IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #8
Test Tip: Multiple choice
1) Use key ideas in the question to find the right place in the passage.
2) Read that part of the passage and
underline the words which
answer the question.
Questions 1-6
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet write
TRUEif the statement agrees with the information
FALSEif the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVENif there is no information on this
1The film industry does not make films about science.
2Scientists do not work in unison when deciding what needs to be researched.
3Parents want to have cloned children now.
4Technology was important before the development of science.
5Many people consider cloning to be undesirable.
6Science and Technology must be seen as separate entities.
Question 7
Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for your answer.
7What influenced the eugenics movement when they were summarizing the findings of their research?
Questions 8-11
Choose ONE phrase from the list of phrases A-H below to complete each of the following sentences.
Write the appropriate letters in boxes 8-11 on your answer sheet.
8In literature
9Technology
10Science
11Rarely do scientists
Question 12
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
12According to the writer, Science shows us