Why Risks Can Go Wrong – IELTS Reading Answers

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Why Risks Can Go Wrong – IELTS Reading Answers

The Academic passage ‘Why Risks Can Go Wrong’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test.

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The answers to questions 1-13 are given below along with their explanations.

Question Number Answer Keywords Locations of Keywords
1 vi Kahneman shared, Nobel prize, for his work Para B, lines 6-7
2 xi ‘anchor effect’ Para D, line 2
3 iii In addition, mistakes may arise due to stubbornness Para E, line 1
4 viii People, put, emphasis, things, seen, experienced themselves Para F, first 2 lines
5 i people spend, too much time, small decisions, not enough, big ones Para G, first 2 lines
6 iv crying over spilled milk, waste of time Para H, line 1
7 D applying psychological insights, economics, business decisions, rather bizarre Para B, lines 4-5
8 B same goes, hopes, ever-rising prices, homes  Para C, lines 4-5
9 D mistakes, arise, stubbornness Para E, line 1
10 A large majority, Americans, Europeans invest, heavily, shares, home countries Para F, lines 6-7
11 managers and/or sportsmen Such optimism, useful, managers, sportsmen Para C, lines 5-6
12 driving fewer than half, respondents admit, below-average skills, driving Para C, line 9
13 pharmaceutical (companies)  Pharmaceutical companies, accustomed, failures, big successes  Para I, lines 2-3

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