Reading Practice Test # 3.9 passage 3 Leave a Comment / By Mujahid Ali / November 25, 2025 Questions 27–32 Reading Passage 3 has six paragraphs, A-F. Which paragraph contains the following information? 27 an explanation of the factors affecting the transmission of information Please select your answer A B C D E F 28 an example of how unnecessary information can be omitted Please select your answer A B C D E F 29 a reference to Shannon`s attitude to fame Please select your answer A B C D E F 30 details of a machine capable of interpreting incomplete information Please select your answer A B C D E F 31 a detailed account of an incident involving information theory Please select your answer A B C D E F 32 a reference to what Shannon initially intended to achieve in his research Please select your answer A B C D E F Questions 33–37 Complete the notes below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer The Voyager l Space Probe The probe transmitted pictures of both (33) ..........,and .......... , then left the (34) .......... The freezing temperatures were found to have a negative effect on parts of the space probe. Scientists feared that both the (35) ............... and .............. were about to stop working. The only hope was to tell the probe to replace them with (36) ............... – but distance made communication with the probe difficult. A (37) ................. was used to transmit the message at the speed of light. The message was picked up by the probe and the switchover took place.Q 33. Q 34. Q 35. Q 36. Q 37. Questions 38–40 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3? For Statements, 38-40, choose: TRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 38. The concept of describing something as true or false was the starting point for Shannon in his attempts to send messages over distances. Please select your answer TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN 39. The amount of information that can be sent in a given time period is determined with reference to the signal strength and noise level. Please select your answer TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN 40. Products have now been developed which can convey more information than Shannon had anticipated as possible. Please select your answer TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN Time's up
