What it is: You read a question and choose A, B, C or D. Only one answer is right.
The instruction on the paper: Choose the correct answer. → Pick one letter.
Example: Text A — The four-day week
When a Glasgow software firm cut its working week to four days, managers expected output to fall. It did not. Staff completed the same number of projects, and sick days dropped by a third. Not everyone is convinced, however. Critics point out that the firm's clients rarely need support on Fridays, so the model may not suit hospitals or shops. The company admits the trial was easy and plans to test it in its customer-service team next.
Choose the correct answer. According to the text, critics argue that the four-day week… A. lowered the firm's output. B. caused more sick days. C. may not work in every sector. D. was rejected by the staff.
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
- According to the text, …
- only what the text says
- The writer's attitude is…
- how the writer feels about it
- This suggests that…
- the text hints at it
- The main purpose of the text is to…
- why the text was written
- (paragraphs 1–3)
- look only in these paragraphs
Remember: Wrong options often twist the text: the opposite, too strong, or someone else's view.
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1
Cover the options
Read the stem, predict an answer.
2
Find the lines
Locate the matching sentence.
3
Test each option
Opposite? Too strong? Not said?
4
Choose one letter
The one the text fully supports.
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Text B — Should museums give objects back?: For forty years, the Hartwell Museum has refused requests to return a set of carved masks to the island where they were made. Its directors argue that a large museum lets visitors compare cultures side by side. Yet the mood is changing. Last year, two smaller museums returned similar objects, and visitor numbers there actually rose. Supporters say that objects taken during colonial rule were never fairly acquired. Opponents fear that famous collections could be emptied. The writer admits the debate is complex but concludes that keeping the masks is becoming harder to defend.
1. Choose the correct answer. The writer's attitude to returning the masks is… A. strongly against. B. mostly in favour. C. completely neutral. D. not given.
2. Choose the three true statements. A. The museum has kept the masks for forty years. B. The directors want to return the masks. C. Two museums have already returned objects. D. Visitor numbers fell after the returns. E. Supporters say the objects were unfairly taken. F. The writer thinks the debate is simple.
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
Do
- Check who holds each view.
- Watch all, never, only.
- Choose what the text fully supports.
Don't
- Pick an option that is half right.
- Take a critic's view as the writer's.
- Write two letters in one box.