IELTS Reading 2 - Passage 2

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B2-C1 IELTS (IELTS Reading) Quiz on IELTS Reading 2 - Passage 2, created by Veronika Bebekh on 09/12/2022.
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Question 1

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Questions 14-19 Reading Passage 2 has nine paragraphs, labelled A–I. Which paragraphs contains the following information? Write the correct letter A-I in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet. NB You may use any letter more than once. 14 a biological explanation of the teacher-subjects' behaviour [blank_start]F[blank_end] 15 the explanation Milgram gave the teacher-subjects for the experiment [blank_start]A[blank_end] 16 the identity of the pupils [blank_start]B[blank_end] 17 the expected statistical outcome [blank_start]D[blank_end] 18 the general aim of sociobiological study [blank_start]I[blank_end] 19 the way Milgram persuaded the teacher-subjects to continue [blank_start]C[blank_end]
Answer
  • F
  • A
  • B
  • D
  • I
  • C

Question 2

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Questions 20-22 Choose the correct answer. 20 The teacher-subjects were told that they were testing whether ....
Answer
  • a 450-volt shock was dangerous.
  • punishment helps learning.
  • the pupils were honest.
  • they were suited to teaching.

Question 3

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Questions 20-22 Choose the correct answer. 21 The teacher-subjects were instructed to ....
Answer
  • stop when a pupil asked them to.
  • denounce pupils who made mistakes.
  • reduce the shock level after a correct answer.
  • give punishment according to a rule.

Question 4

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Questions 20-22 Choose the correct answer. 22 Before the experiment took place the psychiatrists ....
Answer
  • believed that a shock of 150 volts was too dangerous.
  • failed to agree on how the teacher-subjects would respond to instructions.
  • underestimated the teacher-subjects' willingness to comply with experimental procedure.
  • thought that many of the teacher-subjects would administer a shock of 450 volts.

Question 5

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Questions 23-26 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2? In boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 23 Several of the subjects were psychology students at Yale University. [blank_start]NOT GIVEN[blank_end] 24 Some people may believe that the teacher-subjects' behaviour could be explained as a positive survival mechanism. [blank_start]TRUE[blank_end] 25 In a sociological explanation, personal values are more powerful than authority. [blank_start]FALSE[blank_end] 26 Milgram's experiment solves an importapt question in sociobiology. [blank_start]FALSE[blank_end]
Answer
  • NOT GIVEN
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • NOT GIVEN
  • FALSE
  • TRUE
  • NOT GIVEN
  • FALSE
  • TRUE
  • NOT GIVEN
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