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Questions 27-31

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G, below. Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.

27. A developed system of numbering
28. An additional hand signal
29. In seventh-century Europe, the ability to count to a certain number
30. Thinking about numbers as concepts separate from physical objects
31. Expressing number differently according to class of item

A was necessary in order to fulfil a civic role.
B was necessary when people began farming.
C was necessary for the development of arithmetic.
D persists in all societies.
E was used when the range of number words was restricted.
F can be traced back to early European languages.
G was a characteristic of early numeration systems.

Questions 32-40

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 32-40 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

32. For the earliest tribes, the concept of sufficiency was more important than the concept of quantity.

33. Indigenous Tasmanians used only four terms to indicate numbers of objects.

34. Some peoples with simple number systems use body language to prevent misunderstanding of expressions of number.

35. All cultures have been able to express large numbers clearly.

36. The word 'thousand' has Anglo-Saxon origins.

37. In general, people in seventh-century Europe had poor counting ability.

38. In the Tsimshian language, the number for long objects and canoes is expressed with the same word.

39. The Tsimshian language contains both older and newer systems of counting.

40. Early peoples found it easier to count by using their fingers rather than a group of pebbles.

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27. B
28. E
29. A
30. C
31. G
32. true
33. false
34. true
35. false
36. not given
37. true
38. false
39. true
40. not given