Question

Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder and CEO of the most famous and popular social networking website—Facebook. He is one of the youngest billionaires in the world!

Mark was born in May 1984 in New York. He is the youngest and has three elder sisters. Mark did very well in school. He won many prizes in Science, Maths and Astronomy. He was also a language expert and could read and write in a French, Hebrew, Latin and ancient Greek.

He began using computers and writing softwares when he was in middle school. His father taught him basic programming and hired a tutor to teach him. The tutor considered Mark as a computer genius in programming.

Mark studied Psychology and Computer Science at Harvard University. But he always wanted to make a program that could connect people. So he created Course Match, a program that helped students at Harvard connect with each other, form study groups and pick courses that suited their needs.

This soon became a hit and students wanted to connect with each other more. Then Mark thought why he only limited this to a university? He started working on new softwares. On February 4,2004, Mark from his dormitory room, launched the Facebook.

Overnight the social networking website became famous and attracted people from all over the world. This started the career of Mark Xuckerberg as the owner of a billion-dollar website.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have given 99 per cent of the shares of Facebook for various charitable purposes. They regularly contribute to social causes and make donations to different organizations.

The magazine times named Mark Zuckerberg the “Person of the Year”in 2010.

1.What languages can Mark read and write in ?

A. French, Spanish, Latin and ancient Greek.

B. Chinese, Hebrew, Latin and ancient Greek.

C. French, Hebrew,Latin and ancient Greek.

D. French, Hebrew,Latin and ltallian.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Mark learnt basic programming from his tutor.

B. Mark is one of the youngest billionaires in the world.

C. Course Match was a program that helped students at Harvard.

D. There are four children in Mark’s family.

3.In what order did the following events take place according to the passage?

a.Mark began using computers and writing softwares

b.Mark studied Psychology and Computer Science.

c.Mark won many prizes in Science, Maths and Astronomy at school.

d.Mark launched the Facebook

e.Course Match became a hit.

A. a-c-b-d-e B. c-a-b-e-d

C. c-a-d-e-b D. a-b-e-c-d

4.How old was Mark when he was named the “Person of the Year”by Times?

A. 36 B. 30 C. 26 D. 24

5.Which of the following words cannot be use to describe Mark Zuckerberg according to the passage?

A. Smart B. Kind C. Rich D. Stubborn.

Answer 1