Reading Test 1 (Academic) – Passage 2

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  • •Passage 2: questions 14–26. 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 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14–26, which are based on the reading passage below.

Why We Put Things Off

Questions 14–19

Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A–G. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B–G from the list of headings below.

List of Headings

iEvidence from inside the brain
iiPractical ways to stop delaying
iiiA feeling, not a scheduling problem
ivWhy students are lazier than adults
vDistant from who we will become
viNot all high standards are harmful
viiEffects on wellbeing over time
viiiThe financial cost to employers
14Paragraph B
15Paragraph C
16Paragraph D
17Paragraph E
18Paragraph F
19Paragraph G

Questions 20–23

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

20According to Pychyl, procrastination continues because

21The Ruhr University researchers found that procrastinators

22Which kind of perfectionism is linked with procrastination?

23The Swedish study measured the students’ wellbeing

Questions 24–26

Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Overcoming procrastination

Making the first step very small, for example writing one , helps people start. Students who practised after one exam delayed less before the next. It also helps to remove , such as keeping a phone in a different room.