Academic Reading skills UEF

Creative writing ability may be _______ from parents, according to a new study.

Researchers compared ________ written by children and their parents, looking at elements such as originality and use of prior knowledge.

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by _______ on September 28, 1928.

He found that the growth of bacteria on a petri dish was _____ by a blue-green mould that had contaminated the culture.

He realised that the mould was producing a substance that was responsible for ______ bacterial growth.

The idea that people should learn according to their preferred learning style

• has influenced all teachers.

•   became popular around 40 years ago.

• has never been disputed.

There is no evidence that

• people have learning preferences.

• the hypothesis might be wrong.

• it is beneficial to identify students’ preferred learning styles.

One aim of ecotourism is to

• allow people to visit areas that were previously restricted.

• educate local communities in fragile areas.

• raise money for environmental projects in natural areas.

However, ecotourism can cause problems when

• the local population does not welcome visitors.

• extra facilities and amenities are required to cope with a population increase.

• communities do not have the funds to improve local facilities.

The participants in the study were all psychology students.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN