Can animals count?, Is it time to halt the rising tide of plastic packaging?, The growth of intelligence Reading Answers

The IELTS Reading passage, Can animals count?, along with the other two IELTS Academic Reading passages – Is it time to halt the rising tide of plastic packaging? and The growth of intelligence makes this a complete IELTS reading practice tests. You will have 60 minutes to complete the whole test, which consists of 40 questions in total.  

So, the passages given in this practice set will help you enhance your reading and understanding capabilities.

Here are the question types in this reading test: 

• IELTS Reading Table Completion
• True/False/Not Given IELTS Reading
• IELTS Reading Matching Headings to Paragraph
• IELTS Reading Matching Features
• IELTS Reading Summary Completion 
• IELTS Reading Multiple-Choice Questions
• IELTS Reading Yes/No/Not Given

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Reading Passage 1

Questions 1-7 

Questions 8-13

8 Primates are better at identifying the larger of two numbers if one is much bigger than the other.

9 Jurgen Tautz trained the insects in his experiment to recognize the shapes of individual numbers.

10 The research involving young chicks took place over two separate days.

11 The experiment with chicks suggests that some numerical ability exists in newborn animals.

12 Researchers have experimented by altering quantities of nectar or fruit available to certain wild animals.

13 When assessing the number of eggs in their nest, coots take into account those of other birds.

Reading Passage 2

Questions 14-18

List of Headings

i. A lack of consistent policy

ii. Learning from experience

iii. The greatest advantage

iv. The role of research

v. A unique material

vi. An irrational anxiety

vii. Avoiding the real challenges

viii. A sign of things to come

14 Paragraph A

15 Paragraph B

16 Paragraph C

17 Paragraph D

18 Paragraph E

Questions 19-23 

19 A comparison of two approaches to packaging revealed an interesting result.

20 People are expected to do the right thing.

21 Most food roaches UK shops in good condition.

22 Complex issues are ignored in the search for speedy solutions.

23 It is merely because of the way societies operate that using plastic seems valid.

People

A. Tim Lang

B. Dick Seatle

C. Helene Roberts

D. Steve Kelsey

Questions 24-26

A revolutionary material

Plastic packaging has changed the way we consume food. However, we instinctively dislike it partly because it is the product of 24………………………… processes, but also because it seems to be 25………………………….so we feel it is wasteful. Nevertheless, it is thanks to plastic that for many people their choice of food is no longer restricted by the 26………………………. in which it is available or the location of its source.

Reading Passage 3

Questions 27-30

27 Most researchers accept that one feature of intelligence is the ability to ………………………..
A change our behaviour according to our situation.

B reacts to others’ behaviour patterns.

C experiment with environmental features.

D cope with unexpected setbacks.

28 What have psychometricians used statistics for?

A to find out if cooperative tasks are a useful tool In measuring certain skills

B  to explore whether several abilities are involved in the development of intelligence

C to demonstrate that mathematical models can predict test results for different skills

D to discover whether common sense is fundamental to developing children’s abilities

29 Why are Horn and Cattell mentioned?

A They disagreed about the interpretation of different intelligence tests.

B The research concerned both linguistic and mathematical abilities.

C They were the first to prove that intelligence can be measured by testing a range of special skills.

D Their work was an example of research into how people’s cognitive skills vary with age.

30 What was innovative about Piaget’s research?

A He refused to accept that children developed according to a set pattern.

B He emphasized the way children thought more than how well they did in tests.

C He used visually appealing materials instead of traditional intelligence tests.

D He studied children of all ages and levels of intelligence.

Questions 31-36

31 A surprising number of academics have come to the same conclusion about what the term intelligence means.

32 A general test of intelligence is unlikely to indicate the level of performance in every type of task.

33 The elderly perform less well on comprehension tests than young adults.

34 We must take into account which skills are tested when comparing intelligence at different ages.

35 Piaget’s work influenced theoretical studies more than practical research.

36 Piaget’s emphasis on active learning has been discredited by later researchers.

Questions 37-40

Researchers investigating the development of intelligence have shown that 37……………………………… skills become more significant with age. One good predictor of 38……………………….. intelligence is the degree to which small children are 39………………………. about their surroundings and how much interest they show on finding themselves in a 40…………………………. setting.

A adult

B practical

C verbal

D spatial

E inquisitive

F uncertain

G academic

H plentiful

I unfamiliar

Answers

It’s time to review the answers to the questions about the passages ‘Can animals count?’, ‘Is it time to halt the rising tide of plastic packaging?’, and ‘The growth of intelligence’ – and increase your IELTS band score by enhancing your reading skills.

Can animals count? Reading Answers (Passage 1)

Is it time to halt the rising tide of plastic packaging? Reading Answers (Passage 2)

The growth of intelligence Reading Answers (Passage 3)

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