Mammoth kill 2, Stress of Workplace, Unexpected Benefits to Human Brain – Reading Answers

It is essential to regularly practice IELTS Academic Reading tests and study passages like ‘Mammoth Kill 2’, ‘Stress of Workplace’, and ‘Unexpected Benefits to Human Brain’ to improve your IELTS Reading skills. 

In the IELTS Reading practice tests that simulate the actual IELTS test pattern, you will be given 60 minutes to answer 40 questions. So, it is important to familiarise with the question types in the passages. The four most popular IELTS question types given in this reading test are: 

• IELTS Reading Summary Completion
• IELTS Reading Matching Features
• IELTS Reading Multiple Choice Question
• True/False/Not Given IELTS Reading

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Reading Passage 1

Mammoth Kill 2

The reason why had big-sized mammals become extinct 11,000 years ago is under hot debate.   First

the explanation is that 1…………………… of human-made it happen. This so-called 2…………………… began from the 1960s suggested by an expert, who however received criticism of lack of further information. Another assumption promoted by MacPhee is that deadly 3…………………… from human causes their demises. However, his hypothesis required more 4…………………… to testify its validity. Graham proposed a third hypothesis that 5…………………… in Pleistocene epoch drove some species to disappear, reduced 6…………………… posed a dangerous signal to these giants, and 7…………………… finally wiped them out.

Questions 8-13

8 Human hunting well explained which species would finally disappear.

9 Further grounded proof needed to explain human’s indirect impact on mammals.

10 Overhunting situation has caused die-out of large mammals.

11 Illness rather than hunting caused extensive extinction.

12 Doubt raised through the study of several fossil records.

13 Climate shift is the main reason for extinction.

Reading Passage 2

Stress of Workplace

14 Work stress usually happens in the high level of a business.

15 More people’s ideas involved would be beneficial for stress relief.

16 Temporary holiday sometimes doesn’t mean less work.

17 Stress leads to the wrong direction when trying to satisfy customers.

18 It is not correct that stress in the future will be eased more than now.

Questions 19-21

19 Which of the following workplace stress is NOT mentioned according to Plumridge in the following options?

A Not enough time spend on family

B Unable to concentrate on work

C Inadequate time of sleep

D Alteration of appointment

20 Which of the following solution is NOT mentioned in helping reduce the work pressure according to Plumridge?

A Allocate more personnel

B Increase more time

C Lower expectation

D Do sports and massage

21 What is the point of view of Jan Elsner towards work stress?

A The medical test can only reveal part of the data needed to cope with stress

B Index somebody samples will be abnormal in a stressful experience

C Emotional and cognitive affection is superior to a physical one

D One well-designed solution can release all stress

Questions 22 – 27

Statistics from National worker’s compensation indicate stress plays the most important role in 22…………………… which cause the time losses. Staffs take about 23…………………… for absence from work caused by stress. Not just time is our main concern but great expenses generated consequently. An official insurer wrote sometime that about 24
…………………… of all claims were mental issues whereas nearly 27% costs in all claims, Sports Such as 25…………………… as well as 26…………………… could be a treatment to release stress; However, specialists recommended another practical way out, analyse 27…………………… once again.

Reading Passage 3

Unexpected Benefits to Human Brain

28 What is the main purpose of paragraph one?

A Introduction of Professor James Paul Gee.

B Introduction of the video game: Pajamas Sam.

C Introduction of types of video games.

D Introduction to the background of this passage.

29 What does the author want to express in the second paragraph?

A Video games are widely considered harmful to children’s brain.

B Most violent video games are a direct reason for juvenile delinquency.

C Even there is a certain proportion of violence in most video games; scientists and psychologists see its benefits of children’s intellectual abilities.

D Many parents regard video games as time-wasters, which rot children’s brain.

30 What is correctly mentioned in paragraph four?

A Some schools use video games to teach students abstract and high-level thinking.

B Video games improve brain ability in various aspects.

C Some surgeons have better skills because they play more video games.

D Skilful fighter pilots in this generation love to play video games.

31 What is the expectation of the experiment the three researchers did?

A Gamers have to make the best use of the limited resource.

B Gamers with better math skills will win in the end.

C Strategy game players have a better ability to make quick decisions.

D Video games help increase the speed of the players’ reaction effectively.

Questions 32-35

Do the following statement with the information given in Reading Passage?

32 Most video games are popular because of their violent content.

33 The action game players minimized the percentage of making mistakes in the experiment.

34 It would be a good idea for schools to apply video games in their classrooms.

35 Those People who are addicted to video games have lots of dopamine in their brains.

Questions 36-40

36 Video games as other daily life skills alter the brain’s physical structure.

37 The brain is ready to make decisions without hesitation when players are immersed in playing stressful games.

38 The purpose-motivated experience that video games offer plays an essential role in studying.

39 Players are good at tackling prompt issues with future intentions.

40 It helps children broaden their horizon in many aspects and gain self-confidence

Answers

Let’s now review the answers to the questions from the passages in the reading section of IELTS Academic, ‘Mammoth Kill 2’, ‘Stress of Workplace’, and ‘Unexpected Benefits to Human Brain’, and assess your improvement for a high IELTS Reading band score.

Mammoth Kill 2 Reading Answers (Passage 1)

Stress of Workplace Reading Answers (Passage 2)