IELTS Recent Mock Tests Volume 1
- Published on: 06 Dec 2017
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Answer Keys:
Part 1: Question 1 - 13
- 1 YES
- 2 YES
- 3 NOT GIVEN
- 4 NO
- 5 YES
- 6 C
- 7 D
- 8 B
- 9 D
- 10 A
- 11 B
- 12 C
- 13 A
- 1 YES
- 2 YES
- 3 NOT GIVEN
- 4 NO
- 5 YES
- 6 C
- 7 D
- 8 B
- 9 D
- 10 A
- 11 B
- 12 C
- 13 A
Part 2: Question 14 - 26
- 14 C
- 15 A
- 16 B
- 17 F
- 18 D
- 19 B
- 20 F
- 21 D
- 22 A
- 23 YES
- 24 NO
- 25 NOT GIVEN
- 26 NOT GIVEN
- 14 C
- 15 A
- 16 B
- 17 F
- 18 D
- 19 B
- 20 F
- 21 D
- 22 A
- 23 YES
- 24 NO
- 25 NOT GIVEN
- 26 NOT GIVEN
Part 3: Question 27 - 40
- 27 vi
- 28 xi
- 29 xiii
- 30 vii
- 31 iv
- 32 v
- 33 viii
- 34 skeletal anatomy
- 35 eosuchians
- 36 two long bones
- 37 B
- 38 G
- 39 H
- 40 D
- 27 vi
- 28 xi
- 29 xiii
- 30 vii
- 31 iv
- 32 v
- 33 viii
- 34 skeletal anatomy
- 35 eosuchians
- 36 two long bones
- 37 B
- 38 G
- 39 H
- 40 D
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Review & Explanations:
Questions 1-5
- 1 Answer: YES
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Q1: All living animal can lie.
deception comes naturally to all living things.
Note: Considering every details in the question and in the 1st line of the passage, we can conclude that Q1 is confirmed in the passage. Hence, For that reason, the answer is YES
- 2 Answer: YES
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Q2: Some people tell lies for self-preservation.
human beings- who, according to psychologist Gerald Johnson of the University of South California, or lied to about 200 times a day, roughly one untruth every 5 minutes- often deceive for exactly the same reasons: to save their own skins or to get something they can’t get by other means.
Note: Considering every details in the question and in the passage, we can conclude that Q2 is confirmed in the passage.
For that reason, the answer is YES
- 3 Answer: NOT GIVEN
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Q3: Scientists have used computers to analyze which part of the brain is responsible for telling lies.
Researchers are even programming computers – like those used on Lie Detector -to get at the truth by analysing the same physical cues available to the naked eye and ear
Note
The word "computer" is mentioned 1 time in the whole passage, and even in the sentence including "computer", there is no such thing as "part of the brain".
So the answer is NOT GIVEN
- 4 Answer: NO
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Q4: Lying as a survival skill is more important than detecting a lie.
But knowing how to catch deceit can be just as important a survival skill as knowing how to tell a lie and get away with it.
Note:
Question: Lying (survival skill) is more important than detecting a lie
Passage: Lying (survival skill) is as important as detecting a lie (catch deceit)
For that reason, the answer is NO
- 5 Answer: YES
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Q5: To be a good liar, one has to understand other people's emotions.
successful liars need to accurately assess other people’s emotional states
Note: Considering every details in the question and in the passage, we can conclude that Q5 is confirmed in the passage.
For that reason, the answer is YES
Questions 6-9
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Q6: How does the lie detector work? A It detects whether one's emotional state is stable. B It detects one’s brain activity level. C It detects body behavior during one's verbal response. D It analyses one's verbal response word by word. | they merely detect the physical cues of emotions, which may or may not correspond to what the person being tested is saying. |
Note A. emotional state is stable is non-physical cue B. The content of B is not mentioned in the question D. The content of D is also not mentioned in the question C. The content of C is confirmed in the question. For that reason, C is the answer | |
Lie detectors can't be used as evidence in a court of law because
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Q7: Lie detectors can't be used as evidence in a court of law because A Lights often cause lie detectors to malfunction. B They are based on too many verbal and non-verbal clues. C Polygraph tests are often inaccurate. D There may be many causes of certain body behavior. | Studio are too hot- which is one reason polygraph tests are inadmissible in court. “Good lie detectors don’t rely on a single thing” says Ekma, but interpret clusters of verbal and non-verbal clues that suggest someone might be lying.” |
Note A. The content of A (about lights) is not mentioned in the question (about temperature) B. In question B, the large number of verbal and non-verbal clues is referred to as negative, as the author uses the words "too many". However, in the passage, the author stated that good lie detectors didn't rely on a single thing, and the large number verbal and non-verbal clues had positive meaning. C. The author didn't say anything about the accuracy of polygraph tests D. The content of D is similar to what the author said in the passage. For that reason, D is the answer. | |
Why does the author mention the paralyzed patients?
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Q8. Why does the author mention the paralyzed patients? A To demonstrate how a paralyzed patient smiles B To show the relation between true emotions and body behavior C To examine how they were paralyzed D To show the importance of happiness from recovery | Because the musculature of the face is directly connected to the areas of the brain that processes emotion, the countenance can be a window to the soul. |
Note A To demonstrate how a paralyzed patient smiles C To examine how they were paralyzed D To show the importance of happiness from recovery All 3 choices above are only about paralyzed patients, which is irrelevant to the main idea of the whole passage (detecting lies). The author mentions paralyzed patients as an example for the idea "musculature of the face is connected to the areas of the brain that processes emotion". For that reason, B is the answer. | |
The author uses politicians to exemplify that they can
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Q9. The author uses politicians to exemplify that they can A Have emotions. B Imitate actors. C Detect other people's lives. D Mask their true feelings. | Very few people -most notably, actors and politicians- are able to consciously control all of their facial expressions |
Note A. The author didn't mention anything about the possibility of having emotions. B. "Imitate" means copying the action of others, which is also not referred to in the passage. C. The content of C is also irrelevant when compared with the information in the passage. D. To mask their true feelings is a synonym for to control all of their facial expression. For that reason, the answer is D | |
Questions 10-13
- 10 Answer: A
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Q10. Inner corners of eyebrows raised
When someone is truly sad..... and the inner corners of the eyebrows are pulled up
Note
Pull up is a synonym for raise.
According to the passage, the inner corners of the eyebrows are pulled up when someone is truly sad. For that reason, the answer is A. sadness
- 11 Answer: B
- 12 Answer: C
- 13 Answer: A
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Q13
Lines formed above eyebrows
A counterfeit grin can be unmasked ... the inner corners of the eyebrows are not lowered
If someone claims they are sad and the inner corners of their eyebrows don’t go up, Ekmam says, the sadness is probably false
Note
According to the passage:
Counterfeit grin is a sign of sadness, the situation in which people's eyebrows are not lowered
In case of false sadness, the lowered eyebrows (inner corners of eyebrows don't go up) are a signal.
Therefore, the answer is A. sadness
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.
How to Spot a Liar
However much we may abhor it, deception comes naturally to all living things. Birds do it by feigning injury to lead hungry predators away from nesting young. Spider crabs do it by disguise: adorning themselves with strips of kelp and other debris, they pretend to be something they are not – and so escape their enemies. Nature amply rewards successful deceivers by allowing them to survive long enough to mate and reproduce. So it may come as no surprise to learn that human beings- who, according to psychologist Gerald Johnson of the University of South California, or lied to about 200 times a day, roughly one untruth every 5 minutes- often deceive for exactly the same reasons: to save their own skins or to get something they can’t get by other means.
But knowing how to catch deceit can be just as important a survival skill as knowing how to tell a lie and get away with it. A person able to spot falsehood quickly is unlikely to be swindled by an unscrupulous business associate or hoodwinked by a devious spouse. Luckily, nature provides more than enough clues to trap dissemblers in their own tangled webs- if you know where to look. By closely observing facial expressions, body language and tone of voice, practically anyone can recognise the tell-tale signs of lying. Researchers are even programming computers – like those used on Lie Detector -to get at the truth by analysing the same physical cues available to the naked eye and ear. “With the proper training, many people can learn to reliably detect lies,” says Paul Ekman, professor of psychology at the University of California, San Francisco, who has spent the past 15 years studying the secret art of deception.
In order to know what kind of Lies work best, successful liars need to accurately assess other people’s emotional states. Ackman’s research shows that this same emotional intelligence is essential for good lie detectors, too. The emotional state to watch out for is stress, the conflict most liars feel between the truth and what they actually say and do.
Even high-tech lie detectors don’t detect lies as such; they merely detect the physical cues of emotions, which may or may not correspond to what the person being tested is saying. Polygraphs, for instance, measure respiration, heart rate and skin conductivity, which tend to increase when people are nervous – as they usually are when lying. Nervous people typically perspire, and the salts contained in perspiration conducts electricity. That’s why sudden leap in skin conductivity indicates nervousness -about getting caught, perhaps -which makes, in turn, suggest that someone is being economical with the truth. On the other hand, it might also mean that the lights in the television. Studio are too hot- which is one reason polygraph tests are inadmissible in court. “Good lie detectors don’t rely on a single thing” says Ekma ,but interpret clusters of verbal and non-verbal clues that suggest someone might be lying.”
The clues are written all over the face. Because the musculature of the face is directly connected to the areas of the brain that processes emotion, the countenance can be a window to the soul. Neurological studies even suggest that genuine emotions travel different pathways through the brain than insincere ones. If a patient paralyzed by stroke on one side of the face, for example, is asked to smile deliberately, only the mobile side of the mouth is raised. But tell that same person a funny joke, and the patient breaks into a full and spontaneous smile. Very few people -most notably, actors and politicians- are able to consciously control all of their facial expressions. Lies can often be caught when the liars true feelings briefly leak through the mask of deception. We don’t think before we feel, Ekman says. “Expressions tend to show up on the face before we’re even conscious of experiencing an emotion.”
One of the most difficult facial expressions to fake- or conceal, if it’s genuinely felt - is sadness. When someone is truly sad, the forehead wrinkles with grief and the inner corners of the eyebrows are pulled up. Fewer than 15% of the people Ekman tested were able to produce this eyebrow movement voluntarily. By contrast, the lowering of the eyebrows associated with an angry scowl can be replicated at will but almost everybody. “ If someone claims they are sad and the inner corners of their eyebrows don’t go up, Ekmam says, the sadness is probably false.”
The smile, on the other hand, is one of the easiest facial expressions to counterfeit. It takes just two muscles -the zygomaticus major muscles that extend from the cheekbones to the corners of the lips- to produce a grin. But there’s a catch. A genuine smile affects not only the corners of the lips but also the orbicularis oculi, the muscle around the eye that produces the distinctive “crow’s feet” associated with people who laugh a lot. A counterfeit grin can be unmasked if the corners of the lips go up, the eyes crinkle, but the inner corners of the eyebrows are not lowered, a movement controlled by the orbicularis oculi that is difficult to fake. The absence of lowered eyebrows is one reason why the smile looks so strained and stiff.
Comments:
The bar charts illustrate the comparison of the proportion of services arriving on time for a bus company between actual and target, and the statistics of the number of complaints per thousand travelers from 1999 to 2003.
Overall, it can be seen that the bus company performed worse than the target in all years, especially in 2000, except in 2003 when the actual service level was better than the target. Additionally, except for 2001, the number of complaints increased continuously from 1999 to 2003.
Examining the first bar chart in detail, in 1999, the actual service arrival on time was 85%, which was 1% lower than the target. In the following year, although the target remained the same as 1999 at 86%, the result represented a dramatic decrease to 82%. In 2001 and 2002, the bus company set the target at 85%. Although they were unable to achieve the KPI, the gaps between actual and target narrowed down to just 0.5% to 1%. Finally, in 2003, it was the only year they could achieve their target at 84.5%, with the actual rate just under 85%.
Moving to the next bar chart, in 1999, the number of complaints was the lowest at just under 70 complaints per thousand passenger journeys. The number increased significantly to 100 in the following year before dropping to just over 80 in 2001. However, the figure rose considerably to approximately 110 in 2002 and further climbed to reach its peak at 120 in 2003.
Nowadays, there are many students that have difficulties keeeping up their concentration during classes. In my opinion, the reasons related to this lack of concentration is due to the present school enviroment and how lessons are structured.
Firstly, teachers need to improve the quality of their lessons. In our school system, students learn new things from a person who’s only talking and showing slided for an hour or more. Not only the lesson can result heavy and boring, but also student can lose their concentration easily. Consequently, they do not learn nothing. So, the question is: how students can pay attention for the duration of the entire class? For example, teachers could involve their pupils with some interactive exercises, such as speaking or comparing toughts with their peers. Moreover, showing and teaching actual and real events is another way to not lose attention, since there are taught true facts that can stay more vivid in student’s mind.
Secondly, school enviroment needs to be reconsiderated. Many young people think that school is a dull place, where they can not have fun. In this way, their interest for subjects and learning things can be lost. For instance, teachers and school cordinators should make students choose what subjects they really like and make them do project in groups, having them interact with other peers. In addition, make them work in groups is a way to pay attention on what the others think. Consequently, not only they are expanding their knowledge on what they are interested in, but also they are making friends and being social.
Provided are two bar charts illustrating the performance of a bus company regarding its punctuality and the number of complaints received from 1999 to 2003.
In the provided charts, it is noted that the bus company usually falls short of its targeted percentage of services arriving on time. Yet, its service was on time over 80% of the time. Considering the number of complaints received, there is a constant increment in the number of complaints received on and after 2001.
For the on-time rate, the bus company fell short of its expectations in 4 out of 5 years during the period provided. Yet, most of the time its difference is within 1 percent. Except for 2000, where the actual on-time rate was 4 percent less than its expectation. For the only year (2003) where a better-than-expected on-time rate is observed, it was still lower than its expectation in the previous year. Also, the targeted on-time rate was adjusted downward every other year.
For the number of complaints received, more than half of the time there were over a hundred thousand complaints received in the year. In general, an increment trend is observed. There are two peaks observed in the provided datum, namely in the years 2000 and 2003. The second peak is higher than the first one for 20 thousand complaints.
It is interesting to note that despite the actual on-time rate generally showing an increasing trend, there is still an increasing number of complaints received by the company.
The chart manifests about the accomplishments in terms of timeliness, in both actual and target of the bus company. and whereas the other chart illustrates about the volume of complaints and travelers in the bus.
Overall the pivotal point of graph is percentage of targeted services was dropped for 2 years, and the actual services was less than targeted services.
In the time frame between 1999 and 2000 target services was 86% nevertheless whereas 85% services was offered in 1999 and 82%of services in 2000.The targeted services In 2001 and 2002 was 85% but whilst the actually services in 2001 was slightly less than targeted services and 84% in 2002. In 2003 the actual services was slightly than targeted services in 2002 the targeted services just less than actual service offered in 2003.
The complaints had proliferated for every year in 1999 70complaints had received per thousand passenger's then it surpassed to 100 in 2000 in 2001 it dipped to just above 80 complaints followed by the year 2002 it proliferated to 110complaints. in 2003 it rose to 120complaints.
many students find it difficult to concentrate or pay attention at school. What are the reasons? What could be done to solve this problem?
Nowadays, most students have been having difficulties paying attention during classes. Although they make an effort to focus on the class it is a hard task. This essay will discuss what are probably the reasons for this problem and what can be done to address it.
To begin with, many students are experiencing a hard time concentrating on their studies due to several reasons. Firstly, the distractions of social media applications from their mobile phones. For instance, Facebook and Instagram, purposefully strive for engagement by pushing real-time updates on friends and viral videos that young users find difficult to ignore during classes. Secondly, students are getting distractions from online games. This definitely bothers their focus while they are studying and what they think is only how can they continue the game level on their devices. For example, surveys conducted by many high schools around the world point out that more than 70 percent of students playing video games are having a hard time concentrating on schooling.
To address those causes, I would propose two solutions. Firstly, schools should impose a complete ban on portable devices in classrooms. All personal handsets could be stored in a secured room and returned to their owners after classes. This would effectively block the stream of potential distractions from online networking sites. Secondly, limiting students from playing online video games at home. By reducing the intensity for young pupils, is considered effective in increasing students' focus on learning at school. For example, Havard University has already researched those solutions and according to the information collected, it can be concluded that the student's achievements are significantly improved due to restrictions practiced by the local schools in some areas in the USA.
In conclusion, there are several reasons why students find it difficult to focus on studying due to the advent of social networking platforms and video games. However, if schools adopt handset-free classroom policies and students can discipline their time to play video games, that issue will be resolved in a short time
The bar chart shows the performance of a bus company, with regards to punctuality, giving the target and actual percentages, as well as the number of complaints per 1000 passengers between the years 1999 to 2003. Overall, the targeted level of punctuality was consistently at 85% and above over the five year period, except for the year 2003 where the target fell to 84.5%. On the other hand, actual figures of the prompt arrival of buses has always fallen below target, except for the year 2003. Furthermore, the year 2000 was an abysmal year with the actual percentage of buses arriving on time plummeting to 82%. In addition, passenger complaints was on a steady rise with the complaints spiking to 100 complaints per thousand passengers in the year 2000 from about 70 complaints the previous year. The complaints crashed to about 85 in 2001 and continued on an upward trend till it peaked at 120 in 2003.
The two bar charts separately provide information about the performance of the bus company in terms of punctuality, what was the target and how much they achieved and the number of complaints per thousand passenger journeys.
In 1999, the target for arriving on time was 86% and the achieved was 85% and for the year 2000 the target remains the same at 86% and the achieved was 82%. In 2001 and 2002 the target for arriving on time was reduced to 85% while the achieved was 84.5% in 2001 and 84% in 2002. However, in 2003 the target was 84.5% which was slightly over-achieved compared to the previous years.
The customer complaints were around 65 thousand in 1999, which has increased to 100 thousand in 2000. In 2001 there was a drop in customer complaints and from 2001 an upward trend has been seen reaching the total number of complaints reaching 120 thousand in 2003.
Overall, in 2003 the actual achieved number was slightly above the target for arriving on time. However, the number of complaints from passenger were high in the same year.
Most of the students find it difficult to concentrate or pay attention at school. In this essay, I will discuss what are the reasons and how this can be tackled.
There are numerous reasons associated when it comes to student’s concentration or focusing problems. The very first is the exposure to technology such as computer games and mobile phones. Most of the students are allowed to access cell phone, the internet, and computer, through which they gain a lot of information that is sometimes not essential and get stored in their brain. Which they recall while doing a monotonous task or a task that needs focus. They are constantly indulging in the thoughts of playing games or action movies and heroes, which distract them while studying by diverting their focus.
This problem can be solved by altering the distractions. Due to the availability of resources these days students are allowed to use cell phones, the Internet, and computers by their parents. They are being given these devices/platforms to extract information and be “Tech savvy” from a young age. However, most parents do not have control over what their kids are watching and how it will impact their brain development. Parental control plays a key role here to solving this issue. Also, exposing them to indoor games such as video games or computer games instead of outdoor games, leads to develop aggression and other emotional traits in them.
In conclusion, there are numerous ways to solve this issue. However, if the parents and teachers with proper intervention limit students' exposure to technology and allow them to play more outdoor games, rather than being fussy. This will lead students to develop their thought processes and concentration power.
Owing to growing addiction of gadgets and dependencies on technology, has reduced the focus time of youngsters specially towards studies. The online games, social media such as Facebook, and many such digital platforms have impacted the concentration levels of adolescents, who are considered to be impressionable. It is imperative to reduce the usage of such technologies and proper intervention is required from both parents and school teachers. This will help students realize the aftermaths of loosing out on studies now, and will help them save their future.
First of all, it is quite evident in today's surroundings how advertisements and social media trends affect children get into habits of gaming and chatting. For example, Whatsapp and Facebook have statistically proven to be the most used apps among young people, and consume majority of their day, which leaves little to no room for studies. Moreover, the game company's advertise in such a way, that they target these impressionable minds, who are not matured enough to understand hazards of this addiction towards games. They miss out on valuable studies, and regret it later when they find themselves in the abyss of depression and no way out to regain their lost time.
Having said that, only the games and digitalized media cannot be blamed completely. As a society, the responsibilities lie with the parents and school authorities too. They need to arrange counselling sessions and interventions if required, explaining the demerits of the technology, importance of time and studies, and given career-guidance. This will ensure that children make sound decisions and not based on alluring advertisements.
To conclude, the young minds must be enlightened with the facts and details about the distracting technologies, They must be made aware about their career goals. With proper guidance and motivation, they would be able to stay adrift of this addiction, and concentration will improve towards studies. If such efforts are made by all, it will ensure that coming generation is righteous in decision making, focused and it will enrich our community with knowledgeable youngsters.
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Usually, people cross by a school for at least 12 years, some of them can be good students, whose it is easily the learning process, and another group of students are who try to be good students but it is difficult to concentrate in class and at the end they do not understand too much. This effect can be explained by disorder around the student or even by classmates who speak during the class.
Without a doubt, the disorder is a big distractor for any activity, If there are a lot of things around the person, there is a high probability that the individual will not be focused on the task, that is the same reason for any student, if he has a lot of papers around him, he will not feel free to pay attention on the main activity because he will read, play or think in the papers. Even if the student has a smartphone close to him, he will probably take it to start watching any app, see the gallery, or just scroll down and up the screen.
In addition, classmates play an important role in the learning process of a student, because the student always shares the space and time with them, so if they are in class but his schoolmates just talk or launch little papers at another one to start a conversation by papers, this affects the guy who is trying to pay attention in the class.
In conclusion, it is essential to count on great teachers who try to keep control of the classroom, such as promoting cleanliness and order, silence when someone is talking, and ensuring that students are understanding by asking some questions about the topic that it has taught. All of these strategies help students to concentrate at school and improve their learning process.