Mock test # 3 Reading passage 1

Questions 1-6

Do the following statements agree with the information in the text? For Statements, 1-6, choose:

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1 Commuters are often compared favourably with worker ants.

2 Some ants within a colony have leadership roles.

3 Forager ants tell each other how far away the food source is.

4 Forager ants are able to react quickly to a dangerous situation.

5 Termite mounds can be damaged by the wind.

6 Termites repair their mounds without directly communicating with each other.

Questions 7-9

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.

7. Managers working for a Texas gas company

8. Citizens in an annual Vermont meeting

9. Some Internet users
A provide support for each other’s ideas in order to reach the best outcome.

B use detailed comments to create large and complicated systems.
C use decision-making strategies based on insect communities to improve their service.
D communicate with each other to decide who the leader will be.
E contribute independently to the ideas of others they do not know.
F repair structures they have built without directly communicating with each other.

Questions 10-13

Complete the flow chart below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage.

How honeybees choose a new nest
Honeybee (10) ......... explore possible net sites
They perform what is known as a (11) .........on their return
Other bees go out and report back
Enthusiasm and (12) ........... increase for one particular site
A final choice is reached using a (13) ...........process

Q 10.

Q 11

Q 12.

Q 13.

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