Cambridge 18 Academic Reading Test 4

Welcome to your Cambridge 18 Academic Reading Test 4

READING PASSAGE 1

Questions 1-5

Reading Passage 1 has five paragraphs, A-E.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.

NB   You may use any letter more than once.

1 mention of several challenges to be overcome before a green roof can be installed

2 reference to a city where green roofs have been promoted for many years

3 a belief that existing green roofs should be used as a model for new ones

4 examples of how green roofs can work in combination with other green urban initiatives

5 the need to make a persuasive argument for the financial benefits of green roofs

Questions 6-9

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 6-9 on your answer sheet.

Advantages of green roofs

City rooftops covered with greenery have many advantages. These include lessening the likelihood that floods will occur, reducing how much money is spent on 6 and creating environments that are suitable for wildlife. In many cases, they can also be used for producing 7 .

There are also social benefits of green roofs. For example, the medical profession recommends 8 as an activity to help people cope with mental health issues. Studies have also shown that the availability of green spaces can prevent physical problems such as 9.

Questions 10 and 11

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 10 and 11 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO advantages of using newer buildings for green roofs are mentioned in Paragraph C of the passage?

Questions 12 and 13

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Write the correct letters in boxes 12 and 13 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO aims of new variations on the concept of green roofs are mentioned in Paragraph E of the passage?

READING PASSAGE 2

Questions 14-16

Choose the correct letter, ABC or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 14-16 on your answer sheet

14 What can we learn from the first paragraph?

15 The second paragraph describes how schools encourage students to

16 In the third paragraph, the writer suggests that students with a fixed mindset

Questions 17-22

Look at the following statements (Questions 17-22) and the list of people below.

Match each statement with the correct person or people, A-E.

Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 17-22 on your answer sheet.

NB   You may use any letter more than once.

List of People

A   Alfred Binet

B   Carol Dweck

C   Andrew Gelman

D   Timothy Bates

E   David Yeager and Gregory Walton

17 The methodology behind the growth mindset studies was not strict enough.

18 The idea of the growth mindset has been incorrectly interpreted.

19 Intellectual ability is an unchangeable feature of each individual.

20 The growth mindset should be promoted without students being aware of it.

21 The growth mindset is not simply about boosting students’ morale.

22 Research shows that the growth mindset has no effect on academic achievement.

Questions 23-26

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

In boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet, write

YES                 if the statement agrees with the views of the writer

NO                  if the statement contradicts the views of the writer

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

23 Dweck has handled criticisms of her work in an admirable way.

24 Students’ self-perception is a more effective driver of self-confidence than actual achievement is.

25 Recent evidence about growth mindset interventions has attracted unfair coverage in the media.

26 Deliberate attempts to encourage students to strive for high achievement may have a negative effect.

READING PASSAGE 3

Questions 27-30

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

In boxes 27-30 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

27 Wegener’s ideas about continental drift were widely disputed while he was alive.

28 The idea that the continents remained fixed in place was defended in a number of respected scientific publications.

29 Wegener relied on a limited range of scientific fields to support his theory of continental drift.

30 The similarities between Wegener’s theory of continental drift and modern-day plate tectonics are enormous.

Questions 31-36

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

Write the correct letter, A-J, in boxes 31-36 on your answer sheet.

Wegener’s life and work

One of the remarkable things about Wegener from a 31 is that although he proposed a theory of continental drift, he was not a geologist. His 32 were limited to atmospheric physics. However, at the time he proposed his theory of continental drift in 1912, he was already a person of 33 . Six years previously, there had been his 34 of 52 hours in a hot-air balloon, followed by his well-publicised but 35 of Greenland’s coast. With the publication of his textbook on thermodynamics, he had also come to the attention of a 36 of German scientists.

A. modest fame

B. vast range

C. record-breaking achievement

D. research methods

E. select group

F. professional interests

G. scientific debate

H. hazardous exploration

I. biographer’s perspective

J. narrow investigation

 

Questions 37-40

Choose the correct letter, ABC or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet.

37 What is Mott T Greene doing in the fifth paragraph?

38 What is said about Wegener in the sixth paragraph?

39 What does Greene say about some other famous scientists?

40 What is Greene’s main point in the final paragraph?

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