IELTS Recent Mock Tests Volume 1
- Published on: 06 Dec 2017
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Answer Keys:
Part 1: Question 1 - 13
- 1 D
- 2 G
- 3 B
- 4 A
- 5 F
- 6 short/10-minute
- 7 complex
- 8 rats
- 9 TRUE
- 10 FALSE
- 11 FALSE
- 12 NOT GIVEN
- 13 TRUE
Part 2: Question 14 - 26
- 14 C
- 15 F
- 16 A
- 17 D
- 18 E
- 19 TRUE
- 20 FALSE
- 21 FALSE
- 22 TRUE
- 23 TRUE
- 24 FALSE
- 25 TRUE
- 26 FALSE
Part 3: Question 27 - 40
- 27 iii
- 28 vii
- 29 iv
- 30 i
- 31 viii
- 32 F
- 33 B
- 34 E
- 35 D
- 36 G
- 37 A
- 38 C
- 39 C
- 40 C
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Review & Explanations:
Questions 1-5
Reading Passage 1 has eight paragraphs A-H.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter A-H in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.
1 A description of how music affects the brain development of infants
2 Public’s first reaction to the discovery of the Mozart Effect
3 The description of Rauscher’s original experiment
4 The description of using music for healing in other countries
5 Other qualities needed in all learning
- 1 Answer: D
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1. A description of how music affects the brain development of infants
How exactly does the Mozart Effect work?
When a baby is born
Neurons that are not used will eventually die while those used repeatedly will form strong connections
+ In the question, the key words “music affect” is equivalent to “Mozart Effect” in the 1st sentence of the paragraph D. Take a look at the 4th sentence of the paragraph D: “infants” is equivalent to “baby”, and ”brain” is also equal to “ neurons”. Hence, the answer here should be D
- 2 Answer: G
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2. Public’s first reaction to the discovery of the Mozart Effect
After the Mozart Effect was published to the public, the sales of Mozart stayed on the top of the hit list for three weeks .
+In the question, the key words “Mozart Effect” are mentioned in the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph and in this sentence, “first reaction” is “stayed on the top”
+Hence, the answer here should be G
- 3 Answer: B
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3. The description of Rauscher’s original experiment
Frances H. Rauscher, PhD, first demonstrated the correlation between music and learning in an experiment in 1993 .
+In the question, the key word “Rauscher” are mentioned in the first sentence of the paragraph B and “the description” is equal to “demonstrated”
+Hence, the answer here should be B
- 4 Answer: A
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4.The description of using music for healing in other countries
In Japan, compilations of music are used as medication of sorts.
+In the question, the key word “using music” is equivalent to “compilations of music” in the 8th sentence of the paragraph A
+Take a look at 8th sentence of paragraph A, “healing” is equal to “medication of sorts” and “other countries” – Japan in detail.
+Hence, the answer here should be A
- 5 Answer: F
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5.Other qualities needed in all learning
Many people accredit the advanced learning of some children who take music lessons to other personality traits, such as motivation and persistence, which are required in all types of learning
+In the question, the key word “qualities” is equivalent to “personality traits” in the 2nd sentence of the paragraph F
+Take a look at 2nd sentence of paragraph F, “needed in all learning” is equal to “required in all types of learning”
+Hence, the answer here should be F
Questions 6-8
Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 6-8 on your answer sheet.
During the experiment conducted by Frances Rauscher, subjects were exposed to the music for a 6 period of time before they were tested. And Rauscher believes the enhancement in their performance is related to the 7 , non-repetitive nature of Mozart’s music. Later, a similar experiment was also repeated on 8
- 6 Answer: short/10-minute
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6. During the experiment conducted by Frances Rauscher, subjects were exposed to the music for a _____ period of time before they were tested.
Groups of students were given intelligence tests after listening to silence, relaxation tapes, or Mozart’s "Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major” for a short time.
+In the question, the key word “were exposed to the music” is equivalent to “listening relaxing tapes or Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos” and “period of time” is equal to “time” in the 3rd sentence of the paragraph B
+Hence, the answer here should be SHORT.
- 7 Answer: complex
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7. And Rauscher believes the enhancement in their performance is related to the ______, non-repetitive nature of Mozart’s music.
Rauscher hypothesised that “listening to complex , non-repetitive music, like Mozart's, may stimulate neural pathways that are important in thinking” (Castleman, 1994).
+In the question, the key word “Rauscher ” is mentioned in 7th of paragraph B.
+The blank should be adjective
+Hence, the answer here should be COMPLEX.
- 8 Answer: rats
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8. Later, a similar experiment was also repeated on ______
The same experiment was repeated on rats by Rauscher and Hong Hua Li from Stanford.
+In the question, the key word “a similar experiment was also repeated on ” is mentioned in 1st of paragraph C.
+Hence, the answer here should be RATS
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 All kinds of music can enhance one’s brain performance to somewhat extent.
10 There is no neural connection made when a baby is born.
11 There are very few who question the Mozart Effect.
12 Michael Linton conducted extensive research on Mozart’s life.
13 There is not enough evidence in support of the Mozart Effect today.
- 9 Answer: TRUE
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9. All kinds of music can enhance one’s brain performance to somewhat extent.
Neuroscientists suspect that music can actually help build and strengthen connections between neurons in the cerebral cortex in a process similar to what occurs in brain development despite its type.
+In the question, all kinds of music” is equivalent to “despite its type” and “enhance one’s brain performance” is equal to help build and strengthen in brain development” in the 3rd sentence of the paragraph D
+Hence, the answer here should be TRUE
- 10 Answer: FALSE
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10. There is no neural connection made when a baby is born.
When a baby is born, certain connection have already been made
+ The key word “when a baby is born” is mentioned in 4th sentence of paragraph D
+While in the question “no neural connection made when a baby is born”, in 4th sentence of paragraph D, “When a baby is born, certain connection have already been made”
+Hence, the answer here should be FALSE.
- 11 Answer: FALSE
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11. There are very few who question the Mozart Effect.
If you’re a little sceptical about the claims made by supporters of the Mozart Effect, you’re not alone .
+ The key word “Mozart Effect” is mentioned in 1st of paragraph F
+While in the question “very few who question “”, in the 4th sentence of paragraph D, “If you’re a little skeptical…… you’re not alone” . This means that there are a lot of people who question the Mozart Effect.
+Hence, the answer here should be FALSE.
- 12 Answer: NOT GIVEN
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12. Michael Linton conducted extensive research on Mozart’s life.
There is nothing about this in the paragraphs about this. Thus, the answer here should be NOT GIVEN.
- 13 Answer: TRUE
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13. There is not enough evidence in support of the Mozart Effect today.
although there has been some evidence that music does increase brain activity, actual improvements in learning and memory have not been adequately demonstrated.
+ In the final sentence of essay, “have not been adequately demonstrate” is equal to “not enough evidence” in the question 13.
+ Therefore, the answer should be TRUE.
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.
The Mozart Effect
A
Music has been used for centuries to heal the body. In the Ebers Papyrus (one of the earliest medical documents, circa 1550 BC), it was recorded that physicians chanted to heal the sick (Castleman, 1994). In various cultures, we have observed singing as part of healing rituals. In the world of Western medicine, however, using music in medicine lost popularity until the introduction of the radio. Researchers then started to notice that listening to music could have significant physical effects. Therapists noticed music could help calm anxiety, and researchers saw that listening to music, could cause a drop in blood pressure. In addition to these two areas, music has been used with cancer chemotherapy to reduce nausea, during surgery to reduce stress hormone production, during childbirth, and in stroke recovery (Castleman, 1994 and Westley, 1998). It has been shown to decrease pain as well as enhance the effectiveness of the immune system. In Japan, compilations of music are used as medication of sorts. For example, if you want to cure a headache or migraine, the album suggested is Mendelssohn’s "Spring Song”, Dvorak's “Humoresque”, or part of George Gershwin’s "An American in Paris” (Campbell, 1998). Music is also being used to assist in learning, in a phenomenon called the Mozart Effect.
B
Frances H. Rauscher, PhD, first demonstrated the correlation between music and learning in an experiment in 1993. His experiment indicated that a 10-minute dose of Mozart could temporarily boost intelligence. Groups of students were given intelligence tests after listening to silence, relaxation tapes, or Mozart’s "Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major” for a short time. He found that after silence, the average IQ score was 110, and after the relaxation tapes, the score rose a point. After listening to Mozart’s music, however, the score jumped to 119 (Westley, 1998). Even students who did not like the music still had an increased score in the IQ test. Rauscher hypothesised that “listening to complex, non-repetitive music, like Mozart's, may stimulate neural pathways that are important in thinking” (Castleman, 1994).
C
The same experiment was repeated on rats by Rauscher and Hong Hua Li from Stanford. Rats also demonstrated enhancement in their intelligence performance. These new studies indicate that rats that were exposed to Mozart’s showed “increased gene expression of BDNF (a neural growth factor), CREB (a learning and memory compound), and Synapsin I (a synaptic growth protein) ” in the brain’s hippocampus, compared with rats in the control group, which heard only white noise (e.g. the whooshing sound of a V radio tuned between stations).}
D
How exactly does the Mozart Effect work? Researchers are still trying to determine the actual mechanisms for the formation of these enhanced learning pathways. Neuroscientists suspect that music can actually help build and strengthen connections between neurons in the cerebral cortex in a process similar to what occurs in brain development despite its type.
When a baby is born, certain connections have already been made - like connections for heartbeat and breathing. As new information is learned and motor skills develop, new neural connections are formed. Neurons that are not used will eventually die while those used repeatedly will form strong connections. Although a large number of these neural connections require experience, they must also occur within a certain time frame. For example, a child born with cataracts cannot develop connections within the visual cortex. If the cataracts are removed by surgery right away, the child’s vision develops normally. However, after the age of 2, if the cataracts are removed, the child will remain blind because those pathways cannot establish themselves.
E
Music seems to work in the same way. In October of 1997, researchers at the University of Konstanz in Germany found that music actually rewires neural circuits (Begley, 1996). Although some of these circuits are formed for physical skills needed to play an instrument, just listening to music strengthens connections used in higher-order thinking. Listening to music can then be thought of as “exercise” for the brain, improving concentration and enhancing intuition.
F
If you’re a little sceptical about the claims made by supporters of the Mozart Effect, you’re not alone. Many people accredit the advanced learning of some children who take music lessons to other personality traits, such as motivation and persistence, which are required in all types of learning. There have also been claims of that influencing the results of some experiments.
G
Furthermore, many people are critical of the role the media had in turning an isolated study into a trend for parents and music educators. After the Mozart Effect was published to the public, the sales of Mozart stayed on the top of the hit list for three weeks. In an article by Michael Linton, he wrote that the research that began this phenomenon (the study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine) showed only a temporary boost in IQ, which was not significant enough to even last throughout the course of the experiment. Using music to influence intelligence was used in Confucian civilisation and Plato alluded to Pythagorean music when he de- jj scribed its ideal state in The Republic. In both of these examples, music did not cause any overwhelming changes, and the theory eventually died out. Linton also asks, “If Mozart’s music were able to improve health, why was Mozart himself so frequently sick? If listening to Mozart’s music increases intelligence and encourages spirituality, why aren’t the world’s smartest and most spiritual people Mozart specialists?” Linton raises an interesting point, if the Mozart Effect causes such significant changes, why isn’t there more documented evidence?
H
The “trendiness’’ of the Mozart Effect may have died out somewhat, but there are still strong supporters (and opponents) of the claims made in 1993. Since that initial experiment, there has not been a surge of supporting evidence. However, many parents, after playing classical music while pregnant or when their children are young, will swear by the Mozart Effect.
A classmate of mine once told me that listening to classical music while studying will help with memorisation. If we approach this controversy from a scientific aspect, although there has been some evidence that music does increase brain activity, actual improvements in learning and memory have not been adequately demonstrated.
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