Beat IELTS Reading Mock Test 4-AC Part 1 Questions Questions 1-4 Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information given in the text, choose FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, or choose NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.1. More houses are built of wood in Australia than in the USA. TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN None 2. There are solutions to the problems of building with wood. TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN None 3. Several different species of tree were used to construct the HoHo building. TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN None 4. Research at the Technical Institute in Graz improved wooden building technology. TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN None Questions 5-8 Complete the flow-chart. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text in each gap. Building the Wood Innovation and Design Centre Wooden planks were joined together using 5. ↓ 6. were then used to cut this material accurately. ↓ The wood was taken to the site. ↓ The building was constructed in the same way a 7. is put together. ↓ In about 100 years' time, the wood can be 8. Questions 9-13 Complete the notes.Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Other Significant Wooden Buildings Japan: • Experience with the Höryü-ji Temple proves that 9. are easier with wood. • New technologies and new 10. make large buildings such as Sumitomo Tower possible. Other Countries: • Wynn Williams House in New Zealand is earthquake-proof and is an example of how wooden buildings can have 11.. • Wood is so light that a new library in Australia was built right next to 12.. • Finland’s Puukuokka Block illustrates that wood provides a good 13. in addition to structural strength. Part 2 Questions Questions 14-20 The text has seven sections, A-G. Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.14. Section A Please select your answer i. Looking for clues ii. Blaming the beekeepers iii. Solutions to a more troublesome issue iv. Discovering a new bee species v. An impossible task for any human vi. The preferred pollinator vii. Plant features designed to suit the pollinator viii. Some obvious and less obvious pollen carriers ix. The undesirable alternative x. An unexpected setback 15. Section B Please select your answer i. Looking for clues ii. Blaming the beekeepers iii. Solutions to a more troublesome issue iv. Discovering a new bee species v. An impossible task for any human vi. The preferred pollinator vii. Plant features designed to suit the pollinator viii. Some obvious and less obvious pollen carriers ix. The undesirable alternative x. An unexpected setback 16. Section C Please select your answer i. Looking for clues ii. Blaming the beekeepers iii. Solutions to a more troublesome issue iv. Discovering a new bee species v. An impossible task for any human vi. The preferred pollinator vii. Plant features designed to suit the pollinator viii. Some obvious and less obvious pollen carriers ix. The undesirable alternative x. An unexpected setback 17. Section D Please select your answer i. Looking for clues ii. Blaming the beekeepers iii. Solutions to a more troublesome issue iv. Discovering a new bee species v. An impossible task for any human vi. The preferred pollinator vii. Plant features designed to suit the pollinator viii. Some obvious and less obvious pollen carriers ix. The undesirable alternative x. An unexpected setback 18. Section E Please select your answer i. Looking for clues ii. Blaming the beekeepers iii. Solutions to a more troublesome issue iv. Discovering a new bee species v. An impossible task for any human vi. The preferred pollinator vii. Plant features designed to suit the pollinator viii. Some obvious and less obvious pollen carriers ix. The undesirable alternative x. An unexpected setback 19. Section F Please select your answer i. Looking for clues ii. Blaming the beekeepers iii. Solutions to a more troublesome issue iv. Discovering a new bee species v. An impossible task for any human vi. The preferred pollinator vii. Plant features designed to suit the pollinator viii. Some obvious and less obvious pollen carriers ix. The undesirable alternative x. An unexpected setback 20. Section G Please select your answer i. Looking for clues ii. Blaming the beekeepers iii. Solutions to a more troublesome issue iv. Discovering a new bee species v. An impossible task for any human vi. The preferred pollinator vii. Plant features designed to suit the pollinator viii. Some obvious and less obvious pollen carriers ix. The undesirable alternative x. An unexpected setback Questions 21-24 Complete the sentences.Choose NO MOKE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.21. Both were the first creatures to pollinate the world’s plants.22. Monkeys transport pollen on their .23. Honeybees are favoured pollinators among bee species partly because they travel .24. A feature of CCD is often the loss of all the . Questions 25-26 Choose TWO correct answers.Which TWO methods of combating the problems caused by CCD and habitat loss are mentioned in the article? using more imported pest controllers removing microbes from bees’ stomachs cultivating a wide range of flowering plants increasing the size of many farms placing less reliance on honeybees Part 3 Questions Questions 27-32 Choose YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer, choose NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer, or choose NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.27. Much media comment ignores the impact that video games can have on many people’s lives. YES NO NOT GIVEN None 28. The publication of the Byron Report was followed by a worthwhile discussion between those for and against video games. YES NO NOT GIVEN None 29. Susan Greenfield’s way of writing has become more complex over the years. YES NO NOT GIVEN None 30. It is likely that video games will take over the role of certain kinds of books in the future. YES NO NOT GIVEN None 31. More sociable games are being brought out to satisfy the demands of the buying public. YES NO NOT GIVEN None 32. Being afraid of technological advances is a justifiable reaction. YES NO NOT GIVEN None Questions 33-37 Choose the correct answer.33. According to the writer, what view about video games does Susan Greenfield put forward in her new book? They are exposing a child to an adult view of the world too soon. Children become easily frightened by some of the situations in them. They are changing the way children’s view of the world develops. Children don’t learn from them because they are too repetitive. None 34. According to the writer, what problems are faced when regulating video games? The widespread and ever-changing use of games makes it difficult for lawmakers to control them. The appeal of the games to a younger generation isn’t really understood by many lawmakers. The lawmakers try to apply the same rules to the games as they did to radio and television. Many lawmakers feel it is too late for the regulations to have much effect on the use of games. None 35. What main point does Adam Martin make about video games? People are learning how to avoid becoming addicted to them. They enable people to learn without being aware of it happening. They satisfy a need for people to compete with each other. People learn a narrow range of skills but they are still useful. None 36. Which of the following does Steven Johnson disagree with? the opinion that video games offer educational benefits to the user the attitude that video games are often labelled as predictable and undemanding the idea that children’s logic is tested more by video games than at school the suggestion that video games can be compared to scientific procedures None 37. Which of the following is the most suitable subtitle for Reading Passage 3? A debate about the effects of video games on other forms of technology. An examination of the opinions of young people about video games. A discussion of whether attitudes towards video games are outdated. An analysis of the principles behind the historical development of video games. None Questions 38-40 Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-E. Choose the correct ending.38. There is little evidence for the traditionalists’ prediction that Please select your answer A. young people have no problem separating their own lives from the ones they play on the screen. B. levels of reading ability will continue to drop significantly. C. new advances in technology have to be absorbed into our lives. D. games cannot provide preparation for the skills needed in real life. E. young people will continue to play video games despite warnings against doing so. 39. A recent study by the US government found that Please select your answer A. young people have no problem separating their own lives from the ones they play on the screen. B. levels of reading ability will continue to drop significantly. C. new advances in technology have to be absorbed into our lives. D. games cannot provide preparation for the skills needed in real life. E. young people will continue to play video games despite warnings against doing so. 40. Richard Battle suggests that it is important for people to accept the fact that Please select your answer A. young people have no problem separating their own lives from the ones they play on the screen. B. levels of reading ability will continue to drop significantly. C. new advances in technology have to be absorbed into our lives. D. games cannot provide preparation for the skills needed in real life. E. young people will continue to play video games despite warnings against doing so. Time's up
