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Note:
There
are more questions for this passage than for a similar
passage in the IELTS
reading Sub-test, which consists of three
passages with a total
of 40 questions.
Questions 1 – 7
The secret
to making sure you choose the correct answer in a matching heading
task is to give yourself a choice of possible answers before you make
your final choice.
(Example)
Paragraph 8 – H –
cross it off, to narrow the list of choices.
Q1.
Paragraph 1
–
possible answers: there is only one possible answer –
D.
Q2. Paragraph 2 –
possible answers: there is only one
possible answer –
E.
Q3. Paragraph 3 –
possible answers: E or J
The answer cannot be E because although statistics
regarding the incidence of "constant
noise" are given, other statistics do not relate
to constant noise.
Q4. Paragraph 4 –
possible answers: A or C
The answer cannot be C because the maximum noise
level of the "Walkman" is not
mentioned. It is the maximum safe dosage of noise
which is the issue, research into
which is being carried out – specifically into the
noise levels of earphones in the ear canal.
Q5. Paragraph 5 –
possible answers: A, B or F
The answer cannot be A because the information in
the paragraph is not said to be the
result of research. The answer cannot be B because
the length of time that earphones
are inserted is the topic of paragraph 6. The concept
of "insertable earphones", however, is
common to three paragraphs in the passage (4, 5 & 6).
Q6. Paragraph 6 –
possible answers: B or L
The answer cannot be L because the danger of falling
asleep is a only a particular
example of the problem of listening too long through insertable earphones.
Q7. Paragraph 7 –
possible answers: I or K
The answer cannot be I because, according to the
reading passage, there is no cure for
"tinnitus" –
only "temporary relief" can be obtained.
The main point of the paragraph is to
discuss a condition which is chronic, that is, lasting
and severe.
Questions 8
– 16
Q8.
No, silence
is no longer valued. It is still a precious commodity. (Paragraph
1)
Q9.
Yes, according
to the reading passage, there are two kinds of noise pollution: acute
and
chronic. (Paragraph 1)
Q10.
No, jet engine
noise is an obvious form of noise pollution; but for the purposes
of the
argument being made, this source can
be excluded. (Paragraph 2)
Q11.
No, "layering" sound "compounds the problem", that is, it adds to the amount of noise –
it does not reduce it. (Paragraph
2)
Q12.
Yes, the problem
(of constant noise) is "more severe for males" than for females.
(Paragraph 3)
Q13.
Yes, "to achieve
Dose 1 in 4 hours, it is necessary to raise the decibel exposure level
by a mere 3 decibels" (90 + 3 = 93)
(Paragraph 4)
Q14.
Yes, three
dangers (in Paragraph 5) and a further danger outlined in
Paragraph 6.
Q15.
No, Beethoven's
ability to compose music is not mentioned at all. It only says that
he
suffered from "tinnitus". (Paragraph
7)
Q16.
No, deafness
is caused by ignoring the warnings – this is not the same as
not hearing
them. (Paragraph 8)
Questions 17
– 20
Q17.
The old adage
(common saying) "extols the virtue of silence" – it says silence
is
golden.
Q18.
"Less superfluous
noise; less impairment (damage) to the hearing". The semi-colon here
has the meaning of "means".
Q19.
The answer
is given in Paragraph 3 (not in Paragraph 2, which mentions some sources
of noise pollution, but not all of which
are sources of constant noise.) The three sources of
constant noise are "work", "the everyday
living environment", or "a particular choice of
leisure activity".
Q20.
A sufferer
gets the "masking device" to block out certain sound frequencies,
but gets
"some temporary relief" by blocking
out frequencies.
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