IELTS Reading 4 - Passage 1

Questions 1-4 IELTS Reading 4 - Passage 1 has six sections, A-F. Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter A-F in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet. 1. details of the range of family types involved in an education programme [blank_start]D[blank_end] 2. reasons why a child's early years are so important [blank_start]B[blank_end] 3. reasons why an education programme failed [blank_start]C[blank_end] 4. a description of the positive outcomes of an education programme [blank_start]E[blank_end]

Questions 5-10 Classify the following features as characterising Write the correct letter A, B, C or D in boxes 5-10 on your answer sheet. A the 'Headstart' programme B the 'Missouri' programme C both the 'Headstart' and the 'Missouri' programmes D neither the `Headstart' nor the 'Missouri' programme 5 was administered to a variety of poor and wealthy families [blank_start]B[blank_end] 6 continued with follow-up assistance in elementary schools [blank_start]D[blank_end] 7 did not succeed in its aim [blank_start]A[blank_end] 8 supplied many forms of support and training to parents [blank_start]B[blank_end] 9 received insufficient funding [blank_start]D[blank_end] 10 was designed to improve pre-schoolers' educational development [blank_start]C[blank_end]

Questions 11-13 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage? In boxes 11-13 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 11 Most 'Missouri' programme three-year-olds scored highly in areas such as listening, speaking, reasoning and interacting with others. [blank_start]TRUE[blank_end] 12 'Missouri' programme children of young, uneducated, single parents scored less highly on the tests. [blank_start]FALSE[blank_end] 13 The richer families in the 'Missouri' programme had higher stress levels. [blank_start]NOT GIVEN[blank_end]