IELTS Academic Reading Mock Test 10

Questions 1-5

The Reading Passage has six sections, A – F.
Choose the correct heading for sections B – F from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, 1-5, in boxes on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

1. The influence of Monbusho
2. Helping less successful students
3. The success of compulsory education
4. Research findings concerning achievements in maths
5. The typical format of a maths lesson
6. Comparative expenditure on maths education
7. Background to middle-years education in Japan
8. The key to Japanese successes in maths education
9. The role of homework correction

Questions 6-9

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in the Reading Passage?

In boxes 6-9 on your answer sheet, write:

YES  if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO  if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN  if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

6. There is a wider range of achievement amongst English pupils studying maths than amongst their Japanese counterparts.

7. The percentage of Gross National Product spent on education generally reflects the level of attainment in mathematics.

8. Private schools in Japan are more modern and spacious than state-run lower secondary schools.

9. Teachers mark homework in Japanese schools.

Questions 10-13

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet.

10. Maths textbooks in Japanese schools are

11. When a new maths topic is introduced,

12. How do schools deal with students who experience difficulties?

13. Why do Japanese students tend to achieve relatively high rates of success in maths?

Questions 14-19

Reading Passage 2 has eight paragraphs (A-H). Which paragraphs concentrate on the following information?
Write the appropriate letters (A-H) in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.

NB You need only write ONE letter for each answer.

Questions 20-26

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 20-26 on your answer sheet write
YES       if the statement agrees with the information
NO          if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN    if there is no information on this in the passage

20. Vehicle pollution is worse in European cities than anywhere else.

21. Transport by horse would be a useful alternative to motor vehicles.

22. Nowadays freight is not carried by water in the United Kingdom.

23. Most European cities were not designed for motor vehicles.

24. Technology alone cannot solve the problem of vehicle pollution.

25. People’s choice of car and attitude to driving is a factor in the pollution problem.

26. Redesigning cities would be a short-term solution.

Questions 27-33

Reading Passage 3 has eight paragraphs (A-H).

Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs B-H from the list of headings below.
Write the appropriate numbers (1-8) in boxes 27-33 on your answer sheet.

NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of them.

List of Headings

1. Common objections
2. Who’s planning what
3. This type sells best in the shops
4. The figures say it all
5.  Early trials
6. They can’t get in without these
7. How does it work?
8. Fighting fraud
9. Systems to avoid
10. Accepting the inevitable

Questions 34-40

Look at the following groups of people (Questions 34-40) and the list of biometric systems (A-F) below.

Match the groups of people to the biometric system associated with them in Reading Passage 3.
Write the appropriate letters A-F in boxes 34-40 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any biometric system more than once.

List of Biometric Systems

A. Fingerprint scanner
B. Hand scanner
C. Body odour
D. Voiceprint
E. Face scanner
F. Typing pattern