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Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading
Passage 3?
In boxes 35-39 on your answer sheet write
TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE, if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this
35 Lack of money is the main reason both fathers and mothers enter the workforce.
36 The conflict between work and family increases according to the size of the
family.
37 High-income earners balance work and family life better than low-income earners.
38 Men handle work stresses better than women.
39 Work-family conflict is due largely to constant changes in work hours.
Question 40
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D
Write your answer next to 40 on your answer sheet.
40 What is the best title for Reading Passage 3?
A Family relationships and job promotion.
B The psychological effects of work.
C Theories on family and work.
D Work-family conflict and job satisfaction.
Answers
Running Dry Reading Answers (Passage 1)
1
Answer: E
Question Type: Matching Information
Answer location: Paragraph E, line 2
Answer explanation: In paragraph E, the author states, “of all the water in the world,
only about 2.5 per cent is fresh and two-thirds of this is locked up in glaciers and ice
caps.” Most freshwater in the world is located in glaciers and ice caps.
2 Answer: B
Question Type: Matching Information
Answer location: Paragraph B, 2nd last line
Answer explanation: In the said paragraph, the author mentions that “deputy director
of the Mexican National Water Commission Cantu Suarez reports, “In Oaxaca, south
of Mexico City, women line up at dawn to fill a few plastic containers from a passing
water truck.” Mexican women in order to obtain water have to line up at dawn to fill a
few plastic containers from a passing water truck.
3 Answer: A
Question Type: Matching Information
Answer location: Paragraph A, line 4
Answer explanation: In the said paragraph, it mentions that “Mexico City, built eight
centuries ago atop vast lagoons, cannot adequately supply water for its 22 million
inhabitants. Like many cities in the world, less than half of the city’s waste is treated.
The rest sinks into underground lakes or flows toward the Gulf of Mexico, turning
rivers into sewers.” Here, it can be understood that the water condition of Mexico is
extremely polluted. Mexico is unable to provide purified water for its twenty-two
million inhabitants. The remaining percentage of water that is not treated flows into
the Gulf of Mexico that turns rivers into sewers.
4 Answer: C
Question Type: Matching Information
Answer location: Paragraph C, line 4
Answer explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and
line. You must note the paraphrasing here. In the passage, it is said that “under
complex water agreements with the United States, Mexico can take water from the
Rio Grande but must pay it back.” Mexico is running out of water and is allowed to
take water from the Rio Grande but must pay it back due to the agreement (financial
commitment) made by Mexicans with the United States.
5 Answer: YES
Question Type: Yes/No/Not Given Questions
Answer location: Paragraph A, line 3
Answer explanation: If you read thoroughly, there’s a line in the said paragraph that
describes “according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Mexican children are
contracting digestive diseases due to poor water storage.” Hence, the survey of
WHO confirms that Mexican children due to unhealthy/poor water storage children
suffer from digestive diseases (illness).
6 Answer: NO
Question Type: Yes/No/Not Given Questions
Answer location: Paragraph A, last line
Answer explanation: A line in the paragraph denotes “a forced exodus from parched
cities seems far-fetched, and no one suggests it will happen next week but it is a
specter haunting Mexico’s future.” The term exodus means a mass departure of
people and parched implies extremely thirsty. Since it is given that forced moving of
the people out of cities is a far-fetched idea and unlikely to happen. Hence, Mexicans
aren’t moving to other cities because of water shortages.
7 Answer: NOT GIVEN
Question Type: Yes/No/Not Given Questions
Answer location: N/A
Answer explanation: None of the passages confirms or denies that Mexican food
crops will fail without water from America.
8 Answer: YES
Question Type: Yes/No/Not Given Questions
Answer location: Paragraph D, last line
Answer explanation: Paragraph D puts forward the information that “far too many
rivers and streams in Canada have been badly contaminated by industrial activity.”
The term contaminated has been paraphrased to polluted. Thus, it’s correct that
drinking water in Canada has been polluted by industry.
9 Answer: population(s)
Question Type: Summary completion
Answer location: Paragraph F, line 2
Answer explanation: Few lines in the said paragraph convey that “the huge problem,
however, is the rapidly increasing populations in places that lack adequate water
resources, as well as mismanagement of available resources.” The author states
that cities face poor water supplies due to the rapidly increasing/growing population.
10 Answer: 5.6 per cent
Question Type: Summary completion
Answer location: Paragraph F, line 3
Answer explanation: In the said paragraph, you can point out that “Canada, with only
0.5 per cent of the world’s population, has 5.6 per cent of its usable fresh water
supply.” It is given that only 5.6 per cent of the water is usable. Thus, Canada
contains 5.6 per cent of the world’s freshwater (that is used).
11 Answer: sterilization
Question Type: Summary completion
Answer location: Paragraph G, line 2
Answer explanation: At the beginning of paragraph G, it is given that “in an attempt
to solve this issue the main solution put forward by scientists is sterilization of the
water.” In order to deal (solve) with the issue of water pollution, scientists have
started with the process of sterilization of the water.
12 Answer: cancer(s)
Question Type: Summary completion
Answer location: Paragraph G, line 4
Answer explanation: If you read thoroughly, a line in the passage specifies that
“drinking such water over a long period can cause bladder and colon cancers, but
health experts maintain the benefits far outweigh these risks.” However, it is also
argued that consumption of treated/sterilized water can in the longer period cause
bladder and colon cancers.
13 Answer: bottled water
Question Type: Summary completion
Answer location: Paragraph G, line 5
Answer explanation: If you observe, in the said paragraph, the fact that “as a result,
the bottled water business is booming” is mentioned. Since there are too many
arguments happening about the safety of using sterilized water, not all people are
content to drink town water, and the bottled water business is growing in demand
(booming).
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