Recent Topic: Hooks from the Past – Full test

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  • •Passage 1: questions 1–13. Time allowed: 20 minutes.
  • •The passage is on the left and the questions are on the right. Each side scrolls separately.
  • •Select words in the passage to highlight them; click a highlight to remove it.
  • •There is no extra time to transfer answers. The test is submitted automatically when time runs out.
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Passage 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below.

Hooks from the Past

Questions 1–8

The passage has ten paragraphs, A–J. Which paragraph contains the following information? You may use any letter more than once.

Paragraphs

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
1advice on how to recognise genuine hooks
2a story explaining the name of part of the country
3materials used to make fishing lines
4evidence that a traditional design is useful today
5reasons why metal hooks replaced traditional ones
6requests for historic hooks to be given back
7the use of hooks as jewellery with symbolic meaning
8how hooks were adapted for different fishing conditions

Questions 9–13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information, FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

9Polynesian settlers brought metal tools with them to New Zealand.

10Flax fibre was weaker than the materials used in Europe at the time.

11Circle hooks make it easier to release unwanted fish alive.

12Greenstone hooks were more expensive than bone hooks.

13Traditional hook shapes disappeared completely after metal arrived.