The Swiffer – IELTS Reading Answers

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Updated On Jul 01, 2021

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You should spend about 20 minutes on questions 27-40 based on the given passage.

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The answers to questions 27-40 are given below along with their explanations.

Question Number	Answer	Keywords	Locations of Keywords
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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