Reading answers with explanations
Multilevel · Part 3 · Multilevel Practice Test 20
Part 3: Reading answers
Answers to questions 13–19 (7 in all), each with why it is right.
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Read the whole passage and answer in the exam interface, timed as on the day.
The passage opens
A I am a mother of identical, mirror-image boys — David and John. No one but me can tell them apart. I am constantly amazed at how close they are. Once when they were babies David was ill, but it was John who began crying wildly. I tried to calm John first since nothing was wrong with him. But he only cried louder. Finally I gave some medicine to David — who really was unwell. As soon as John sensed his brother felt better, he immediately settled to sleep.
B The 12 year old was playing near the Platte River in North Bend, Nebraska. The river was high and as the boy stepped in, the current pushed his legs away. He floated off, spinning in the powerful current. At the last possible moment…
Answers 13–19
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VIII: Double trouble Matching headings
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I: Just in time Matching headings
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IV: A curious case Matching headings
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III: Eventful life Matching headings
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VII: Royal ancestor Matching headings
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V: Reduced Expectations Matching headings
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II: Just in case Matching headings
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