Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
118 
Exercise 57: True, False, Not Given 
Read the following text about sharks, then answer the questions below.
Contrary to the common wisdom that sharks are instinct-driven "eating 
machines", recent studies have indicated that many species possess powerful 
problem-solving skills, social skills and curiosity. The brain- to body-mass ratios 
of sharks are similar to those of mammals and birds, and migration patterns in 
sharks may be even more complex than in birds, with many sharks covering 
entire ocean basins. However, shark behaviour has only begun to be formally 
studied, so there is much more to learn. 
A popular myth is that sharks are immune to disease and cancer; however, this 
remains to be proven. The evidence that sharks are at least resistant to cancer 
and disease is mostly anecdotal and there have been few, if any, scientific or 
statistical studies that show sharks to have heightened immunity to disease. 
According to the text, are the following statements true, false or not given? 
1. Research shows that sharks are more intelligent than most people think.
2. Relative to their body size, sharks have bigger brains than birds.
3. There is no real evidence proving that sharks are resistant to diseases.
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
119 
Exercise 58: Paragraph heading 
Read the paragraph below and choose the best heading from the list.
1. The appearance of the first public libraries. 
2. Intensive and extensive reading habits. 
3. The reading revolution. 
Paragraph: 
Reading underwent serious changes in the 18th century. Until 1750, reading was 
done “intensively”: people tended to own a small number of books and read 
them repeatedly, often to a small audience. After 1750, people began to read 
“extensively”, finding as many books as they could, and increasingly reading 
them alone. Libraries that lent out their material for a small price started to 
appear, and occasionally bookstores would offer a small lending library to their 
patrons. Coffee houses commonly offered books, journals and sometimes even 
popular novels to their customers.