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King's Reading
Assessment
Time allowed: 25 minutes
Number of Questions: 20
Part One
Read the information below and answer questions 1
- 12. You have 10 minutes to complete Part 1.
1. What kind of course is described in the passage?
study courses
hand-
writing courses
typingcourses
note-
taking courses
2. Who offers the course?
a high school
the
university
a computer training company
a
community college
3. What time do the courses start in the morning?
9.00pm
10.00am
anytime
9.00am
4. The typing course allows students to
work in
groups
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work as fast or slow as they choose
start at anytime during the academic year
work through the programme in a specified order
5. How many times during the year does the course run?
once a year
every month of the year
twice
thestart of every term
6. The last part of the programme teaches
speed
and accuracy
the
numeric keyboard
the internet
the alphabet
7. The courses are taught every morning during orientation
week.
True
False
Not Given
8. For optimum speed all ten fingers should be used.
True
False
Not Given
9. Students must take their own computer.
True
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Questions 13 19
Complete each of the statements with the best
ending (A G) from the box on the right. Write your answers in
the spaces
provided on the Answer Sheet.
A     we must use our brains if we wish
to maintain ourmemories and brain
      
function.
B     they improve their chances of
maintaining their
memory and mental functions.
C     our reactions become slower
D     using their brain and stretching
their mentalfaculties
E     it becomes harder to learn new
skills
F     because the temporal lobes are
particularly
vulnerable to the effects of
       ageing.
G     brain cells
13. Neurons can be best described as....
14. Research indicates that...
15. As the temporal lobes of the brain are affected by
ageing...
16. A person can keep their brain active by...
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17. If a persons brain is kept active...
18. We take longer to learn a new language as we get
older....
19. As the neurons in the brain become less efficient...
Question 20
Which THREE of the following are given in the text?
Please select from the options below.
A description of the ways in which mental function changes as we
get older
An explanation of how mental decline can be limited
An explanation for why people go bald and grey with age
A description of various parts of the brain and their function
A detailed report showing results of several research
projects
