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IELTS Mock Test 2020 March

IELTS Mock Test 2020 March

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Part 1: Question 1 - 13
  • 1 FALSE
  • 2 FALSE
  • 3 TRUE
  • 4 TRUE
  • 5 NOT GIVEN
  • 6 TRUE
  • 7 NOT GIVEN
  • 8 FALSE
  • 9 develop new ideas
  • 10 problem-solving
  • 11 C
  • 12 B
  • 13 D
Part 2: Question 14 - 25
  • 14 C
  • 15 F
  • 16 G
  • 17 A
  • 18 D
  • 19 B
  • 20 FALSE
  • 21 TRUE
  • 22 TRUE
  • 23 FALSE
  • 24 FALSE
  • 25 NOT GIVEN
Part 3: Question 26 - 40
  • 26 D
  • 27 B
  • 28 B
  • 29 A
  • 30 B
  • 31 B
  • 32 A
  • 33 C
  • 34 C
  • 35 B
  • 36 B
  • 37 NOT GIVEN
  • 38 FALSE
  • 39 FALSE
  • 40 TRUE

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Part 1: Questions 1-13

Questions 1-8

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

For questions 1-8, 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

1 People usually daydream when they are walking around.

2 Some people can daydream when they are asleep.

3 Some daydreams help us to be more successful in our lives.

4 Most lorry drivers daydream in their jobs to make them more interesting.

5 Factory workers daydream more than lorry drivers.

6 Daydreaming helps people to be creative.

7 Old people daydream more than young people.

8 Escapist people are generally very happy.

  • 1 Answer: FALSE
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    Q1: People usually daydream when they are walking around.

    Everyone daydreams sometimes. We sit or lie down, close our eyes and use our imagination to think about something that might happen in the future or could have happened in the past

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q1 are “daydream”, “walking around”.

    After reading paragraph 1, we can see that “we sit or lie down, close our eyes…”. It means that people don’t daydream when they are walking around.

    “Sit or lie down” is contradicted with “walking around” in this case.

    Thus, the correct answer for Q1 should be “False”
  • 2 Answer: FALSE
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    Q2: Some people can daydream when they are asleep.

    Daydreams are not dreams, because we can only daydream if we are awake 

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q2 are “daydream”, “asleep”.

    After reading paragraph 2, we can easily see “We can only daydream if we are awake”, it has contradicted meaning with the information in Q2.

    Thus, the correct answer for Q2 should be “False”
  • 3 Answer: TRUE
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    Q3: Some daydreams help us to be more successful in our lives.

    With these, our daydreams often help us to work out what we want to do, or how to do it to get the best results. So, these daydreams are helpful. We use our imagination to help us understand the world and other people.

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q3 are “daydreams”, “more successful in lives”.

    After reading paragraph 2, we can see “daydreams help us to work out what we want to do, how to get the best results”, “daydreams are helpful and help us understand the world and other people”

    It means that some daydreams are helpful, and they can help us to be more successful in lives (understanding other people, get the best results)

    Thus, the correct answer for Q3 should be “True”
  • 4 Answer: TRUE
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    Q4: Most lorry drivers daydream in their jobs to make them more interesting

    …such as lorry drivers and security guards, spend a lot of time daydreaming in order to make their time at work more interesting.

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q4 are “lorry drivers”, “make them more interesting”.

    After reading paragraph 4, we can easily see all keywords in Q4 are mentioned “lorry drivers …spend a lot of time daydreaming in order to make their time at work more interesting”

    Thus, the correct answer for Q4 should be “True”
  • 5 Answer: NOT GIVEN
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    Q5:  Factory workers daydream more than lorry drivers.

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q5 are “factory workers”, “daydream”, “more”, “lorry drivers”.

    After reading passage 1, we cannot find any information to show the comparison of time for daydream between factory workers and lorry drivers.

    Thus, the correct answer for Q5 should be “Not given”
  • 6 Answer: TRUE
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    Q6: Daydreaming helps people to be creative.

    Daydreams can help people to be creative.

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q6 are “daydreaming”, “creative”

    After reading paragraph 3, we can easily see that the information in Q6 is the same as that it in paragraph 3.

    Thus, the correct answer for Q6 should be “True”
  • 7 Answer: NOT GIVEN
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    Q7: Old people daydream more than young people.

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q7 are “old people”, “daydream”, “more than”, “young people”

    After reading passage 1, we cannot find any information to show the comparison of time for daydream between young and old people.

    Thus, the correct answer for Q7 should be “Not given”
  • 8 Answer: FALSE
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    Q8. Escapist people are generally very happy.

    Escapist people spend a lot of time living in a dream world in which they are successful and popular, instead of trying to deal with the problems they face in the real world. Such people often seem to be unhappy and are unable or unwilling to improve their daily lives.

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q8 are “Escapist”, “generally very happy”

    After reading paragraph 6, we can see “such people often seem to be unhappy and are unable or unwilling to improve their daily lives”.

    “happy” and “unhappy” are antonyms.

    Thus, the correct answer for Q8 should be “False”

Questions 9-10

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.

Writers, artists and other creative people use daydreaming to 9

The areas of the brain used in daydreaming are also used for complicated 10

  • 9 Answer: develop new ideas
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    Q9. Writers, artists and other creative people use daydreaming to ….

    People in creative or artistic careers, such as composers, novelists and filmmakers, develop new ideas through daydreaming.

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q9 are “writers”, “artists”, “creative people”, “daydream”

    We can assume the answer for Q9 may be a verb.

    We easily can see “writers, artists or creative people” are only mentioned in paragraph 3.

    “writers, artists” and “composer, novelists, filmmakers” refer to creative or artistic careers. Following paragraph 3, we can see these people develop new ideas through daydreaming, it means that “they use daydreaming to develop new ideas”

     

    Thus, the correct answer for Q9 should be “develop new ideas”
  • 10 Answer: problem-solving
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    Q10. . The areas of the brain used in daydreaming are also used for complicated …

    Experiments with MRI brain scans show that the parts of the brain linked with complex problem-solving are more active during daydreaming

    Note: 

    The keywords for Q10 are “areas of brain”, “complicated”

    We can assume the answer for Q10 may be a noun.

    We can see “brain” is mentioned in paragraph 4.

    “areas of the brain” and “”parts of the brain” are interchangeable in this case.

    “complex” and “complicated” have same meaning in this context.

    “parts of brain linked with complex problem-solving during daydreaming”, it means that “parts of brain are used for complicated problem-solving during daydreaming”

    Thus, the correct answer for Q10 should be “problem-solving”

Questions 11-13

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

11

Daydreams are

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
Answer: C
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Q11 Daydreams are

  • A. dreams that we have when we fall asleep in daytime.

  • B. about things that happened that make us sad.

  • C. often about things that we would like to happen.

  • D activities that only a few people are able to do.

Everyone daydreams sometimes. We sit or lie down, close our eyes and use our imagination to think about something that might happen in the future or could have happened in the past. Most daydreaming is pleasant. We would like the daydream to happen and we would be very happy if it did actually happen.

Daydreams are not dreams, because we can only daydream if we are awake

Note:

The keyword for Q11 is “daydream”

After reading passage 1, we can rule out option A, B and D as correct answers for Q11 because:

  • We can easily see in the paragraph 1 that “everyone daydreams sometimes”, it means that “daydream are not activities only a few people can do”, so option D is incorrect.

  • Option A: “daydreams are not dream, because we can only daydream if we are awake”, it means that we don’t daydream when we fall asleep, option A is not correct.

  • Option B: we can see in 1st paragraph that “most daydream are pleasant, we would like the daydream to happen…”, contradicted with the information in option B. So, option B is incorrect.

In addition, after reading paragraph 1, we can see that “daydreams are something might happen in the future or could have happened in the past… We would like the daydream to happen”, it means that option C is correct.

Thus, the correct answer for Q11 should be “C”
12

In the nineteenth century, many people believed that daydreaming was

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
Answer: B
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Q12. In the nineteenth century, many people believed that daydreaming was

  • A. helpful in factory work.

  • B. a way of avoiding work.

  • C. something that few people did.

  • D. a healthy activity.

Research in the 1980s showed that most daydreams are about ordinary, everyday events. It also showed that over 75% of workers in so-called 'boring jobs', such as lorry drivers and security guards, spend a lot of time daydreaming in order to make their time at work more interesting

One reason for this is that when you are daydreaming, you are not working. In the 19th century, for example, people who daydreamed a lot were judged to be lazy.

Other people have said that daydreaming leads to 'escapism' and that this is not healthy, either

Note:

The keywords for Q12 are “19th century”, “daydreaming”

After reading paragraph 5 of passage 1, we can easily choose option B to be the correct answer because:

“when you are daydreaming, you are not working. In the 19th century, for example, people who daydreamed a lot were judged to be lazy.”, it means that in 19th century, many people believed daydreaming is a way to be lazy, avoid working.

we can rule out option A, C and D as correct answers for Q12 because:

  • Option A: daydreaming is believed to be a way of being lazy, so that it can’t seem to be helpful in factory work.

  • Option C: we can’t find any information to confirm that in 19th century, people believed daydream is something that few people did or not. So, option C is not correct.

  • Option D: “other people said that daydreaming leads to “escapism” and that this is not healthy, either”. It means that option D is incorrect.

Thus, the correct answer for Q12 should be “B”
13

People who daydream a lot

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
Answer: D
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Q13

People who daydream a lot

  • A. usually have creative jobs.

  • B. are much happier than other people.

  • C. are less intelligent than other people.

  • D. do not have as many friends as other people.

Indeed, recent studies show that people who often daydream have fewer close friends than other people. In fact, they often do not have any close friends at all.

Note:

The keywords for Q13 are “people daydream a lot”

After reading paragraph 6 of passage 1, we can easily choose option D to be the correct answer because:

“recent studies show that people who often daydream have fewer close friends than other people.”, it means that people who often daydream (daydream a lot) have fewer friends than others (don’t have as many friends as other people)

All the information in option D is mentioned in the same way in passage 1.

Thus, the correct answer for Q13 should be “D”
Part 1

READING PASSAGE 1

Read the text below and answer Questions 1-13.

Daydreaming

Everyone daydreams sometimes. We sit or lie down, close our eyes and use our imagination to think about something that might happen in the future or could have happened in the past. Most daydreaming is pleasant. We would like the daydream to happen and we would be very happy if it did actually happen. We might daydream that we are in another person's place, or doing something that we have always wanted to do, or that other people like or admire us much more than they normally do.

Daydreams are not dreams, because we can only daydream if we are awake. Also, we choose what our daydreams will be about, which we cannot usually do with dreams. With many daydreams, we know that what we imagine is unlikely to happen. At least, if it does happen, it probably will not do so in the way we want it to. However, some daydreams are about things that are likely to happen. With these, our daydreams often help us to work out what we want to do, or how to do it to get the best results. So, these daydreams are helpful. We use our imagination to help us understand the world and other people.

Daydreams can help people to be creative. People in creative or artistic careers, such as composers, novelists and filmmakers, develop new ideas through daydreaming. This is also true of research scientists and mathematicians. In fact, Albert Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge because knowledge is limited whereas imagination is not.

Research in the 1980s showed that most daydreams are about ordinary, everyday events. It also showed that over 75% of workers in so-called 'boring jobs', such as lorry drivers and security guards, spend a lot of time daydreaming in order to make their time at work more interesting. Recent research has also shown that daydreaming has a positive effect on the brain. Experiments with MRI brain scans show that the parts of the brain linked with complex problem-solving are more active during daydreaming. Researchers conclude that daydreaming is an activity in which the brain consolidates learning. In this respect, daydreaming is the same as dreaming during sleep.

Although there do seem to be many advantages with daydreaming, in many cultures it is considered a bad thing to do. One reason for this is that when you are daydreaming, you are not working. In the 19th century, for example, people who daydreamed a lot were judged to be lazy. This happened in particular when people started working in factories on assembly lines. When you work on an assembly line, all you do is one small task again and again, every time exactly the same. It is rather repetitive and, obviously, you cannot be creative. So many people decided that there was no benefit in daydreaming.

Other people have said that daydreaming leads to 'escapism' and that this is not healthy, either. Escapist people spend a lot of time living in a dream world in which they are successful and popular, instead of trying to deal with the problems they face in the real world. Such people often seem to be unhappy and are unable or unwilling to improve their daily lives. Indeed, recent studies show that people who often daydream have fewer close friends than other people. In fact, they often do not have any close friends at all.

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