Iii Cambridge Practice Tests for ielts

A
Dr Broca
B
Dr Brinkman
C
Geschwind and Galaburda
D
Charles Moore
E
Professor Turner
Questions 1-7
Use the information in the text to match the people (listed A-E) with the opinions (listed
1-7) below. Write the appropriate letter (A-E) in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet. Some
people match more than one opinion.
1
Human beings started to show a preference for right-handedness when they first
developed language.
2
Society is prejudiced against left-handed people.
3
Boys are more likely to be left-handed.
4
After a stroke, left-handed people recover their speech more quickly
than right-
handed people.
5
People who suffer strokes on the left side of the brain usually lose
their power of
speech.
6
The two sides of the brain develop different functions before birth.
7
Asymmetry is a common feature of the human body.
Example
Answer
Monkeys do not show a species specific preference for
left or right-handedness.
B

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Percentage of children lefthanded
Reading
Questions 8-10
Using the information in the passage, complete the table below. Write your answers in boxes 8
10 on your answer sheet.
Questions 11-12
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 11 and 12 on your answer sheet.
11
A study of monkeys has shown that
A
monkeys are not usually right-handed.
B
monkeys display a capacity for speech.
C
monkey brains are smaller than human brains.
D
monkey brains are asymmetric.