Reading Passage 1 : Questions 1-13
Questions 1–7
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–7 on your answer sheet.
Britain’s Industrial Revolution
Steam power
Textile industry
Iron industry
Communications
- Cooke and Wheatstone patented the first telegraphy system.
- The telegraphy system was used to prevent locomotives colliding.
Urbanisation
Reading Passage 2 : Questions 14–26
Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A–F.
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Write the correct letters in boxes 23 and 24 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO facts about Emma Raducanu’s withdrawal from the Wimbledon tournament are mentioned in the text?
Questions 25 and 26
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Write the correct letters in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO facts about anxiety are mentioned in Paragraph E of the text?
Questions 27–32
Complete the summary using the list of phrases, A–K, below.
Write the correct letter, A–K, in boxes 27–32 on your answer sheet.
Maryam Mirzakhani
Maryam Mirzakhani is regarded as 27 in the field of mathematics because she was the only female holder of the prestigious Fields Medal – a record that she retained at the time of her death. However, maths held little 28 for her as a child and in fact her performance was below average until she was 29 by a difficult puzzle that one of her siblings showed her.
Later, as a professional mathematician, she had an inquiring mind and proved herself to be 30 when things did not go smoothly. She said she got the greatest 31 from making ground-breaking discoveries and in fact she was responsible for some extremely 32 mathematical studies.
A appeal | B determined | C intrigued |
D single | E achievement | F devoted |
G involved | H unique | I innovative |
J satisfaction | K intent | |
Questions 38–40
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in boxes 38–40 on your answer sheet.
38 What does Eyre believe is needed for children to equal ‘gifted’ standards?
39 What is the result of Ericsson’s research?
40 In the penultimate paragraph, it is stated the key to some deprived children’s success is