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Pretest Ielts - Reading

TEST 2 : READING

Questions 1-4

Reading Passage 1 has eight paragraphs, A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet

1. a description of an early timekeeping invention affected by cold temperatures

2. an explanation of the importance of geography in the development of the calendar in farming communities

3. a description of the origins of the pendulum clock

4. details of the simultaneous efforts of different societies to calculate time using uniform hours

Questions 5-8

Look at the following events (Questions 5-8) and the list of nationalities below.

Match each event with the correct nationality, A-F.

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 5-8 on your answer sheet

List of Nationalities

A. Babylonians
B. Egyptians
C. Greeks
D. English
E. Germans
F. French

5. They devised a civil calendar in which the months were equal in length

6. They divided the day into two equal halves.

7. They developed a new cabinet shape for a type of timekeeper.

8. They created a calendar to organise public events and work schedules.

Questions 9-13

Label the diagram below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet.

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Questions 14-19

Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A–G.

Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A and C–G from the list below.

Write the correct number, i–x, in boxes 14–19 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

i. Disobeying FAA regulations
ii. Aviation disaster prompts action
iii. Two coincidental developments
iv. Setting altitude zones
v. An oversimplified view
vi. Controlling pilots' licences
vii. Defining airspace categories
viii. Setting rules to weather conditions
ix. Taking off safely
x. First steps towards ATC

14. Paragraph A

15. Paragraph C

16. Paragraph D

17. Paragraph E

18. Paragraph F

19. Paragraph G

Questions 20-26

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?

In boxes 20–26 on your answer sheet, write

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

Questions 27-30

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A–G, below.

Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 27–30 on your answer sheet.

A. the discovery of a mechanism for telepathy.
B. the need to create a suitable environment for telepathy.
C. their claims of a high success rate.
D. a solution to the problem posed by random guessing.
E. the significance of the ganzfeld experiments.
F. a more careful selection of subjects.
G. a need to keep altering conditions.

27. Researchers with differing attitudes towards telepathy agree on

28. Reports of experiences during meditation indicated

29. Attitudes to parapsychology would alter drastically with

30. Recent autoganzfeld trials suggest that success rates will improve with

Questions 31-40

Complete the table below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 31–40 on your answer sheet.

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