Beat IELTS Reading Practice Test 14.1-AC

Questions 1-8

Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-8.

Children’s play

Uses of children’s play

• building a ‘magical kingdom’ may help develop 1 Fill in the blank 1 of 8

• board games involve 2 Fill in the blank 2 of 8 and turn-taking

Recent changes affecting children’s play

• population of 3 Fill in the blank 3 of 8 have grown

• opportunities for free play are limited due to

– fear of 4 Fill in the blank 4 of 8

– fear of 5 Fill in the blank 5 of 8

– increased 6 Fill in the blank 6 of 8 in schools

International policies on children’s play

• it is difficult to find 7 Fill in the blank 7 of 8 to support new policies

• research needs to study the impact of play on the rest of the child’s 8 Fill in the blank 8 of 8

Questions 9-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 9-13, choose

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 Children with good self-control are known to be likely to do well at school later on.

TRUE

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FALSE

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10 The way a child plays may provide information about possible medical problems.

TRUE

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FALSE

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11 Playing with dolls was found to benefit girls’ writing more than boys’ writing.

TRUE

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FALSE

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12 Children had problems thinking up ideas when they first created the story with Lego.

TRUE

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FALSE

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13 People nowadays regard children’s play as less significant than they did in the past.

TRUE

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FALSE

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Questions 14-18

Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 14-18.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

14 a description of how people misused a bike-sharing scheme Fill in the blank 1 of 5

15 an explanation of why a proposed bike-sharing scheme was turned down Fill in the blank 2 of 5

16 a reference to a person being unable to profit their work Fill in the blank 3 of 5

17 an explanation of the potential savings a bike-sharing scheme would bring Fill in the blank 4 of 5

18 a reference to the problems a bike-sharing scheme was intended to solve Fill in the blank 5 of 5

Questions 19-20

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 19 and 20.

Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about the Amsterdam bike-sharing scheme of 1999?

A. It was initially opposed by a government department.

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B. It failed when a partner in the scheme withdrew support.

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C. It aimed to be more successful than the Copenhagen scheme.

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D. It was made possible by a change in people’s attitudes.

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E. It attracted interest from a range of bike designers.

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Questions 21-22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 21 and 22.

Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about Amsterdam today?

A. The majority of residents would like to prevent all cars from entering the city.

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B. There is little likelihood of the city having another bike-sharing scheme.

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C. More trips in the city are made by bike than by any other form of transport.

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D. A bike-sharing scheme would benefit residents who use public transport.

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E. The city has a reputation as a place that welcomes cyclists.

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Questions 23-26

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 23-26.

The first urban bike-sharing scheme

The first bike-sharing scheme was the idea of the Dutch group Provo. The people who belonged to this group were 23 Fill in the blank 1 of 4 . They were concerned about damage to the environment and about 24 Fill in the blank 2 of 4 , and believed that the bike-sharing scheme would draw attention to these issues. As well as painting some bikes white, they handed out 25 Fill in the blank 3 of 4 that condemned the use of cars.

However, the scheme was not a great success: almost as quickly as Provo left the bikes around the city, the 26 Fill in the blank 4 of 4 took them away. According to Schimmelpennink, the scheme was intended to be symbolic. The idea was to get people thinking about the issues.

Questions 27-31

Look at the following statements (Questions 27-31) and the list of researchers below.

Match each statement with the correct researcher, A-F. Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 27-31.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

List of Researchers

A Pfeffer
B Lucas
C Maroudas et al.
D Ng and Sorensen
E Enz and Siguaw
F Deery

27 Hotel managers need to know what would encourage good staff to remain. Fill in the blank 1 of 5

28 The actions of managers may make staff feel they shouldn’t move to a different employer. Fill in the blank 2 of 5

29 Little is done in the hospitality industry to help workers improve their skills. Fill in the blank 3 of 5

30 Staff are less likely to change jobs if cooperation is encouraged. Fill in the blank 4 of 5

31 Dissatisfaction with pay is not the only reason why hospitality workers change jobs. Fill in the blank 5 of 5

Questions 32-35

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 32-35, choose

YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

32 One reason for high staff turnover in the hospitality industry is poor morale.

YES

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NO

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33 Research has shown that staff have a tendency to dislike their workplace.

YES

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NO

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34 An improvement in working conditions and job security makes staff satisfied with their jobs.

YES

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NO

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35 Staff should be allowed to choose when they take breaks during the working day.

YES

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NO

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Questions 36-40

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 36-40.

Fun at work

Tews, Michel and Stafford carried out research on staff in an American chain of 36 Fill in the blank 1 of 5 . They discovered that activities designed for staff to have fun improved their 37 Fill in the blank 2 of 5 , and that management involvement led to lower staff 38 Fill in the blank 3 of 5 . They also found that the activities needed to fit with both the company’s 39 Fill in the blank 4 of 5 and the 40 Fill in the blank 5 of 5 of the staff. A balance was required between a degree of freedom and maintaining work standards.

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