Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
In boxes 1-4 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 |
1 You can go to prison for a year if you light a fire outside.
2 Fire bans last for two days.
3 You can contact your local radio station for more information.
4 You can use your pizza oven if it is under your patio.
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Q1: You can go to prison for a year if you light a fire outside. | You could be fined up to $25 000 and/or jailed for 12 months for ignoring the ban. |
Note: - It's stated in the passage that the Total Fire Bans prohibits "the lighting of any fires in the open air". If you light a fire outside, you have violated (ignoring the ban) the Total Fire Bans. It is also said that you may be jailed (in prison) for 12 months (a year) if you ignoring the ban. - Hence, the answer for Q1 is TRUE. |
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Q2: Fire bans last for two days. | HOW LONG IS A TOTAL FIRE BAN IN PLACE FOR? The ban will generally be in place from 12.01am to 11.59pm on the day declared; however, if weather conditions change significantly, times may vary. |
Note: - The answer is found in “How long is a total fire ban in place for?” - In the passage, the writer says the ban is in place from 12.01am to 11.59pm on the day declared,in other words, it only lasts a day while the question is that it lasts 2 days. - Hence, the answer for Q2 is FALSE. |
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Q3: You can contact your local radio station for more information. | HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN A TOTAL FIRE BAN HAS BEEN DECLARED? When a ban has been declared it will be: …. • broadcast on ABC local radio and other media outlets |
Note: - You can find the keyword “radio station” but it is just a place the fire ban is declared, but not a place where you can find more information. - Moreover, no information about the question can be found, therefore, the answer for Q3 is NOT GIVEN. |
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Q4: You can use your pizza oven if it is under your patio. | WHAT IS A TOTAL FIRE BAN? A Total Fire Ban prohibits: • the lighting of any fires in the open air • any other activities in the open air that may start a fire. Undercover areas such as patios, pergolas and huts that are open or partially open to the weather are deemed to be in the open air. |
Note: - The writer says that lighting a fire is banned in the open air. To be more specific, undercover area or open air includes patio, therefore, you cannot use your pizza oven if it is under your patio. - Hence, the answer for Q4 is FALSE. |
Read the information on food poisoning in the table and answer questions 5-10.
Look at the information on food poisoning and match the statements with the appropriate type of poisoning.
Choose the correct number i-vi and write your answer in boxes 5-10 on your answer sheet.
5 Found in seafood.
6 Dangerous for pregnant women.
7 You can be sick for up to three weeks.
8 You can catch this from some common household pets.
9 Not usually found in animals.
10 You can pick this disease up from the garden and it starts within a few hours.
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Q5: Found in seafood. | iv. Vibrio parahaemolyticus Origins: Drinking water, shellfish and fish |
Note: - The question is about where this food poisoning comes from, so you’d better look at the Origins row. - It is evident that seafood includes shellfish and fish. Hence, the answer for Q5 is iv. |
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Q6: Dangerous for pregnant women. | v. Listeria monocytogenes Symptoms: Flu-like symptoms: fever, headaches and pains. May cause miscarriage and stillbirth, meningitis and septicaemia |
Note: - In the passage, pregnant is paraphrased into miscarriage and stillbirth. Moreover, this piece of information can be found in poisoning v. Hence, the answer for Q6 is v. |
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Q7: You can be sick for up to three weeks. | i. Salmonella Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhoea, fever and headache for 3-21 days |
Note: - The answer is in the first type of poisoning. Fever and headache (means sick) can lasts 3 to 21 days, which means sickness can be up to 21 days (equivalent to three weeks) - Hence, the answer for Q7 is i. |
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Q8: You can catch this from some common household pets. | vi. Campylobacter Origins : Raw poultry, raw meats, untreated water, unpasteurised milk; puppies, kittens, wild animals and birds |
Note: - Household pets in the question is converted into puppies and kittens. This information is of a type of poisoning named Campylobacter (vi) - Hence, the answer for Q8 is vi. |
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Q9: Not usually found in animals. | ii. Staphylococcus aureus (Toxin) Origins: Skin, nose, saliva, bowel of humans |
Note: - Five of six poisons can be found in animals: in intestine of animals (i, iii, v) or household pets (vi) or seafood (iv). Hence, the remaining toxin is not found in animals. - For this reason, the answer for Q9 is ii. |
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Q10: You can pick this disease up from the garden and it starts within a few hours. | iii. Clostridium perfringens Origins: Soil, bowel, intestine of humans and animals Onset: 8-12 hours |
Note: - As for the onset of disease, the phrase within a few hours allows us to eliminate wrong answers because only the onset of poisons i, ii, iii lasts for hours. However, the question want a kind of toxins found in garden , therefore the answer for Q10 is iii because it can be found in soil. |
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for your answer.
Just under a quarter of waste plastic comes from 11
Just over two-thirds of recovered PET was made into 12
Plastic bottles are more energy efficient because they are 13
Plastic that is thrown away has been found on 14 where no people Live.
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Q11: Just under a quarter of waste plastic comes from ____ | |
Note: - The answer is hardly found in the passage. Instead, looking at the pie chart, we can assume the answer for Q11 is milk bottles as milk bottles account for 21% (equivalent to just under a quarter) |
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Q12: Just over two-thirds of recovered PET was made into ____ | Over 24000 tonnes of PET was recovered in Australia last year-that's over 575 million PET soft drink bottles! Around 18000 tonnes of these were recycled in Australia-mainly into new soft drink bottles. |
Note: - In the phrase around 1800 tonnes of these, these means 24000 tonnes of PET recovered. For that reason, that number is equivalent to over two-thirds. - After comparing all the keywords, we can assume that the answer for Q12 is soft drink bottles. |
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Q13: Plastic bottles are more energy efficient because they are ______ | It takes less energy to manufacture and transport a plastic sauce bottle than a glass sauce bottle, as plastics are lightweight. |
Note: - You can follow the keyword I highlighted above, therefore the answer for Q13 is lightweight. |
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Q14: Plastic that is thrown away has been found on ____ where no people live. | SAVE OUR OCEANS There are about 46 000 pieces of plastic floating in each square mile of our oceans. Discarded plastic has even been found on uninhabited South Pacific islands! |
Note: - A location needs to be filled in the space. You can find a place called Australia but it is not the answer. Instead, the answer for Q14 is South Pacific islands. The reason for this is that discarded plastic is paraphrased into plastic that is thrown away, while the word uninhabited means where no people live. |
Read the notice on total fire bans, and answer questions 1-4.
Total Fire Bans affect everyone. Whether you live in the city, the suburbs or in the country, you need to know when one is declared and what this means you can't do. WHAT IS A TOTAL FIRE BAN? A Total Fire Ban prohibits: • the lighting of any fires in the open air • any other activities in the open air that may start a fire. Undercover areas such as patios, pergolas and huts that are open or partially open to the weather are deemed to be in the open air. WHEN WILL A TOTAL FIRE BAN BE DECLARED? The decision to put a ban in place is based on weather forecast and local conditions. A Total Fire Ban will be declared on days when fires are most likely to threaten lives and property. HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN A TOTAL FIRE BAN HAS BEEN DECLARED? When a ban has been declared it will be: • on the DFES website www.dfes.wa.gov.au • on the Total Fire Ban information line 1800 709 355 • broadcast on ABC local radio and other media outlets • published to subscribers through the DFES website's automated RSS feeds • published on DFES's Twitter account • displayed on local government roadside Fire Danger Rating signs. HOW LONG IS A TOTAL FIRE BAN IN PLACE FOR? The ban will generally be in place from 12.01am to 11.59pm on the day declared; however, if weather conditions change significantly, times may vary. WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR IGNORING A TOTAL FIRE BAN? You could be fined up to $25 000 and/or jailed for 12 months for ignoring the ban. Source: Department of Fire and Emergency Services, WA |
Question 5-10
i. Salmonella | |
Origins | Bowel, intestine of humans and animals [especially chickens). raw foods, untreated water |
Onset | 12-48 hours |
Symptoms | Nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhoea, fever and headache for 3-21 days |
ii. Staphylococcus aureus (Toxin) | |
Origins | Skin, nose, saliva, bowel of humans |
Onset | 1-8 hours |
Symptoms | Diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting. Last for about 24 hours |
iii. Clostridium perfringens | |
Origins | Soil, bowel, intestine of humans and animals |
Onset | 8-12 hours |
Symptoms | Stomach pains, diarrhoea and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Lasts for about 24 hours |
iv. Vibrio parahaemolyticus | |
Origins | Drinking water, shellfish and fish |
Onset | 12-24 hours |
Symptoms | Diarrhoea, stomach cramps, sometimes nausea and vomiting. May last for several days |
v. Listeria monocytogenes | |
Origins | Soil, bowel, intestine of humans and animals, raw vegetables, processed foods |
Onset | 2 days to 3 months |
Symptoms | Flu-like symptoms: fever, headaches and pains. May cause miscarriage and stillbirth, meningitis and septicaemia |
vi. Campylobacter | |
Origins | Raw poultry, raw meats, untreated water, unpasteurised milk; puppies, kittens, wild animals and birds |
Onset | 2-5 days |
Symptoms | Diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and nausea. Last for 2-5 days |
Read the information sheet 'The facts about plastic', and answer questions 11-14.
PLASTIC BOTTLES • It takes less energy to manufacture and transport a plastic sauce bottle than a glass sauce bottle, as plastics are lightweight. • It takes 125 recycled plastic milk bottles to manufacture one 140-litre wheelie-bin from recycled plastic. • Over 24 000 tonnes of PET was recovered in Australia last year-that's over 5 7 5 million PET soft drink bottles! Around 18 000 tonnes of these were recycled in Australia-mainly into new soft drink bottles. • It takes 33 000 plastic soft drink bottles to make one tonne of plastic. SAVE OUR OCEANS • There are about 46 000 pieces of plastic floating in each square mile of our oceans. Discarded plastic has even been found on uninhabited South Pacific islands! • It is estimated that plastic kills up to 1 million sea birds, 100 000 sea mammals and countless fish each year, with many getting entangled in plastic six-pack rings, plastic strapping and nylon ropes. • The disposal of plastics into the ocean is prohibited under the international Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) . |
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