✅ Answer Key for Reading Passage 1: The Rise and Fall of Detective Stories
Questions 1-8 (True/False/Not Given)
1. C. Auguste Dupin and Emile Gaboriau were both writers of detective stories.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The passage states that Dupin (by Poe) and Lecoq (by Gaboriau) were early
fictional detectives.
2. It was Conan Doyle's creation of Sherlock Holmes that made the detective story a typically
British genre.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The passage says that detective fiction migrated to Britain, where it took root and
flourished due to Holmes.
3. The positive qualities of the character of Sherlock Holmes outweigh the qualities.
Answer: NOT GIVEN
Explanation: The passage discusses Holmes’ eccentricities and brilliance but does not compare
his positive and negative qualities.
4. Officials at Scotland Yard were unhappy at the way they were portrayed in the Sherlock
Holmes stories.
Answer: NOT GIVEN
Explanation: The passage states that Holmes was better than Scotland Yard detectives, but
does not mention the officials' reaction.
5. Sherlock Holmes is based on a real private detective who was consulted by Scotland Yard.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The passage says this is pure fiction—there were no real private detectives
helping Scotland Yard.
6. Conan Doyle’s work fails to reflect the reality of crime in 19th-century Britain.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The passage states that Holmes' stories were set among the wealthy, whereas
real crime was more common in poor areas.
7. In the 1920s and 30s, most writers of detective stories started to include interesting female
characters in their work.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The passage states that women were often depicted in a simplistic, two-
dimensional way.
8. Agatha Christie only earned a few hundred pounds for her books.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The passage says most authors earned little, but Agatha Christie was an
exception.
Questions 9-13 (Fill in the Blanks - One Word Only)
9. Imitations
Explanation: The passage states that US authors tried to imitate British detective fiction, but
were unsuccessful.
10. Violence
Explanation: The passage states that Hammett’s and Chandler’s works included a lot of
violence.
11. Political
Explanation: Their works had a political message exposing inequality in American society.
12. Twists
Explanation: PD James' works featured unexpected twists, rather than simple detective
puzzles.
13. Beneficial
Explanation: The passage states that belief in scientific progress being always beneficial
declined.
✅ Answer Key for Reading Passage 2: The Plan to Bring an Asteroid to Earth
Questions 14-18 (Matching Headings to Sections)
14. Section A → V (An achievable goal, not an impossible dream)
15. Section B → VIII (Practical, economic and research justifications)
16. Section C → I (The need for skill and care)
17. Section D → VII (Beginning with a less challenging task)
18. Section E → IV (Obtaining support for the project)
Questions 19-22 (Matching Experts to Statements)
19. Louis Friedman → E (The skill gained could save Earth from future danger.)
Explanation: He states that capturing an asteroid would help practice planetary defense.
20. Rusty Schweickart → D (An asteroid's weight makes the project extremely challenging.)
Explanation: He says moving a large asteroid is extremely difficult.
21. Dan Mazanek → B (It might be difficult to arouse interest in an asteroid of limited size.)
Explanation: He argues that NASA may not want to work with small asteroids.
22. Joseph A Nuth → G (Capturing an asteroid would not be an efficient method of research.)
Explanation: He says asteroid research can be done more cheaply with unmanned spacecraft.
Questions 23-26 (Fill in the Blanks - One Word Only)
23. Base
Explanation: The passage states that an asteroid could serve as a base for space missions.
24. Gravity
Explanation: A weaker gravitational force would make movement easier.
25. Metals
Explanation: Some asteroids contain valuable metals.
26. Water
Explanation: Water can be used for life support or converted into fuel.
✅ Answer Key for Reading Passage 3: The Science of Sleep
Questions 27-32 (Matching People to Statements)
27. Jim Horne → A (All of the body is able to recover during one type of sleep.)
28. Michel Jouvet → B (The brain benefits from one type of sleep during an early stage of life.)
29. Paul Martin → C (Humans spend more time asleep than engaged in any other activity.)
30. Jim Horne → D (It is likely that the purpose of one type of sleep has altered over time.)
31. Nathaniel Kleitman → E (Brain activity during one type of sleep is similar to that when people
are awake.)
32. Claudio Stampi → F (One type of sleep enables an individual to learn from past experience.)
Questions 33-39 (Fill in the Blanks - No More Than Two Words)
33. Breathing, eating
Explanation: Sleep is different from breathing and eating because its benefits are not
immediately obvious.
34. Babies
Explanation: Animals sleep more as babies.
35. Brain activity
Explanation: Scientists discovered that brain activity does not stop during sleep.
36. Exercise
Explanation: More NREM sleep occurs after physical exertion.
37. Temperature
Explanation: Brain temperature decreases during NREM sleep.
38. Scanning techniques
Explanation: Future advancements in scanning techniques will provide more insights.
39. Drug
Explanation: It is unlikely that a drug will replace the need for sleep.
Question 40 (Multiple Choice - Main Aim of the Passage)
Answer: D (Describe the differences between two types of sleep.)
Explanation: The passage compares NREM and REM sleep, explaining their functions.