How Lock Picking Works Reading Answers
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How Lock Picking Works
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 15-27, which are based on the Reading Passage below.
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Answers
The answers to questions 15-27 are given below along with their explanations.
Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Locations of Keywords |
---|---|---|---|
15 | viii | Lock picking, essential skill for locksmiths | Section A, line 1 |
16 | vii | movable bolt, latch, embedded, door, extended, side | Section B, line 5 |
17 | ix | widely-used lock design, cylinder lock | Section C, line 1 |
18 | ii | To pick a pin lock | Section D, line 1 |
19 | vi | – | entire Section E |
20 | housing | the housing around it | Section D, line 7 |
21 | cylinder | This turns the cylinder | Section D, line 6 |
22 | pins | pick, keyhole, lifting the pins | Section D, lines 8-9 |
23 | the tension wrench | insert, tension wrench, keyhole, turn it | Section D, line 5 |
24 | the pick | While applying pressure, cylinder, slide the pick, keyhole | Para D, line 8 |
25 | the ledge (in shaft) | The ledge keeps the upper pin wedged in the housing | Para D, lines 12-13 |
26 | Moderate security | inexpensive, moderate security | Section E, line 2 |
27 | wafer | common type, cylinder lock, wafer lock | Section E, lines 2-3 |
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