Reading Skill 2 - Using the First Paragraph to Make Predictions

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THESIS STATEMENT: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically diagnosed anxiety disorder characterized by distressing and obsessive thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviours, such as counting silently or washing hands.

PREDICTIONS: The passage will describe OCD symptoms and treatment.

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THESIS STATEMENT: To gain a clear understanding of how wildfires spread, it is necessary to analyze what it takes to both create and control these fires.

PREDICTIONS: The passage will describe the causes of wildfires and explain how to control them.

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THESIS STATEMENT: Observations of different species of birds, both in the wild and in captivity, have shown a great deal of evidence of high levels of avian intelligence.

PREDICTIONS: The passage will describe scientific studies of bird intelligence and give examples of bird intelligence.

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THESIS STATEMENT: Her name was Hetty Green, but she was known to many as the Witch of Wall Street.

PREDICTIONS: The passage will give facts about Hetty Green’s life and explain why she was called the Witch of Wall Street.

MULTIPLE CHOICE B2

TEXT 2. Fabrics of the Future

1D  2B  3B  4A  5B  6A  7C
 

MULTIPLE CHOICE C1

1D   2D   3D   4C  5B
 

MISSING SENTENCES C1: Major discovery of (headless) dinosaur - 'new' to science

1f  2j  3c  4h  5b  6a  7i  8d  9g

MISSING PARAGRAPHS B2: Zero tolerance

0D  1B  2A  3E  4C

MISSING PARAGRAPHS C1: Advertising on trial

1H  2F  3B  4D  5A  6G  7E

MULTIPLE MATCHING

TEXT 2 - Sports

1/2 A,E (in any order), 3D, 4C, 5E, 6A, 7A, 8D, 9C, 10A, 11/12/13 B, C, F (in any order), 14F, 15E

MULTIPLE MATCHING C1:

TEXT 1. World Music Reviews

1D  2C  3D  4B  5D  6A  7B  8A  9C  10B

TEXT 2. Taking an Exam?

1E  2C  3B  4/5 A,D (in any order)  6B  7E  8B  9A  10D  11E  12C  13/14/15 A,B,D (in any order)

PARAGRAPH HEADINGS C1

1G  2A  3E  4B  5H