IELTS Reading – True, False, Not Given – Example 6

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Updated On Aug 14, 2024

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Sample Passage :

A. In the late 1890s, while traveling as an Itinerant salesperson for the Crown, Cork, and Seal Company. King C. Gillette observed how his corked bottle caps were discarded immediately after opening. Nevertheless, his company turned a healthy profit, and there was Immense business value. Gillette soon came to realize a product that was used only a few times. Gillette had his breakthrough while struggling with a straight-bladed razor – a slow, fiddly, and potentially dangerous instrument that required sharpening regularly. A simple, disposable blade that could be thrown away when it dulled would meet a real need and generate substantial profits, he correctly reasoned. After founding the American Safety Razor Company In 1901. his sales leaped from 168 blades in 1903 to 123.648 blades only a year later.

Questions:

1.King C. Gillette was an itinerant salesperson in the late 1890s.

2. Crown, Cork, and Seal Company were owned by King C.Gillette.

3. Gillette discovered something when struggling with the straight-bladed razor.

4. American Safety Razor Company generated profits as soon as it started in 1901.

5. A straight-bladed razor should be sharpened regularly.

Answers:

1.King C. Gillette was an itinerant salesperson in the late 1890s – True.

2. Crown, Cork, and Seal Company were owned by King C.Gillette – Not Given.

3. Gillette discovered something when struggling with the straight-bladed razor.- True.

4. American Safety Razor Company generated profits as soon as it started in 1901 – False.

5. A straight-bladed razor should be sharpened regularly – True.

Explanation of the answers:

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For the first question, it is clearly mentioned in the passage that King C. Gillette was an itinerant salesperson in the late 1890s. So, the statement is True.

The second question is not mentioned anywhere in the passage that King C. Gillette owned the Crown, Cork, and Seal company. So, the statement is Not Given.

For the third question, it is mentioned in the passage that Gillette had a breakthrough ( which could also mean a discovery or a revelation) while struggling with a straight-bladed razor. So, the statement is True.

For the fourth question, it is given in the passage that the American Safety Razor Company generated more revenues and profits in 1903. So, the statement is False.

For the fifth question, it is mentioned in the passage that a sharp-bladed razor was a slow, fiddly, and potentially dangerous instrument that should be regularly sharpened. So, the statement is True.

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