Reading Practice Test # 3.9 passage 1 Leave a Comment / By Ali / November 25, 2025 Questions 1–8 Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 1? YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writerNO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writerNOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this1 There are understandable reasons why arguments occur about language. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 2 People feel more strongly about language education than about small differences in language usage. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 3 Our assessment of a person’s intelligence is affected by the way he or she uses language. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 4 Prescriptive grammar books cost a lot of money to buy in the 18th century. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 5 Prescriptivism still exists today. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 6 According to descriptivists it is pointless to try to stop language change. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 7 Descriptivism only appeared after the 18th century. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 8 Both descriptivists and prescriptivists have been misrepresented. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN Questions 9–12 Complete the summary using the list of words, A-l, below. The language debate According to (9) .......... there is only one correct form of language. Linguists who take this approach to language place great importance on grammatical (10) ......... Conversely, the view of (11) .............., such as Joseph Priestley, is that grammar should be based on (12) ........... A descriptivists B language expert C popular speech D formal language E evaluation F rules G modern linguists H prescriptivists I changeQ 9. %BLANK% Please select your answer A B C D E F G H I Q 10. %BLANK% Please select your answer A B C D E F G H I Q 11. %BLANK% Please select your answer A B C D E F G H I Q 12. %BLANK% Please select your answer A B C D E F G H I Question 13 Choose the correct letter A. B, C or D. What is the writer’s purpose in Reading Passage? A to argue in favour of a particular approach to writing dictionaries and grammar books B to present a historical account of differing views of language C to describe the differences between spoken and written language D to show how a certain view of language has been discredited None Time's up
