Reading Practice Test # 4.10 Passage 3 Leave a Comment / By Ali / November 28, 2025 Questions 27-31 Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 27. When discussing the theory developed by Louis Dollo, the writer says that A. it was immediately referred to as Dollo’s law. B. it supported the possibility of evolutionary throwbacks. C. it was modified by biologists in the early twentieth century. D. it was based on many years of research. None 28. The humpback whale caught off Vancouver Island is mentioned because of A. the exceptional size of its body. B. the way it exemplifies Dollo’s law. C. the amount of local controversy it caused. D. the reason given for its unusual features. None 29. What is said about ‘silent genes’? A. Their numbers vary according to species. B. Raff disagreed with the use of the term. C. They could lead to the re-emergence of certain characteristics. D. They can have an unlimited life span. None 30. The writer mentions the mole salamander because A. it exemplifies what happens in the development of most amphibians. B. it suggests that Raffs theory is correct. C. it has lost and regained more than one ability. D. its ancestors have become the subject of extensive research. None 31. Which of the following does Wagner claim? A. Members of the Bachia lizard family have lost and regained certain features several times. B. Evidence shows that the evolution of the Bachia lizard is due to the environment. C. His research into South American lizards supports Raffs assertions. D. His findings will apply to other species of South American lizards. None Questions 32-36 Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G, below. 32. For a long time biologists rejected Please select your answer A B C D E F G 33. Opposing views on evolutionary throwbacks are represented by Please select your answer A B C D E F G 34. Examples of evolutionary throwbacks have led to Please select your answer A B C D E F G 35. The shark and killer whale are mentioned to exemplify Please select your answer A B C D E F G 36. One explanation for the findings of Wagner’s research isA. the question of how certain long-lost traits could reappear. B. the occurrence of a particular feature in different species.C. parallels drawn between behaviour and appearance.D. the continued existence of certain genetic information.E. the doubts felt about evolutionary throwbacks.F. the possibility of evolution being reversible.G. Dollo’s findings and the convictions held by Lombroso. Please select your answer A B C D E F G Questions 37 – 40 Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3? 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 this 37. Wagner was the first person to do research on South American lizards. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 38. Wagner believes that Bachia lizards with toes had toeless ancestors. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 39. The temporary occurrence of long-lost traits in embryos is rare. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN 40. Evolutionary throwbacks might be caused by developmental problems in the womb. Please select your answer YES NO NOT GIVEN Time's up
