April Fool's Day Joke

WELLINGTON : REUTERS - NEW ZEALAND police and motorists did not think that an April Fool's day joke was funny. It caused a terrible traffic jam in Wellington on April 1.
News reports came in saying that many killer whales had beached near Wellington's ferry terminal. A radio station had advised motorists to stop and have a look at the whales on the beach. Whale beachings are common in New Zealand, although not for killer whales. Killer whales are also called orca.
Traffic almost stopped and the police found it very difficult to get it moving again. Heavy rain also made the road conditions very dangerous.
The "killer whales" were really rubber dorsal fins attached to wooden blocks which had been fixed to the seabed.
However, many people including the navy, believed the story on the radio. The truth was discovered before an rescue mission started. A police boat went out to collect the fake fins before more motorists would believe the joke.
It is traditional on April 1, which is known as April Fools day , to play practical jokes.
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What caused a traffic jam in Wellington?
1. whale beachings
2. news report
3. an April Fool's Day joke
4. heavy rain
Why did many motorists stop near the ferry terminal?
1. They wanted to see the whales on the beach.
2. They wanted to collect the fins of the whales.
3. It rained so hard that they couldn't move.
4. The road conditions were dangerous to move.
How did motorists hear about the whale beaching?
1. The policemen told them.
2. A radio station reported the news.
3. Their friends advised them to see.
4. The navy announced the situations
Which is the best headline for this news?
1. Terrible traffic jam on April Fool's Day.
2. April Fool's Day joke causes terrible traffic jam.
3. Radio station plays joke on April Fool's Day.
4. Whale beachings cause traffic jam
"...and the police found it very difficult to get it moving again."
1. whale beachings
2. motorists
3. car
4. traffic
".A police boat went out to collect thefake fin... ."
What does the underlined word mean?
1. sharp
2. valuable
3. back
4. not real
"...which is known as April Fool's Day, to play practical jokes."
What does the underlined part mean?
1. jokes of April Fool's Day
2. jokes told by people
3. jokes that people do something
4. the stories that make people laugh
"The study speculates that fish oil's anti-inflammatory properties may explain the result... ."
The underlined part refers to...
1. children without asthma
2. fresh food in Western diets
3. more chance of getting asthma
4. the increase in asthma

April Fool's Day Joke

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