0% Click 'Start' to begin the test Complete the form below before starting the test. At the end of the test, the score report will be sent to your email directly. Please make sure to type your data correctly. 1 / 38 Reading Reading Passage 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. Questions 1-7 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1? Choose True,False, or Not Given on each statement. 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. Few people recognise nowadays that human beings are designed to function best in daylight. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN 2 / 38 2. Most light pollution is caused by the direction of artificial lights rather than their intensity. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN 3 / 38 3. By 1800 the city of London had such a large population, it was already causing light pollution. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN 4 / 38 4. The fishermen of the South Atlantic are unaware of the light pollution they are causing. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN 5 / 38 5. Shadows from the planet Venus are more difficult to see at certain times of year. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN 6 / 38 6. In some Swiss valleys, the total number of bats declined rapidly after the introduction of streetlights. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN 7 / 38 7. The first attempts to limit light pollution were carried out to help those studying the stars. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN 8 / 38 Questions 8-13 Complete the table below. Type your answers with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage 8. The worst-affected birds are those which are ............. . Check 9 / 38 9. They bump into ............. which stand out at night. Check 10 / 38 10. They are more at risk from ................... . Check 11 / 38 11. Early migration may mean the ................. are not suitable on arrival. Check 12 / 38 12. They suffer from the decreasing number of ................. . Check 13 / 38 13. If they are near ............... , their routines will be upset. Check 14 / 38 Reading passage 2 you should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading Passage 2 below. Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for A-G from the list of headings below. 14. Paragraph A a. A comparison between similar buildings b. The negative reaction of local residents c. An unusual job for a psychologist d. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines e. The need for government action f. A failure to use available information in practical ways g. Academics with an unhelpful attitude h. A refusal by architects to accept criticism i. A unique co-operative scheme j. he expanding scope of environmental psychology 15 / 38 Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for A-G from the list of headings below. 15. Paragraph B a. A comparison between similar buildings b. The negative reaction of local residents c. An unusual job for a psychologist d. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines e. The need for government action f. A failure to use available information in practical ways g. Academics with an unhelpful attitude h. A refusal by architects to accept criticism i. A unique co-operative scheme j. he expanding scope of environmental psychology 16 / 38 Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for A-G from the list of headings below. 16. Paragraph C a. A comparison between similar buildings b. The negative reaction of local residents c. An unusual job for a psychologist d. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines e. The need for government action f. A failure to use available information in practical ways g. Academics with an unhelpful attitude h. A refusal by architects to accept criticism i. A unique co-operative scheme j. he expanding scope of environmental psychology 17 / 38 Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for A-G from the list of headings below. 17. Paragraph D a. A comparison between similar buildings b. The negative reaction of local residents c. An unusual job for a psychologist d. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines e. The need for government action f. A failure to use available information in practical ways g. Academics with an unhelpful attitude h. A refusal by architects to accept criticism i. A unique co-operative scheme j. he expanding scope of environmental psychology 18 / 38 Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for A-G from the list of headings below. 18. Paragraph E a. A comparison between similar buildings b. The negative reaction of local residents c. An unusual job for a psychologist d. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines e. The need for government action f. A failure to use available information in practical ways g. Academics with an unhelpful attitude h. A refusal by architects to accept criticism i. A unique co-operative scheme j. he expanding scope of environmental psychology 19 / 38 Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for A-G from the list of headings below. 19. Paragraph F a. A comparison between similar buildings b. The negative reaction of local residents c. An unusual job for a psychologist d. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines e. The need for government action f. A failure to use available information in practical ways g. Academics with an unhelpful attitude h. A refusal by architects to accept criticism i. A unique co-operative scheme j. he expanding scope of environmental psychology 20 / 38 Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for A-G from the list of headings below. 20. Paragraph G a. A comparison between similar buildings b. The negative reaction of local residents c. An unusual job for a psychologist d. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines e. The need for government action f. A failure to use available information in practical ways g. Academics with an unhelpful attitude h. A refusal by architects to accept criticism i. A unique co-operative scheme j. he expanding scope of environmental psychology 21 / 38 Refer to Passage 2 Questions 21 and 22 Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO of the following benefits are said to arise from the use of environmental psychology when planning buildings? a. Better relationships between staff b. Improved educational performance c. Reduction of environmental pollution d. Fewer mistakes made by medical staff e. Easier detection of crime 22 / 38 Refer to Passage 2 Questions 23 and 24 Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO of the following research methods are mentioned in the passage? a. The use of existing data relating to a geographical area b. Measuring the space given to a variety of activities c. Watching what people do in different parts of a building d. Analysing decisions made during the planning of a building e. Observing patients’ reactions to each other 23 / 38 Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. 25. The students from England suggested that the Scottish students should identify their ............ . Check 24 / 38 Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. 26. John Zeisel believes that if the ................. of a building is clear, patient outcomes will improve. Check 25 / 38 Reading Passage 3 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 below. Questions 27-30 Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 27. In the first paragraph, why does the writer say ‘This is not merely an academic debate’? a. Anthropologists’ theories need to be backed up by practical research b. There have been some important misunderstandings among anthropologists. c. The attitude of anthropologists towards adolescence are changing, d. The work of anthropologists could inform our understanding of modern adolescence. 26 / 38 28. What was Susan Anton’s opinion of the Turkana boy? a. He would have experienced an adolescent phase had he lived. b. His skull showed he had already reached adulthood. c. His skeleton and teeth could not be compared to those from a more modern age. d. He must have grown much faster than others alive at the time. 27 / 38 29. What point does Steven Leigh make? a. Different parts of the human skeleton develop at different speeds. b. The growth period of many apes is confined to times when there is enough food. c. Humans have different rates of development from each other depending on living conditions. d. Humans have different rates of development from each other depending on living conditions 28 / 38 30. What can we learn from a mammal’s teeth? a. A poor diet will cause them to grow more slowly. b. They are a better indication of lifestyle than a skeleton. c. Their growing period is difficult to predict accurately. d. Their speed of growth is directly related to the body’s speed of development. 29 / 38 Questions 31-36 Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3? Choose Yes, Not, or Not Given YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer NOT if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 31. It is difficult for anthropologists to do research on human fossils because they are so rare. a. YES b. NOT c. NOT GIVEN 30 / 38 32. Modern methods mean it is possible to predict the age of a skeleton with accuracy. a. YES b. NOT c. NOT GIVEN 31 / 38 33. Susan Anton’s conclusion about the Turkana boy reinforces an established idea. a. YES b. NOT c. NOT GIVEN 32 / 38 34. Steven Leigh’s ideas are likely to be met with disbelief by many anthropologists a. YES b. NOT c. NOT GIVEN 33 / 38 35. Researchers in France and Spain developed a unique method of analysing teeth. a. YES b. NOT c. NOT GIVEN 34 / 38 36. There has been too little research comparing the brains of Homo erectus and Neanderthals. a. YES b. NOT c. NOT GIVEN 35 / 38 Questions 37-40 Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G, below. Choose the correct letter between A-G 37. Until recently, delayed growth in humans until adolescence was felt to be due to a. inconsistencies between height, skeleton and dental evidence. b. the fact that human beings walk on two legs. c. the way teeth grew. d. a need to be dependent on others for survival. e. difficult climate conditions. f. increased quantities of food. g. the existence of much larger brains than previously. 36 / 38 38. In her research, Margaret Clegg discovered a. inconsistencies between height, skeleton and dental evidence. b. the fact that human beings walk on two legs. c. the way teeth grew. d. a need to be dependent on others for survival. e. difficult climate conditions. f. increased quantities of food. g. the existence of much larger brains than previously. 37 / 38 39. Steven Leigh though the existence of adolescence is connected to a. inconsistencies between height, skeleton and dental evidence. b. the fact that human beings walk on two legs. c. the way teeth grew. d. a need to be dependent on others for survival. e. difficult climate conditions. f. increased quantities of food. g. the existence of much larger brains than previously. 38 / 38 40. Research on Neanderthals suggests that they had short lived because of a. inconsistencies between height, skeleton and dental evidence. b. the fact that human beings walk on two legs. c. the way teeth grew. d. a need to be dependent on others for survival. e. difficult climate conditions. f. increased quantities of food. g. the existence of much larger brains than previously. Your score is 0%