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D. A genius appears once in every generation => NOT GIVEN
E. Genius can be easily destroyed by discouragement => NOT GIVEN
F. Genius is inherited
In paragraph 2: “…that genius runs in families”. That means genius is inherited from people in
their families. => TRUE
G. Gifted people are very hard to live with => NOT GIVEN
H. People never appreciate true genius. “…that genius goes unrecognized and unrewarded” => that
means they [geniuses] are not appreciated by other people.=> TRUE
I. Geniuses are natural leaders => NOT GIVEN
J. Gifted people develop their greatness through
difficulties. “….that adversity makes men wise” =>that means people [men] become wiser thro
ugh difficulties. => TRUE
K. Genius will always reveal itself.
In paragraph 3, the writer refers to: “…the frequency
with which abilities went
unrecognised by teachers and schools”. Therefore, it is not always true that genius is recognized or
reveals itself. => FALSE
QUESTIONS 19 – 26
19. NINETEENTH CENTURY STUDIES OF THE NATURE OF GENIUS
FAILED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE UNIQUENESS OF THE
PERSON‟S UPBRINGING
Key words: nineteenth century studies, nature of genius, failed, take into account
uniqueness of person‟s upbringing.
In paragraph 3: “However, the difficulty with the evidence produced by these studies,
fascinating as they are in collecting together anecdotes and apparent similarities and
exceptions, is that they are not what we would today call norm-referenced”.
– failed to take into account = they are not norm-referenced… we must also take into account
– the uniqueness of the person‟s upbringing = information about
how common or exceptional
these circumstances were at the time. For example, most studies were conducted among
“members of the privileged classes”, but “home tutoring was common in the families of the nobility
and wealthy”. So, studies failed to take into account the education and health of the circumstances of
children from a range of social classes – the social norms.
=> ANSWER: TRUE
20. NINETEENTH – CENTURY STUDIES OF GENIUS LACKED BOTH
OBJECTIVITY AND PROPER SCIENTIFIC APPROACH.
Key words: nineteenth – century, studies of genius, lacked, objectivity,
proper scientific
approach
The last sentence in paragraph 3: “It was only with the growth of paediatrics and
psychology in the twentieth century that studies could be carried out on a more objective, if still not
always very scientific, basis”. This means that in the 19th century studies could not
be conducted using an objective and scientific approach. Studies only became more objective
and scientific in the 20th century.
=> ANSWER: TRUE
21. A TRUE GENIUS HAS GENERAL POWERS CAPABLE OF
EXCELLENCE IN ANY AREA.
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Key words: true genius, general powers, excellence in any area.
In paragraph 4, the writer notes the idea of Dr Johnson that: “The true genius
is a mind of
large general powers, accidentally determined to particular direction. We may disagree with the
„general‟, for we doubt if all musicians of genius could have become scientists of genius or vice
versa…”
=> ANSWER: FALSE
22. THE SKILLS OF ORDINARY INDIVIDUALS ARE IN ESSENCE THE
SAME AS THE SKILLS OF PRODIGIES.
Key words: skills of ordinary individual, the same as, the skills of prodigies.
In paragraph 5: “…the achievements of prodigies are the manifestations ofskills or abilities which are
similar to, but also much superior to, our own”. This means that the skills
of prodigies are similar to
those of ordinary people, but their achievements are much greater. However, “….their minds are not
different from our own…”
– the same as = similar to
=>ANSWER: TRUE
23. THE EASE WITH WHICH TRULY GREAT IDEAS ARE ACCEPTED
AND TAKEN FOR GRANTED FAILS TO LESSEN THEIR
SIGNIFICANCE.
Key words: truly great ideas, accepted, taken for granted, fails, lessen their significance.
In paragraph 5, the writer explains that “the hard-won discoveries
of scientists like Kepler
or Einstein become the commonplace knowledge of schoolchildren and the colours of an
artist like Paul Klee so soon appear on the fabrics we wear. This does not minimise the
supremacy of their achievements….”
– So, great ideas/hard-won discoveries are accepted and taken for granted~ even
schoolchildren learn them. However, the importance of these ideas is not lessened/reduced.
– lessen = minimize
=> ANSWER: TRUE
24. GIFTEDNESS AND GENIUS DESERVE PROPER SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH INTO THEIR TRUE NATURE SO THAT ALL TALENT MAY
BE RETAINED FOR THE HUMAN RACE.
Key words: giftedness and genius, deserve, scientific research, true nature, talent, retained for the
human race
In
the passage, there is no reference to scientific research relating to what genius really is,
in order for all talent to be retained. In fact, in the last paragraph the writer tells us that:
“Genius and giftedness are relative descriptive terms of no real substance”.
=> ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
25. GENIUSES OFTEN PAY A HIGH PRICE TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS
Key words: geniuses, pay high price, achieve greatness
In paragraph 6: “We may envy their achievements and fame, but we should also recognize the price
they may have paid in terms of perseverance, single-mindedness ….to
make their way to the
top”. This means that we may feel jealous because some geniuses become famous. However,
they did not achieve this fame without a lot of hard work and determination to succeed.
=> ANSWER: TRUE
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26. TO BE A GENIUS IS WORTH THE HIGH PERSONAL COST
Key worth: be a genius, worth, high personal cost
In paragraph 6, the writer only mentions the high price that geniuses may have paid to gain
success/ achieve greatness. There is no reference to whether all the personal costs –
restrictions on their personal lives, demands on their time and energy, for example – are worth
the reward of becoming a genius.
=> ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
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