IELTS Reading 10 - Passage 3
s1~iv~s2~vii~s3~iii~s4~v~s5~vi
s1~~s2~~s3~~s4~~s5~
s6~B~s7~F
s6~..........~s7~..........
s8~YES~s9~NO~s10~NOT GIVEN~s11~YES
s8~....................~s9~....................~s10~....................~s11~....................
s12~D
s12~..........
Reading paper for this section
Questions 29-30
Reading Passage
3 has seven paragraphs A-G.
Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs C-G from the
list of headings below.
Write the appropriate numbers i-x in boxes 29-33 on your answer
sheet.
| List of Headings |
| i |
The Crick and Watson approach to research |
| ii |
Antidotes to bacterial infection |
| iii |
The testing of hypotheses |
| iv |
Explaining the inductive method |
| v |
Anticipating results before data is collected |
| vi |
How research is done and how it is reported |
| vii |
The role of hypotheses in scientific research |
| viii |
Deducing the consequences of hypotheses |
| ix |
Karl Popper’s claim that the scientific method is
hypothetico-deductive |
| x |
The unbiased researcher |
|
|
Example Paragraph A
Answer: ix |
Questions 34 and 35
In which TWO paragraphs in
Reading Passage
3 does the writer give advice directly to the reader?
Write the TWO appropriate letters (A-G) in
boxes 34 and 35 on your answer sheet.
34 ..........
35 ..........
Questions 36-39
Do the following statements reflect the opinions of the writer in
Reading Passage
3.
In boxes 36-39 on your answer sheet write
36 Popper says
that the scientific
method is
hypothetico-deductive
....................
.
37 If a
prediction based on a
hypothesis is fulfilled,
then the hypothesis is
confirmed as true
....................
.
38 Many people
carry out research in a
mistaken way
....................
.
39 The
‘scientific method’ is
more a way of describing
research than a way of
doing it
....................
.
Question 40
Choose the appropriate letter A-D and write it in box
40 on your answer sheet.
Which of the following statements best describes the writer’s main purpose in
Reading Passage
3?
| A |
to advise Ph.D students not to cheat while carrying out research |
| B |
to encourage Ph.D students to work by guesswork and inspiration |
| C |
to explain to Ph.D students the logic which the scientific
research paper follows |
| D |
to help Ph.D students by explaining different conceptions of the
research process |
|
Write the appropriate letters A-D in boxes 25-28
on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
40 ..........
