IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #2
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Questions 1-3
The list below gives some characteristics of addiction.
Which THREE of the following are mentioned as characteristics of addiction to television?
Questions 4-8
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 4-8 on your answer sheet, write
YESif the statement agrees with the writer's claims
NOif the statement contradicts the writer's claims
NOT GIVENif there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
4One purpose of the research is to help people to manage their lives better.
5Watching television has reduced the amount of time people spend sleeping.
6People's brains show less activity while watching television than when reading.
7There is a relationship between the length of time spent watching TV and economic status.
8Pleasure increases in proportion to the length of time spent watching TV.
Questions 9-13
Classify the following feelings or mental states as generally occurring:
9reduced anxiety and stress.
10increased fatigue.
11higher levels of concentration.
12less mental activity.
13worry about time wasted.
Questions 14-17
Complete the labels on the diagram.
Choose your answers from the box beside the diagram.
NB There are more words / phrase than spaces, so you will not use them all.
14brain waves
15blood supply to the head
16heart rate
17body becomes more