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Question
Answer
Location of answer in text
7
existing
“This has been the basis —
along with the company”s
existing written corpus …”
8
(related)
phrases
“… key words … are followed
by related phrases …”
9
meanings
//forms
gist of paragraph D
10
spoken//
real//oral
“… written English works in a
very different way to spoken
English.”
11
noise//
pauses//
noises and
pauses
“It also reveals the power of
the pauses and noises we use to
play for time, convey emotion
doubt and irony.”
12
B
Answer
vi
ii
x
viii
iv
ix
Question
1
2
3
4
5
6
Questions
Task
Skills tested
1-6
Paragraph headings
• detailed reading
• identifying main ideas/themes/topics
• understanding gist
7-11
Labelling a diagram
• locating specific information
• understanding a process
• understanding paraphrase
• distinguishing examples from main ideas
12
Global multiple choice
• identifying the overall intention of the writer

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Practice Test 3
READING PASSAGE 2
Moles happy as homes go underground
Question 13-20
Questions 21-26
Suggested approach
• Read the task rubric carefully. Note that you
must use a maximum of three words for each
answer, but that these do not have to be taken
from the passage.
• You can take a straightforward approach to this
set of questions as the items are not dependent
upon each other.
• Read question 21 and note that you need to
complete the sentence with the reason why
developers prefer mass-produced housing.
• Skim through the text for a reference to
developers and/or mass produced housing.
• This information is located in paragraph F.
Here you will read the sentence: “In Europe the
obstacle has been conservative local authorities
and developers who prefer to ensure quick sales
with conventional mass produced housing.”
• From this sentence you can understand that the
reason why they prefer such housing is because
it sells quickly.
• Read question 21 again remembering that you
have to complete the sentence using a
grammatically correct form of the answer. In
this case, “sell quickly” is the best answer.
• Repeat this procedure with items 22-26.