A Neuroscientist reveals how to think differently – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, Yes No Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on the reading passage below. A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently In the last decade, a revolution has occurred in the way that scientists think about the brain. We now know that the decisions humans make can be traced to the firing patterns …

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Tea and the Industrial Revolution – IELTS Academic Reading

Reading, True False Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Questions 1-7The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G.Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.Write the correct number, i-ix, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet. List of Headings i   The search for the reasons for an increase in …

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Variations on a theme: the sonnet form in English poetry – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Multiple Choice Question, Reading / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40, which are based on Reading Passage 91 on the following pages. Variations on a theme:the sonnet form in English poetry A     The form of lyric poetry known as ‘the sonnet’, or ‘little song’, was introduced into the English poetic corpus by Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder …

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Looking for a Market among Adolescents – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, Yes No Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27 which are based on Reading Passage 21 on the following pages. Questions 14-19Reading Passage 21 has eight paragraphs (A-H). Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i-xi) in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet. NB There are more …

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Australia’s Sporting Success – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Multiple Choice Question, Reading / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below. AUSTRALIA’S SPORTING SUCCESS A  They play hard, they play often, and they play to win. Australian sports teams win more than their fair share of titles, demolishing rivals with seeming ease. How do they do it? A big part of …

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The Great Fire of London – IELTS Reading Passage

Multiple Choice Question, Reading / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 13, which are based on Passage 217 below. The Great Fire of London Paragraph AThe Great Fire of London swept through London in September 1666, devastating many buildings, including 13,200 houses and 87 parish churches. The Royal Exchange, the Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral, all built during the …

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The Beam Operated Traffic System – IELTS Academic Reading

Multiple Choice Question, Reading / By

Questions 1-12You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-12 which are based on the following reading passage: THE BEAM-OPERATED TRAFFIC SYSTEM The Need for ChangeThe number of people killed each year on the road is more than for all other types of avoidable deaths except for those whose lives are cut short …

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Absenteeism In Nursing – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, Yes No Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on the Reading Passage below. ABSENTEEISM IN NURSING:A LONGITUDINAL STUDY Absence from work is a costly and disruptive problem for any organisation. The cost of absenteeism in Australia has been put at 1.8 million hours per day or $1400 million annually. The study reported here was conducted …

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