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IELTS · Part 3 · Cambridge 16 — Test 2

How to make wise decisions: Reading answers

Answers to questions 27–40 (14 in all), each with why it is right.

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Across cultures, wisdom has been considered one of the most revered human qualities.Although the truly wise may seem few and far between, empirical research examining wisdom suggests that it isn't an exceptional trait possessed by a small handful of bearded philosophers after all - in fact, the latest studies suggest that most of us have the ability to make wise decisions, given the right context. "It appears that experiential, situational, and cultural factors are even more powerful in shaping wisdom than previously imagined," says Associate Professor Igor Grossmann of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada."Recent empirical findings from cognitive, developmental, social, and…

Answers 27–40

  1. 27

    What point does the writer make in the first paragraph?

    B: A basic assumption about wisdom may be wrong. Multiple choice

  2. 28

    What does Igor Grossmann suggest about the ability to make wise decisions?

    C: The importance of certain influences on it was underestimated. Multiple choice

  3. 29

    According to the third paragraph, Grossmann claims that the level of wisdom an individual shows

    B: will be different in different circumstances. Multiple choice

  4. 30

    What is described in the fifth paragraph?

    D: a recommended strategy that can help people to reason wisely Multiple choice

  5. 31

    D: modesty Summary completion (word list)

  6. 32

    A: opinions Summary completion (word list)

  7. 33

    C: view Summary completion (word list)

  8. 34

    F: objectivity Summary completion (word list)

  9. 35

    G: fairness Summary completion (word list)

  10. 36

    Students participating in the job prospects experiment could choose one of two perspectives to take.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  11. 37

    Participants in the couples experiment were aware that they were taking part in a study about wise reasoning.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  12. 38

    In the couples experiments, the length of the couples' relationships had an impact on the results.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  13. 39

    In both experiments, the participants who looked at the situation from a more detached viewpoint tended to make wiser decisions.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  14. 40

    Grossmann believes that a person's wisdom is determined by their intelligence to only a very limited extent.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

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