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Questions 1-4​

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet, write

  • TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
  • FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
  • NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

  1. There may be genetic causes for the differences in how young the skin of identical twins looks.

  2. Twins are at greater risk of developing certain illnesses than non-twins.

  3. Bouchard advertised in newspapers for twins who had been separated at birth.

  4. Epigenetic processes are different from both genetic and environmental processes.

Questions 5-9​

Look at the following statements (Questions 5-9) and the list of researchers below.

Match each statement with the correct researcher, A, B or C.

Write the correct letter, A, B or C, in boxes 5-9 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

List of Researchers

  • A. Francis Galton
  • B. Thomas Bouchard
  • C. Danielle Reed

  1. invented a term used to distinguish two factors affecting human characteristics

  2. expressed the view that the study of epigenetics will increase our knowledge

  3. developed a mathematical method of measuring genetic influences

  4. pioneered research into genetics using twins

  5. carried out research into twins who had lived apart

Questions 10-13​

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-F, below.

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet.

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Epigenetic processes

In epigenetic processes, 10 ____________ influence the activity of our genes, for example in creating our internal 11 ____________. The study of epigenetic processes is uncovering a way in which our genes can be affected by our 12 ____________. One example is that if a pregnant rat suffers stress, the new-born rat may later show problems in its 13 ____________.

  • A. nurture
  • B. organs
  • C. code
  • D. chemicals
  • E. environment
  • F. behaviour/behavior

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Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13​

  1. FALSE
  2. NOT GIVEN
  3. NOT GIVEN
  4. TRUE
  5. A
  6. C
  7. B
  8. A
  9. B
  10. D
  11. B
  12. E
  13. F