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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 197
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 197 – PASSAGE – 2
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST – 197
READING PASSAGE – 2
Read the text below and answer Questions 18-25.
THE CHICKEN CHALLENGE
Short introduced project-based learning, which has given students more opportunities to ask questions and follow their interests. For one popular project—the Chicken Challenge—students investigate the driving question, “What’s the most effective way to produce the best chickens for market in the least amount of time?” As they raise chickens in a school greenhouse, students conduct nutrition trials, do research, and prepare marketing materials to explain their approach. It’s an academically rich project that also appeals to students’ desire for hands-on learning. “There’s the real life of caring for animals that rely on you,” Short says.
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The changes in her curriculum have made a difference. Enrollment in the school’s agro program has doubled in 10 years, with girls now outnumbering boys in many classes. Technology has become an integral part of teaching and learning in a classroom equipped with a polymerase chain reaction machine and other real-world lab equipment for genetic studies. Interest has also spread to the junior high, where Short’s STEM students are investigating the use of robotics in fishing lures and asking about using drones to gather data. “They’re teaching me,” she says, when it comes to emerging technologies.
A Growing Movement
Four of Short’s students were among the 40,000 young people who gathered in Indianapolis in October for the National FFA convention. This annual event showcases the work of student researchers, FFA leaders, and young entrepreneurs, along with innovations developed by industry partners and technologists.
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“We have more members now than at any point in history,” says Blaze Currie, team leader for the leadership development team at FFA. The organization used to be known as Future Farmers of America but has rebranded to reflect a wider range of opportunities. “We still have students who come from rural communities, but we also have chapters in 18 of the 20 largest cities in the country.”
Questions 18-22
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? In boxes 18-22 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this.
18. This project can help build both academic knowledge and experimental learning.
19. There has been an increase in the number of student in the agri School where males have outnumbered females.
20. Children in Short’s School has become more enthusiastic than before.
21. Four Shorts Students who took part in Indianapolis won awards.
22. Interest of urban student towards agricultural sector is increasing.
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Questions 23-25
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ORA NUMBER from the text for each answer.
23. The changes in ……………. have brought a great change in the perspective of students.
24. Students have asked the teacher to use ……………. for data collection.
25. The future farmers of America program have appealed urban students with subject knowledge and ……………. skills.
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Read the text below and answer Questions 26-30.
POOR OFFICE LIGHTING
Poor lighting (which includes light being too bright or creating glare) can cause us to lose our ability to focus through eyestrain, fatigue and headaches. This can result in lower productivity; absenteeism and a recent study by the HSE has shown that it also has an adverse effect on our daily moods. If you imagine sitting in an intensely lit room all day, squinting at another bright light; you can start to visualize how it might begin to affect you.
Another condition associated with prolonged exposure to computer light is computer vision syndrome (CVS) or visual display unit (VDU) glare, affecting between 64% and 90% of the UK office population. While this hasn’t been found to have any long term complications, it can cause all the problems previously mentioned as well as dry eyes and temporary myopia (difficulty in seeing distant objects).
Overhead lighting is generally fixed in the early phases of office development at an overly bright 500 lux, often over areas that do not need the light. After all, it’s surely better to have too much light than not enough?
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Questions 26-30
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this.
26. Headaches are the common cause of loss of vision.
27. A person can develop negative psychology because of bad lighting.
28. Glare from computer screen has been commonly affecting UK population then other countries.
29. Difficulty seeing near objects can be a cause of poor lighting.
30. 500lux is the most desirable lighting.
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ANSWERS ARE BELOW
ANSWERS
18. TRUE
19. FALSE
20. TRUE
21. NOT GIVEN
22. TRUE
23. CURRICULUM
24. DRONES
25. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
26. NOT GIVEN
27. TRUE
28. NOT GIVEN
29. FALSE
30. NOT GIVEN