Cambridge Academic 14 Test 1

READING PASSAGE 1 : Questions 1-13

Questions 1-8

Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.

Children’s play

Uses of children’s play

building a ‘magical kingdom’ may help develop 1.
board games involve 2.and turn-taking

Recent changes affecting children’s play

population of 3. have grown
opportunities for free play are limited due to

– fear of 4.

– fear of 5.

– increased 6.in schools

International policies on children’s play

it is difficult to find 7.to support new policies
research needs to study the impact of play on the rest of the child’s 8.

Questions 9-13

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

In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet, write

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 FALSE NG

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

TRUE FALSE NG

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

TRUE FALSE NG

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

TRUE FALSE NG

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

TRUE FALSE NG

READING PASSAGE 2

Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

14. a description of how people misused a bike-sharing scheme

A B C D E F G

15. an explanation of why a proposed bike-sharing scheme was turned down

A B C D E F G

16. a reference to a person being unable to profit their work

A B C D E F G

17. an explanation of the potential savings a bike-sharing scheme would bring

A B C D E F G

18. a reference to the problems a bike-sharing scheme was intended to solve

A B C D E F G

Questions 19-20

Choose TWO letters, A-E

Write the correct letters in boxes 19 and 20 on your answer sheet.

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.

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

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

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

E It attracted interest from a range of bike designers.

Questions 21-22

Choose TWO letters, A-E

Write the correct letters in boxes 21 and 22 on your answer sheet.

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.

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

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

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

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

Questions 23-26

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet.

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. They were concerned about damage to the environment and about 24. , and believed that the bike-sharing scheme would draw attention to these issues. As well as painting some bikes white, they handed out 25. 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. Took them away. According to Schimmelpennink, the scheme was intended to be symbolic. The idea was to get people thinking about the issues.

READING PASSAGE 3

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 on your answer sheet.

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.

A B C D E F

28. The actions of managers may make staff feel they shouldn’t move to a different employer.

A B C D E F

29. Little is done in the hospitality industry to help workers improve their skills.

A B C D E F

30. Staff are less likely to change jobs if cooperation is encouraged.

A B C D E F

31. Dissatisfaction with pay is not the only reason why hospitality workers change jobs.

A B C D E F

Questions 32-35

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

In boxes 32-35 on your answer sheet, write

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 NO NG

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

YES NO NG

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

YES NO NG

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

YES NO NG

Questions 36-40

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 36-40 on your answer sheet.

Fun at work

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

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