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2. The number of lifeboats on the Titanic …
A. would have been sufficient if all boats had been filled to capacity
B. met the regulations for much smaller ships but not the Titanic
C. had been designed in 1894 by the
British Board of Trade
D. could carry more people than required under the regulations
3. The Titanic was …
A. higher than the tallest buildings of her day
B. divided into 16 watertight compartments
C. unsinkable
D. the most technologically advanced liner
of her time
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Table completion
Note: What is being tested is your ability to skim for specific information and
understand gist and paraphrase.
Sample task: Complete the table below using information
from the reading
passage. Write no more than three words for each answer. Write your answers in
boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.
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Sentence completion
Note:
What is being tested is your ability to skim for general information read for
details, and understand paraphrase in the incomplete sentences.
Sample task:
Complete the sentences below using words
taken from the reading
passage. Use no more than three words for each answer. Write your answers in boxes
1-3 on your answer sheet.
1. One positive outcome was that the inquiries into the Titanic disaster sought to
improve safety procedures by initiating …(1)…
2. The Titanic’s
safety feature, which convinced most people that she wouldn’t
sink, was her …(2)…
3. Passenger ships across the North Atlantic Ocean had had an excellent safety
record in the …(3)…
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