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Questions 14-18

Reading Passage 2 has six sections, A-F.

Which section contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet.

14   an explanation of the need for research to focus on individuals with a fairly consistent income
15   examples of the sources the database has been compiled from
16   an account of one individual's refusal to obey an order
17   a reference to a region being particularly suited to research into the link between education and economic growth
18   examples of the items included in a list of personal possessions

Questions 19-22

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 19-22 on your answer sheet.

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Demographic reconstruction of two German communities

The database that Ogilvie and her team has compiled sheds light on the lives of a range of individuals, as well as those of their 19 _______________, over a 300-year period. For example, Ana Regina and Magdalena Riethmüllerin were reprimanded for reading while they should have been paying attention to a 20 _______________. There was also Juliana Schweickerhdt, who came to the notice of the weavers' guild in the year 1752 for breaking guild rules. As a punishment, she was later given a 21 _______________. Cases like this illustrate how the guilds could prevent 22 _______________ and stop skilled people from working.

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 23 and 24 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about literacy rates in Section B?

A   Very little research has been done into the link between high literacy rates and improved earnings.
B   Literacy rates in Germany between 1600 and 1900 were very good.
C   There is strong evidence that high literacy rates in the modern world result in economic growth.
D   England is a good example of how high literacy rates helped a country industrialise.
E   Economic growth can help to improve literacy rates.

Questions 25 and 26

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make in Section F about guilds in German-speaking Central Europe between 1600 and 1900?

A   They helped young people to learn a skill.
B   They were opposed to people moving to an area for work.
C   They kept better records than guilds in other parts of the world.
D   They opposed practices that threatened their control over a trade.
E   They predominantly consisted of wealthy merchants.

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Reading Passage 2, Questions 14-26

  1. E
  2. A
  3. D
  4. F
  5. C
  6. descendants
  7. sermon
  8. fine
  9. innovation

23 & 24 IN EITHER ORDER
B
E

25 & 26 IN EITHER ORDER
B
D