The Swiffer – IELTS Reading Answers
You should spend about 20 minutes on questions 27-40 based on the given passage.
The Swiffer
Answers
The answers to questions 27-40 are given below along with their explanations.
Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Locations of Keywords |
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27 | D | better ways to clean floors | Para 1, line 6 |
28 | B | book definitely spiraled out of control | Para 2, line 3 |
29 | A | ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ suddenly flowed from his pen | Para 3, line 5 |
30 | C | anterior superior temporal gyrus suddenly lights up | Para 4, line 8 |
31 | B | brain, hunting, ‘filing cabinets of the right hemisphere’ | Para 4, last 2 lines |
32 | C | when focused, details of the problems, less likely to make those vital associations | Para 3, lines 6-8 |
33 | D | day-dreaming, positively correlated with problem-solving | Para 5, lines 11-12 |
34 | A | if colleagues are too socially intimate, creativity is stifled | Para 5, last 2 lines |
35 | workplace | Jobs designed entire workplace, maximise, chance | Para 6, lines 2-3 |
36 | acquaintances | Those with, diversity, acquaintances enjoyed far more success. | Para 6, line 5 |
37 | conversations | forces himself to initiate conversations | Para 6, line 7 |
38 | internet | research shows the opposite has occurred | Para 6, line 9 |
39 | cities | Cities, however, allow, ingenuity, pulling, different people together, exchange ideas | Para 6, lines 12-13 |
40 | A | elements producing breakthrough ideas: frustration, insight and sheer hard work | Para 1, line 3 |
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