This is the reading section for the Mattayom 3 O-NET exam for the school year 2561.
Reading Passage 3
Read the feature story.
Bonfire night or 'Guy Fawkes Day', is celebrated in the United Kingdom on November 5 every year and has a very interesting history.
In 1605, King James I passed strict laws against the Catholics. They would be punished if they didn't attend the Protestant church. Some English catholics were so angry that they planned to blow up the House of Parliament in protest. They put 36 barrels of gunpowder in the Parliament buildning and Guy Fawkes was to light them when the king came to open the Parliament on November 5. Unfortunately for him, the police found the gunpowder before it exploded and they caught him and the other men involved in the plot. The men were totured and killed. To celebrate his survival, King James I ordered the poeple of England to have bonfire on the night of November 5. Bonfire night went on to become a traditon, celebrated as Guy Fawkes Day.
Traditional Bonfire Night food is hot baked potatoes. However, in the north of England people eat a special type of cake called parkin. This is a way to make it. First, grease a cake tin and line with buttered paper. Then, beat an egg and milk together with a fork. Next, gently melt syrup, treacle (a thick sweet black liquid), sugar and butter together in a large pan until the sugar has dissolved. After that, mix together oatmeal, flour ginger and stir into the syrup mixture, followed by the egg and milk. Finally, pour the mixture into tin and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour until the cake feels firm and a little crusty on top. Cool in the tin then wrap in foil and keep for 3-5 days before eating.
Why was there a revolt in England in 1605?
Catholics were being sentenced to death.
Guy Fawkes broke King James I's law.
Protestant churches used to punish Catholics
Catholics did not agree with recently passed laws.
Why were bonfires ordered to be lit on the night of November 5?
To honor the Catholics who were killed.
To celebrate the success of the revolt of 1605.
To remember the protestors of November 5.
To mark King James I's escaping assassination.
What is the correct order of steps for making parkin?
A. Pour the mixture into the tin. B. Beat an egg and milk together. C. Mix together oatmeal, flour and ginger. D. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. E. Melt syrup, treacle, sugar and butter together until teh sugar has dissolved. F. Stir mixture of oatmeal, flour and ginger into the syrup mixture, followed by the egg and milk.
