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Questions 14-18​

Choose FIVE letters, A-K.

Write the correct letters in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet.

NB Your answers may be given in any order.

Below are listed some popular beliefs about genius and giftedness.

Which FIVE of these beliefs are reported by the writer of the text?

  • A Truly gifted people are talented in all areas.
  • B The talents of geniuses are soon exhausted.
  • C Gifted people should use their gifts.
  • D A genius appears once in every generation.
  • E Genius can be easily destroyed by discouragement.
  • F Genius is inherited.
  • G Gifted people are very hard to live with.
  • H People never appreciate true genius.
  • I Geniuses are natural leaders.
  • J Gifted people develop their greatness through difficulties.
  • K Genius will always reveal itself.

Questions 19-26​

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?

In boxes 19-26 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. Nineteenth-century studies of the nature of genius failed to take into account the uniqueness of the person's upbringing.

  2. Nineteenth-century studies of genius lacked both objectivity and a proper scientific approach.

  3. A true genius has general powers capable of excellence in any area.

  4. The skills of ordinary individuals are in essence the same as the skills of prodigies.

  5. The ease with which truly great ideas are accepted and taken for granted fails to lessen their significance.

  6. Giftedness and genius deserve proper scientific research into their true nature so that all talent may be retained for the human race.

  7. Geniuses often pay a high price to achieve greatness.

  8. To be a genius is worth the high personal cost.

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Reading Passage 2, Questions 14-26​

14-18 IN ANY ORDER

  • B
  • C
  • F
  • H
  • J
  1. TRUE
  2. TRUE
  3. FALSE
  4. TRUE
  5. TRUE
  6. NOT GIVEN
  7. TRUE
  8. NOT GIVEN