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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Are We Managing To Destroy Science?
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 14-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
## ARE WE MANAGING TO DESTROY SCIENCE? The government in the UK was concerned about the efficiency of research institutions and set up a Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) to consider what was being done in each university. The article hich follows is a response to the imposition of the RAE. In th...
Question Types Included
- summary-completion (8 questions)
- true-false-not-given (4 questions)
- multiple-choice (2 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 14
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–8: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–8.
In the UK, every five years, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) inspects research institutions to determine their rate of 1. This tends to cause 2.. in academic institutions because any failure would lead to 3.- financial consequences. RAE’s purpose, however, is to increase the academic output within research institutions. In response to the 4. of RAE, the research institutions are changing the way they do things. Some are forcing their research staff to 5. almost anything, while others are moving 6. from a laboratory focus to that of management. Another common approach utilised by management is to remove and 7. underperforming research staff. The authors of this paper feel that the pressure on UK research institutions is 8.
Questions 9–12: True/False/Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage?
Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
Write FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
Write NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
9 Good researchers are usually prolific publishers.
10 People in industry seem to understand the long-term nature of research.
11 The private sector has produced more in the way of quality research than universities.
12 Management may be the only winners under the new system.
Questions 13–14: Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
13. The early publishing records of senior researchers would
14. Gifted new scientists need to be
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
14 questions
Are We Managing To Destroy Science?
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–8: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–8.
In the UK, every five years, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) inspects research institutions to determine their rate of 1. This tends to cause 2.. in academic institutions because any failure would lead to 3.- financial consequences. RAE’s purpose, however, is to increase the academic output within research institutions. In response to the 4. of RAE, the research institutions are changing the way they do things. Some are forcing their research staff to 5. almost anything, while others are moving 6. from a laboratory focus to that of management. Another common approach utilised by management is to remove and 7. underperforming research staff. The authors of this paper feel that the pressure on UK research institutions is 8.
Questions 9–12: True/False/Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage?
Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
Write FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
Write NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
9 Good researchers are usually prolific publishers.
10 People in industry seem to understand the long-term nature of research.
11 The private sector has produced more in the way of quality research than universities.
12 Management may be the only winners under the new system.
Questions 13–14: Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
13. The early publishing records of senior researchers would
14. Gifted new scientists need to be
Ready to Start?
Customize your exam settings and begin your reading test
Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
14 questions