Questions 14-17
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D
A, B, C or D
Write the correct letter in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet.
14 In the first paragraph, why does the writer say ‘This is not merely an academic
debate’?
A
B
C
D
15 What was Susan Anton’s opinion of the Turkana boy?
A
B
C
D
16 What point does Steven Leigh make?
A
B
C
D
17 What can we learn from a mammal’s teeth?
A
B
C
Anthropologists’ theories need to be backed up by practical research.
There have been some important misunderstandings among
anthropologists.
The attitudes of anthropologists towards adolescence are changing.
The work of anthropologists could inform our understanding of modem
adolescence.
He would have experienced an adolescent phase had he lived
His skull showed he had already reached adulthood
His skeleton and teeth could not be compared to those from a more
modern age.
He must have grown much faster than others alive at the time.
Different parts of the human skeleton develop at different speeds.
The growth period of many apes Is confined to times when there is
enough food
Humans have different rates of development from each other depending
on living conditions.
The growth phase in most apes lasts longer if more food is available.
A poor diet will cause them to grow more slowly.
They are a better indication of lifestyle than a skeleton.
Their growing period is difficult to predict accurately.
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