A History of Fingerprinting – IELTS Reading Answers
Answer questions 1-14 based on the given passage.
A History of Fingerprinting
Answers
The answers to questions 1-14 are given below along with their explanations.
Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Locations of Keywords |
---|---|---|---|
1 | V | understand what fingerprints are, how, created | Para B, line 1 |
2 | X | moment, history, happened, not, clear | Para C, line 2 |
3 | I | Persian Doctor, Marcello Malpighi, William Herschel, Henry Faulds | Para D |
4 | IV | branding, tattooing, maiming | Para E, line 3 |
5 | VIII | Amazingly, Will, same Bertillon measurements, another prisoner, William West | Para F, lines 4-6 |
6 | VII | Fingerprint chemistry, new technology, traditional fingerprinting, more clues | Para G, lines 3-4 |
7 | (human) characteristics | Other, human characteristics, weight, height, change, fingerprints do not | Para B, lines 5-6 |
8 | Identical twins | Even identical twins possess dissimilar fingerprints | Para B, last 2 lines |
9 | signature | fingerprints, local people, signature for contracts | Para D, line 7 |
10 | FALSE | In the past branding, tattooing, maiming, mark the criminal | Para E, lines 3-4 |
11 | TRUE | ridged skin develops, foetal development, skin cells grow, mother’s womb | Para B, lines 2-3 |
12 | NOT GIVEN | ||
13 | FALSE | Romans tattooed mercenary soldiers, stop, deserters | Para E, last 2 lines |
14 | TRUE | scientist can tell, child, adult, mature, smoker, more | Para G, lines 5-6 |
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