2. IELTS – Reading – Mr.BobAcademia

Levelling Test 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 9-15

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

9. The FAA was created as a result of the introduction of the jet engine.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

10. Air Traffic Control started after the Grand Canyon crash in 1956.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

11. Beacons and flashing lights are still used by ATC today.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

12. Some improvements were made in radio communication during World War II.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

13. Class F airspace is airspace which is below 365m and not near airports.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

14. All aircraft in Class E airspace must use IFR

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

15. A pilot entering Class C airspace is flying over an average-sized city.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN