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READING PASSAGE-2 Questions IELTS Essentials @IELTSUzNav Exam Practice Test 4

Questions 14-18 Questions 23-26
Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A-F.
Which paragraph contains the following information? Complete the summary below.
Write the correct letter A-F in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet.
14 details regarding the frequency at which the average person t
ends to lie
15 a reference to an experiment testing the lie-detecting skills of Signs that someone is lying
various professional groups
16 an explanation of why people might frequently refer to It is commonly claimed that people who are lying will avoid
themselves when lying making eye contact with others and will 23 ………… a lot.
17 examples of the reasons why some people might choose to Many researchers now disagree with these claims. Instead
lie to others they analyse the way people tell their stories. For example,
18 a description of an experiment that gave participants the liars tend to offer fewer 24 …………… than people who are
opportunity to lie telling the truth. However, each 25 …………… of their story
seems to be in order, because they have carefully planned
Questions 19-22 what they want to say. And contrary to what many people
believe, liars often remain 26 …………… as they lie, perhaps in
Look at the following statements (Questions 19-22) and the list of the belief that they will come across as more confident than
researchers below. they really are.
Match each statement with the correct researcher, A, B or C.
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, in boxes 19-22 on your answer
sheet. You may use any letter more than once.

19 Guilt often diminishes as people become used to telling lies.
20 People’s need to feel reassured and hopeful makes them
susceptible to lies.
21 More intelligent species are more likely to be deceptive.
22 The increasing sophistication of lying is part normal
development.

List of researchers

A Karen Goodger
B Kang Lee
C Tali Sharot

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