IELTS READING MODULE 61

True, False, Not Given and Yes, No, Not Given

These two question types are very similar to each other. The True/False question is concerned with facts in
a passage; the Yes/No question is concerned with an author's opinion or attitude.

DIRECTIONS Do the following statements agree with the information given in the
passage? In Boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information in the passage
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information in the passage
Nor G1vEN if there is no information about this in the passage

DIRECTIONS Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the
passage? In Boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet write
YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
No if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
Nor GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

STRATEGY Scan the passage for words that match the key words in the
statement. The statements may be paraphrases of similar
statements in the passage. If there is no similar statement in the
passage, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
TIP Pay attention to adjectives and adverbs (modifiers). A modifier in
a question may be the opposite of the modifier in the passage.

PRACTICE 1 (answers on page 228)

True/False/Not Given
Read the paragraphs and write TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN next to each statement that follows. For each
statement, underline the sentence or sentences in the paragraph where you found the answer. If you cannot
find a sentence to underline, the answer is NOT GIVEN.

Paragraph 1
Deep in the Guatemalan rainforest lies Tikal, one of the most important archeological sites of the ancient
Mayan civilization. The site contains more than 3,000 buildings, constructed between 600 BC and AD 900.
The ancient city was an important ceremonial center with temples, palaces, and a central plaza, as well as
numerous dwelling places scattered around the area. Much of the site has been excavated and restored,
making it a popular attraction for tourists and students of the ancient Maya. However, many structures
are still covered under a thick layer of jungle growth and have yet to be excavated. At its height, Tikal was
home to a population of about 90,000. Archeologists have excavated the remains of cotton, tobacco, beans,
pumpkins, and peppers, as well as tools used to grow these crops, showing that this was an agricultural
society.
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1 AH of the buildings at Tikal have been excavated ..........................

2 Tikal was the home of the most important Mayan king ..........................
3 The ancient inhabitants of Tikal were farmers ..........................

Paragraph 2
The Hawaiian \slands are a chain of volcanic islands stretching along a line of about 1500 miles in the Pacific
Ocean. The chain consists of eight major islands, the largest being the island of Hawaii, as well as some
124 smaller islands and islets. The islands were formed by the movement of the Pacific Plate over a volcanic
hot spot. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the islands were known to Europeans as the
Sandwich Islands. This was the name given to them by Captain Cook when he first visited the area in 1778.
He called them this in honor of the fourth Earl of Sandwich, who had provided the financial backing for Cook's
expeditions. By the 1840s, the name Sandwich Islands had largely fallen out of use.

4 Several of the volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands are still active..........................

5 There are a total of eight islands in the Hawaiian Island chain..........................
6 Captain Cook named the islands after his financial backer. .........................

PRACTICE 2 (answers on page 228)

Yes/No/Not Given
Read the paragraph and write YES, NO, or NOT GIVEN next to each statement that follows. For each state­
ment, underline the sentence or sentences in the paragraph where you found the answer. If you cannot find
a sentence to underline, the answer is NOT GIVEN.

Paragraph 1
The dangers of driving while using a cell phone are hard to ignore. Statistics from 2009 show close to 1,000
people in the United States killed in traffic accidents where use of a cell phone was reported as a factor in the
accident. Note that these numbers show only reported information. The number of traffic deaths caused by
distracted drivers with cell phones is likely a good deal higher. Statistics also show that it is the 30- to 39-year­
old age group that has the highest number of cell phone-related traffic deaths, rather than the under 20 age
group, as would be expected. Cell phone use while driving is more common among women than among men
and more common in the southern part of the country than in the north.

1 The reported number of traffic accident deaths caused by cell phone use is much lower than the actual
number. .........................
2 It is generally assumed that drivers under 20 are more often involved in cell-phone related traffic
accidents than older drivers are. .........................
3 Laws regarding using a cell phone while driving are too strict. .........................

Paragraph 2
The Learning Styles Model and the Multiple Intelligences Theory both provide frameworks for teachers
working to organize their classrooms and lessons to maximize the learning experience for all their stu­
dents. Both these approaches recognize that children learn differently, and they can be used effectively
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together in the classroom. The Learning Styles Model identifies five areas that influence learning: environ­
ment, emotions, social, physical, and psychological. It then looks at different factors within these areas.
The environment, for example, can affect learning in terms of sound (some children learn better in a quiet
environment while others prefer noise), light (some children prefer a brightly lit environment while others
feel better in softer light), and other factors. Social influences include such things as whether a child pre­
fers to work alone or with others, with or without the guidance of an adult, with a routine or in a variety
of ways.

4 The Learning Styles Model is a more effective tool than the Multiple Intelligences Theory..........................
5 Light and noise levels can affect how children learn ..........................
6 Most children prefer to work with adult guidance ..........................