Students can learn about the history of soccer while practicing their reading skills with this worksheet.

Here are the answers to the reading comprehension questions based on the text provided.

1. What is the purpose of this passage?
The correct answer is A. The text lists dates and events (like 400 B.C., 1863, 1904) to show how the game changed over time. This is called tracing history. It does not try to convince you it is the best sport (B), nor does it focus only on rules (C).

2. Around what year did children in London begin to play soccer?
Looking at the text, the second sentence says: "During the year 1100, children in London began to play a game similar to soccer."

3. Why were official soccer rules established in 1848?
The text explains that before this, every school played by their own rules. It says, "One of the problems with the game was that each school played by their own rules... This happened when school representatives met... Official rules for soccer associations had been established..." So, the rules were made to fix the problem of everyone playing differently.

4. Which countries had established official soccer associations by 1907?
The text states: "By 1907, official soccer associations had been established in Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland."

5. Where and when was the first World Cup championship played?
The last few sentences state: "The first World Cup soccer championship was played in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay."

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Final Answer:
1. A
2. 1100
3. Because each school played by their own rules, which was a problem.
4. Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
5. In 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay.