IELTS Beat Reading Test 11-AC

Part 1 Questions

Questions 1-6

Reading passage 1 has seven paragraphs, A-G.

Choose the correct headings for paragraphs B-G from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 1-6.

List of Headings

i. Continued breakthroughs in research

ii. Competing claims of originality

iii. The early years of Sir Isaac Newton

iv. The legacy of an exceptional mind

v. Routine life at a 17th century university

vi. Heated academic disputes

vii. A new venture

viii. His crowning achievement

ix. A controversial theory about planets

Example; Paragraph A iii

1 Paragraph B Fill in the blank 1 of 6

2 Paragraph C Fill in the blank 2 of 6

3 Paragraph D Fill in the blank 3 of 6

4 Paragraph E Fill in the blank 4 of 6

5 Paragraph F Fill in the blank 5 of 6

6 Paragraph G Fill in the blank 6 of 6

Questions 7-8

Answer the questions below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer

7 With which scientific organization was Newton associated for much of his career?

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8 With whom did Newton live as he got older?

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Questions 9-13

Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

Sir Isaac Newton’s achievements

Created first reflecting 9Fill in the blank 1 of 5 , subsequently made a professor at Cambridge at the age of 25.
Helped develop the scientific method with his experiments in 10Fill in the blank 2 of 5 , the study of light; showed that it is 11Fill in the blank 3 of 5 , not waves, that constitute light.
Worked out the laws of the movement of bodies in space (planets etc.), published Principia Mathematica with laws of gravity and 12Fill in the blank 4 of 5
Joint founder (with Leibniz) of 13Fill in the blank 5 of 5 , a new branch of mathematics.

Part 2 Questions

Questions 14-17

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Antarctica’s location far from other continents means that it is very 14Fill in the blank 1 of 4 .

Antarctica is alone among the continents in having no 15Fill in the blank 2 of 4 .

The Antarctic ice sheet holds the record as the largest 16Fill in the blank 3 of 4 ice sheet on Earth.

17Fill in the blank 4 of 4 are blocks of ice connected to the Antarctic ice sheet.

Questions 18-21

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage? 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

18 Some of Antarctica’s mountains are popular with climbers.

TRUE

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19 The temperature in Antarctica never rises above 0°C.

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20 Antarctica constitutes around one-fifth of the southern half of the world.

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21 Rain in Antarctica is rare but falls occasionally.

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Questions 22-26

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

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 22-26.

List of Words

A. reflectivity

B. ice melt

C. solar radiation

D. polar vortex winds

E. heat balance

F. water surfaces

G. global warming

Antarctica and the Changing Climate

Antarctica plays an important role in regulating the Earth’s climate through the process of 22 Fill in the blank 1 of 5 . 23 Fill in the blank 2 of 5 is diverted away from the Earth by the huge Antarctic ice sheet. As the size and 24 Fill in the blank 3 of 5 of the ice sheet have decreased, 25 Fill in the blank 4 of 5 ave experienced falling temperatures in recent years, due to 26 Fill in the blank 5 of 5 , climate patterns leading to reduced temperatures.

Part 3 Questions

Questions 27-31

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

27 The dual process model of the brain is

A. The common practice of thinking about two things at the same time.

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B. The conflicting impulses pushing the brain to make both more and less effort,

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C. The feeling of liking and not liking something simultaneously.

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D. The natural tendency to make sense of the world in two different ways.

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28 System 2 takes charge of decision-making when

A. When the brain needs a rest.

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B. When more mental effort is required.

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C. When a person feels excessively confident.

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D. When a dangerous situation is developing.

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29 ‘Confirmation bias’ is an example of

A. System 1 rushing to judgment.

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B. System 1 making a careful judgment.

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C. System 1 making a brave judgment

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D. System 1 judging a situation based on facts.

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30 The main conclusion of the phone booth experiment was that

A. People are more likely to help someone that they are attracted to.

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B. People are more responsive to their environment than they realize.

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C. People are more likely to be helpful if they think they will be rewarded.

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D. People are generally selfish and will always do what is best for themselves.

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31 The ‘anchoring effect’ is the process by which

A. Decisions are made using a numerical system.

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B. A subconscious factor may strongly influence our decision-making

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C. Decisions about prison sentences are made by rolling a dice.

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D. We may emphasize certain factor too much in our decision-making.

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Questions 32-36

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

TRUE if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

FALSE if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

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

32 In general, humans have become less rational over the last 100 years.

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33 Most people lack a clear sense of their own personal identity.

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34 A person can train themselves to use System 2 most of the time.

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35 People who make important decisions should be made aware of the dual-process model.

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36 In most everyday situations, people are capable of making calm and rational decisions.

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Questions 37-39

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-E, below.

Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 37-39.

A. feeling a certain way at the conclusion of an experience decides how we remember it.

B. decision-making and judgments are made too quickly.

C. having less energy means we are more likely to succumb to an irrational bias.

D. being sensitive to one’s surroundings is a useful survival skill.

E. wanting more food or drink may distract us from the decision we are making.

37 In the course of evolutionary history System 1 has served humans well because Fill in the blank 1 of 3

38 Low blood sugar or tiredness may be factors in decision making because Fill in the blank 2 of 3

39 The ‘peak-end rule’ shows us that Fill in the blank 3 of 3

Question 40

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

What is the writer’s primary purpose in writing this article?

A. to introduce their own research to the general reader

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B. to summarize and review a recently published book

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C. to argue against a commonly-held theory

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D. to encourage readers to question their own decision-making processes.

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