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IELTS Reading · Academic

Test 2 · Passage 3 of 3

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Reading passage 3

Why we remember the unfinished

A In the 1920s, a young psychologist noticed something odd about the waiters in a busy café. They could remember long, complicated orders perfectly — until the bill was paid. Once a table had settled up, the details seemed to vanish.

B Her experiments suggested that unfinished tasks stay active in the mind, quietly competing for attention. Later studies found the effect was weaker than first claimed, but the idea has proved remarkably durable in popular advice on productivity.

Questions 27–31

Do the statements agree with the information in the passage?

27The waiters wrote every order down.
TRUEFALSENOT GIVEN
28Orders were forgotten once the bill was paid.
TRUEFALSENOT GIVEN
29Later research fully confirmed the original result.
TRUEFALSENOT GIVEN
30The idea rarely appears in advice on productivity.
TRUEFALSENOT GIVEN

Questions 32–35

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

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Reading · Test 1 resultMarked

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Some people believe individuals can do little to protect the environment. To what extent do you agree?

Protecting the environment is a matter of significant considerable debate. While some argue that the governments must lead, I believe individuals has have an equally important role to play.

Firstly, everyday choices add up. If millions of people use less plastic, the effect is enormous.¹ Moreover, consumers can make put pressure on companies to change.

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Estimate · CEFR C1

Task Response7.0
Coherence & Cohesion7.0
Lexical Resource6.0
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2“Moreover” appears four times. Vary your linking words. · Coherence
3“make pressure” → “put pressure”. Watch collocations. · Lexical

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The four-day week

A small software company recently tested a four-day working week for six months. Staff kept their full salaries, and managers reported that the amount of work completed stayed the same. Most employees said they felt less tired, although a few found it harder to fit meetings into the shorter week. The company has not yet decided whether to make the change permanent.

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