Cambridge IELTS 16 Reading Test 2-AC 

Part 1 Questions

Questions 1-8

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

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

1 Most geoglyphs in England are located in a particular area of the country.

2 There are more geoglyphs in the shape of a horse than any other creature.

3 A recent dating of the Uffington White Horse indicates that people were mistaken about its age.

4 Historians have come to an agreement about the origins of the Long Man of Wilmington.

5 Geoglyphs were created by people placing white chalk on the hillside.

6 Many geoglyphs in England are no longer visible.

7 The shape of some geoglyphs has been altered over time.

8 The fame of the Uffington White Horse is due to its size.

Questions 9-13

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 9-13.

Part 2 Questions

Questions 14-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

14 What point does the writer make about microbes in the first paragraph?

15 In the second paragraph, the writer is impressed by the fact that

16 What is the writer doing in the fifth paragraph?

Questions 17-20

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-H, below.

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 17-20.

Questions 21-26

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?

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

21 It is possible that using antibacterial products in the home fails to have the desired effect.

22 It is a good idea to ensure that children come into contact with as few bacteria as possible.

23 Yong’s book contains more cause studies than are necessary.

24 The case study about bacteria that prevent squid from being attacked may have limited appeal.

25 Efforts to control dengue fever have been surprisingly successful

26 Microbes that reduce the risk of infection have already been put inside the walls of some hospital wards.

Part 3 Questions

Questions 27-30

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

27 What point does the writer make in the first paragraph?

28 What does Igor Grossmann suggest about the ability to make wise decisions?

29 According to the third paragraph, Grossmann claims that the level of wisdom an individual shows

30 What is described in the fifth paragraph?

Questions 31-35

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-J, below.

Write the correct letter A-J, in boxes 31-35.

Questions 36-40

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?

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

36 Students participating in the job prospects experiment could choose one of two perspectives to take.

37 Participants in the couples experiment were aware that they were taking part in a study about wise reasoning.

38 In the couples experiments, the length of the couples’ relationships had an impact on the results.

39 In both experiments, the participants who looked at the situation from a more detached viewpoint tended to make wiser decisions.

40 Grossmann believes that a person’s wisdom is determined by their intelligence to only a very limited extent.