Day reading Passage (Australian culture and culture shock)

A 
describe the history of IQ tests
В 
discuss the limitations of IQ tests
С 
define the nature of intelligence
D 
explain the design of IQ tests
18 
Alfred Binet’s tests compared the children of the same age in order to
A 
identify children not performing satisfactorily
В 
identify the most intelligent children
С 
measure children’s intelligence
D 
decide the best age for children’s education to begin
19
The tests that Binet designed were
A 
based on reading skills
В 
based on mathematical skills
С 
arranged according to age
D 
different for different socio-economic groups

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Reading Passage 2
20 
Recent studies of intellect look at intelligence as
A 
a single factor
В 
a factor impossible to assess
С 
a constantly changing factor
D 
separate factors in particular circumstances
Questions 21-26
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage?
In boxes 21-26 on your answer sheet, write
YES 
if the statement agrees with the views o f the writer
NO 
if the statement contradicts the views o f the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
21 
Alfred Binet believed that the intelligence could not be measured.
22 
Binet’s tests were intended for use only in the schools of Paris.
23 
Binet’s tests were used by armies for purposes different to his original intention.
24 
Intelligence can be measured like any other human characteristic.
25 
We should assess children’s separate abilities and learning capacity not intelligence.
26 
Intelligence tests accurately identify gifted and able children.

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