented as a possible cultural gateway

   The title connects food with local identity and the people representing it.

   The title suggests that food may help visitors understand local identity and the people connected with it.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

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   Why does the article repeatedly emphasize limited information?

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   1. To criticize Swedish food traditions
   2. To explain why the feature was canceled
   3. To prevent unsupported conclusions about the story
   4. To encourage readers to ignore the title
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   Answer

   To prevent unsupported conclusions about the story

   The article distinguishes confirmed facts from details that remain unavailable.

   Those details cannot be confirmed for this lesson.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

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   What does “Those details” refer to?

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   1. The publication date and image credit
   2. The people and their professional activities
   3. The country and its capital city
   4. The article’s title and subtitle
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   Answer

   The people and their professional activities

   The phrase refers to unnamed food heroes and information about their work.

   However, the available package does not identify the people described as “food heroes” or give information about their work.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

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   How is the article organized overall?

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   1. Chronological biography followed by personal memories
   2. Detailed recipes followed by restaurant reviews
   3. Broad introduction followed by evidence limits
   4. Argument followed by opposing political opinions
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   Answer

   Broad introduction followed by evidence limits

   It moves from theme and context to limitations and guidance for readers.

   Readers should therefore treat the article as an introduction to a travel theme, not as a detailed guide to particular Swedish food destinations.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

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   Which confirmed detail identifies the image contributor?

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   1. The Guardian
   2. Visit Sweden alone
   3. Emmie Bolmstedt/Visit Sweden
   4. A named Swedish restaurant
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   Answer

   Emmie Bolmstedt/Visit Sweden

   The image credit is explicitly recorded near the article’s confirmed details.

   It also records the photograph credit as “Emmie Bolmstedt/Visit Sweden.”

7. Question 7 · Single choice

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   What limitation applies to the story’s geography?

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   1. Only Stockholm is identified
   2. A country is named without a specific place
   3. Several regions are compared in detail
   4. The story takes place outside Sweden
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   Answer

   A country is named without a specific place

   Sweden is named, but the package supplies no more exact location.

   No precise location within Sweden is supplied.

What to review next

Find the words that support each answer. For a mistake, compare the question with the evidence and identify the detail or inference you missed.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Look for evidence in the text. Separate what the writer says from what you already know about the topic.

The library normally closes at six, but on Fridays it stays open until eight. When does it close on Friday?

The answer is eight. But introduces an exception to the normal closing time, so the first time mentioned is not the answer.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.