IELTS Reading

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1 Marie Curie’s husband was a joint winner of both Marie’s Nobel Prizes.

• True

• False

• Not Given

Answer explanation

Her husband was only part of her 1st nobel prize, she won the 2nd one alone.

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

2 Marie became interested in science when she was a child.

• True

• False

• Not Given

Answer explanation

It is not mentioned if she was actually interested in science since she was a child, therefore we cannot tell for sure.

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

3 Marie was able to attend the Sorbonne because of her sister’s financial contribution.

• True

• False

• Not Given

Answer explanation

the sisters helped each other.

Harkness’s research method was different to that of other writers because

• she has the greatest knowledge of Elizabethan London.

• she started by seeking to understand how basic terms were used in the past.

• they worked as individuals rather than as a group.

• she examined how their methods evolved and changed.

• Clement Draper was the best scientist of his time.

Answer explanation

"She began her research by asking herself a new question: not what caused scientific revolution but what the names science and scientist meant in 16th-century London."

Harkness’s reconstruction of the 16th-century London scientific groups was new because

• she has the greatest knowledge of Elizabethan London.

• she started by seeking to understand how basic terms were used in the past.

• they worked as individuals rather than as a group.

• she examined how their methods evolved and changed.

• Clement Draper was the best scientist of his time.

Harkness shows that the 16th-century London scientists were innovative because

• she has the greatest knowledge of Elizabethan London.

• they used old ways of analysing written information for new purposes.

• they worked as individuals rather than as a group.

• she examined how their methods evolved and changed.

• Clement Draper was the best scientist of his time.

Answer explanation

"She shows that they adopted the textual information processing methods of humanist scholarship to radically new ends."

Which TWO advantages are mentioned by the writer of the text?

• They can predict areas that may cause trouble in the future.

• They are able to train younger workers.

• They are more skilled in personal relationships.

• They are more conscientious.

• They can deal with unexpected problems.

Answer explanation

"many that are crucial for good management, such as an ability to handle people diplomatically, to run a meeting or to spot a problem before it blows up."

Which TWO disadvantages are mentioned by the writer of the text?

• They are too confident of their own skills.

• They do not stay with the same company for very long.

• They demand higher salaries.

• They are not as well educated as older workers.

Answer explanation

1. Besides, their education standards are much better than those of today’s young high-school graduates

2.in fact, young people tend to switch jobs so frequently that they offer the worst returns on training.

1. black powder

2. rocket-propelled arrows for fighting

• The Chinese

• The British

• The Indians

• The Arabs

• The Americans

3. rockets as war weapons

• The Chinese

• The British

• The Indians

• The Arabs

• The Americans