Our Vanishing Night, Is there a psychologist in the building?, Have Teenagers Always Existed? Reading Answers

You will have 60 minutes to complete IELTS Academic Reading, which consists of 40 questions in total. To make that possible, you have to regularly practice IELTS Reading practice tests along with passages like ‘Our Vanishing Night‘, ‘Is there a Psychologist in the Building?’ and ‘Have Teenagers Always Existed?’. 

The types of question given in this reading test are: 

• True/False/Not Given IELTS Reading
• IELTS Reading Table Completion
• IELTS Reading Matching Headings to Paragraph
• IELTS Reading Multiple-Choice Questions
• IELTS Reading Yes/No/Not Given
• IELTS Reading Matching Sentence Endings

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Reading Passage 1

Our Vanishing Night

” Most city skies have become virtually empty of stars “

Questions 1-7: 

1 Few people recognise nowadays that human beings are designed to function best in daylight.

2 Most light pollution is caused by the direction of artificial lights rather than their intensity.

3 By 1800 the city of London had such a large population, it was already causing light pollution.

4 The fishermen of the South Atlantic are unaware of the light pollution they are causing.

5 Shadows from the planet Venus are more difficult to see at certain times of the year.

6 In some Swiss valleys, the total number of bats declined rapidly after the introduction of streetlights.

7 The first attempts to limit light pollution were carried out to help those studying the stars.

Questions 8-13: 

Reading Passage 2

Is there a psychologist in the building?

— CHRISTIAN JARRETT reports on psychology’s place in new architectural development. —

Questions 14-20: 

List of Headings

1. A comparison between similar buildings
2. The negative reaction of local residents
3. An unusual job for a psychologist
4. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines
5. The need for government action
6. A failure to use available information in practical ways
7. Academics with an unhelpful attitude
8. A refusal by architects to accept criticism
9. A unique co-operative scheme
10. The expanding scope of environmental psychology

14 Paragraph A

15 Paragraph B

16 Paragraph C

17 Paragraph D

18 Paragraph E

19 Paragraph F

20 Paragraph G

Questions 21-22: 

Which TWO of the following benefits are said to arise from the use of environmental psychology when planning buildings?

A better relationships between staff

B improved educational performance

C reduction of environmental pollution

D fewer mistakes made by medical staff

E easier detection of crime

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Questions 23-24: 

Which TWO of the following research methods are mentioned in the passage?

A the use of existing data relating to a geographical area

B measuring the space given to a variety of activities

C watching what people do in different parts of a building

D analyzing decisions made during the planning of a building

E observing patients’ reactions to each other

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Questions 25-26:

25 The students from England suggested that the Scottish students should identify their ……………….

26 John Zeisel believes that if the of a building is clear, patient outcomes will improve ………………….

Reading Passage 3

Questions 27-30: 

27 In the first paragraph, why does the writer say ‘This is not merely an academic debate’?

A Anthropologists’ theories need to be backed up by practical research.

B There have been some important misunderstandings among anthropologists.

C The attitudes of anthropologists towards adolescence are changing.

D. The work of anthropologists could inform our understanding of modem adolescence.

28 What was Susan Anton’s opinion of the Turkana boy?

A He would have experienced an adolescent phase had he lived.

B His skull showed he had already reached adulthood.

C His skeleton and teeth could not be compared to those from a more modern age.

D He must have grown much faster than others alive at the time.

29 What point does Steven Leigh make?

A Different parts of the human skeleton develop at different speeds.

B The growth period of many apes is confined to times when there is enough food.

C Humans have different rates of development from each other depending on living conditions.

D The growth phase in most apes lasts longer if more food is available.

30 What can we learn from a mammal’s teeth?

A A poor diet will cause them to grow more slowly.

B They are a better indication of a lifestyle than a skeleton.

C Their growing period is difficult to predict accurately.

D Their speed of growth is directly related to the body’s speed of development.

Questions 31-36: 

31 It is difficult for anthropologists to do research on human fossils because they are so rare.

32 Modern methods mean it is possible to predict the age of a skeleton with accuracy.

33 Susan Anton’s conclusion about the Turkana boy reinforces an established idea.

34 Steven Leigh’s ideas are likely to be met with disbelief by many anthropologists.

35 Researchers in France and Spain developed a unique method of analysing teeth.

36 There has been too little research comparing the brains of Homo erectus and Neanderthals.

Questions 37-40: 

37 Until recently, delayed growth in humans until adolescence was felt to be due to …………….

38 In her research, Margaret Clegg discovered ……………….

39 Steven Leigh thought the existence of adolescence is connected to …………………

40 Research on Neanderthals suggests that they had short lives because of ………………….

1. inconsistencies between height, skeleton and dental evidence.
2. the fact that human beings walk on two legs.
3. the way teeth grew.
4. a need to be dependent on others for survival.
5. difficult climatic conditions.
6. increased quantities of food.
7. the existence of much larger brains than previously.

Answers

Now it’s time to check the answers to the above questions from the passages – ‘Our Vanishing Night’, ‘Is there a Psychologist in the Building?’ and ‘Have Teenagers Always Existed?’ – and improve your reading skills for a better IELTS band score.

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