ANSWER KEY FOR IELTS READING PRACTICE TEST

1. False

‘The very first sighting of Nessie was as far back as 565 AD’

1. True

‘Some people believe that old Scottish myths about water creatures such as Kelpies and water horses have contributed to the idea of this wondrous monster lurking beneath,’

1. True

‘2007 brought about the most recent sighting of Nessie. A tourist named Cordon Holmes from Yorkshire visited the Loch Ness waters and claimed he not only saw her, but had captured her on video’

1. False

‘It has been suggested that Nessie could be related to a prehistoric animal known as a Plesiosaur…although this theory is unsupported by any data

1. False

‘Despite results that suggest that the fish population was too small, the conclusions drawn were inconclusive’

1. False

Disturbances could be mistaken for the Loch Ness Monster.

1. 565 A.D.

The very first sighting of Nessie was as far back as 565 AD’

1. Tampering

‘The video footage has been discredited amid accusations of tampering

1. Otter

‘…others claim that the image caught by Holmes could be nothing more than a tree trunk or even one of the otters that inhabit the loch’

1. A flipper

‘The phenomenon exploded in second half of the century, when photos were publicly released of a ‘flipper’,’

1. A submarine

‘Submarines were sent into the Loch Ness to try to discover more about this creature (and now are actually run as tourist attractions).’

1. Road works

‘disruption from nearby road works in the 1930s forced her to move to higher levels’

1. The movie industry

‘In 2007, it was estimated that related tourism brought in an estimated £6 million to the region, thanks in part to the attention of the film industry.’

1. II

The paragraph refers to the two main problems’ that TPM addresses.

1. IV

The paragraph talks about when and how TPM was introduced to parts of the world.

1. X

The paragraph focuses on the importance not only of managers but of all employees in the application of TPM.

1. VII

The paragraph refers to the stages of implementing TPM.

1. VIII

The paragraph talks about the three pillars (guiding principles) of TPM.

1. V

The paragraph talks about parallels with TQM.

1. I

The paragraph looks at what TPM sees as priority (‘unique focus’)

1. Potential

‘First, there must be universal agreement that the system has the potential to be successful within the company’

1. Coordinator

‘Then a specific person or team needs to be appointed to coordinate the changes to TPM…the coordinator.’

1. Action teams

‘Once the coordinator is convinced that the work force is sold on the TPM program and that they understand it and its implications, the first action teams are formed

1. Team leaders

‘Usually, the TPM coordinator heads the teams until others become familiar with the process and natural team leaders emerge’

1. B

See paragraph E

1. A

See paragraph E

1. C

See paragraph E

1. D

See paragraph E

1. C

‘Some children succeed in single sex schools because of the lack of social pressure -children are more able to ¡earn and grow at their own pace without the pressure commonly found between the genders in coeducational schools,’

1. B

‘boys in coeducational settings are less likely to study the arts or advanced academic subjects.,, girls may tend avoid the sciences and technology subjects’

1. A

In order for schools to run single-sex classrooms, they must also offer parents the opportunity to enrol their children in a traditional coeducational classroom,’

1. Stereotypes

‘co-education would somehow break down gender stereotypes, but this hasn’t always proved to be the case.’

1. Switzerland

‘it was first introduced in Switzerland, and swept quickly around most western countries’

1. Converse

‘…a coeducational classroom has…helped students to converse about everyday topics with the opposite gender’

1. Subjects

‘in single-sex rooms,„ girls are more interested in math and science, subjects generally preferred by boys’

1. Teachers

‘Surveys have also shown that a higher percentage of girls in the classroom lower classroom disruption, also creating a better relationship between the students and the teacher’

1. True

a significant rise in most western countries of single sex classrooms

1. False

girls learn better through oral means

1. Not given

the surveys only found that the opposite sex was ‘missed’

1. False

 

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