The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Quiet roads ahead Quiet roads ahead A. The noise produced by busy roads is a growing problem. While vehicle designers have worked hard to quieten engines, they have been less successful elsewhere. The sound created by the tyres on the surface of the …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – PSYCHOMETRICS PSYCHOMETRICS A. Psychometrics involves psychological and educational assessment of the subject by way of measuring attitudes, personality, abilities and knowledge. The field has two primary focuses; the creation of measurement instruments and procedures and development and enhancement of existing methodology employed. B. The …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Power From The Earth Power From The Earth A Geothermal power refers to the generation of electrical power by making use of heat sources found well below the earth’s surface. As is well-known, if a hole were to be drilled deep into the …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Plant thermometer triggers springtime growth Plant thermometer triggers springtime growth A photoreceptor molecule in plant cells has been found to have a second job as a thermometer after dark – allowing plants to read seasonal temperature changes. Scientists say the discovery could …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Paul Nash Paul Nash A Paul Nash, the elder son of William Nash and his first wife, Caroline Jackson, was born in London on 11th May 1889. His father was a successful lawyer who became the Recorder of Abingdon. According to Ronald Blythe: …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Patients Are a Virtue Patients Are a Virtue A Despite conference jeers, job cuts, and a financial crisis, health secretary Patricia Hewitt may find a reason to smile this week, as the NHS (British National Health Service) was named one of the top …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Park the Car Permanently Park the Car Permanently A More than a million people are likely to be disappointed by their experience of the Government’s attempts to improve the democratic process. They may have signed an online petition against road pricing, but ministers …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Palm oil Palm oil A Palm oil is an edible oil derived from the fruit of the African oil palm tree, and is currently the most consumed vegetable oil in the world. It’s almost certainly in the soap we wash with in the …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Oxytocin Oxytocin A Oxytocin is a chemical, a hormone produced in the pituitary gland in the brain. It was through various studies focusing on animals that scientists first became aware of the influence of oxytocin. They discovered that it helps reinforce the bonds …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Out of the ashes Out of the ashes A. On the afternoon of 30th August 1989, fire broke out at Uppark, a large eighteenth-century house in Sussex. For a year builders had been replacing the lead on the roof, and by a …
