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IELTS · Part 1 · Cambridge 14 — Test 1

The importance of children’s play: Reading answers

Answers to questions 1–13 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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Brick by brick, six-year-old Alice is building a magical kingdom. Imagining fairy-tale turrets and fire-breathing dragons, wicked witches and gallant heroes, she's creating an enchanting world. Although she isn't aware of it, this fantasy is helping her take her first steps towards her capacity for creativity and so it will have important repercussions in her adult life. Minutes later, Alice has abandoned the kingdom in favour of playing schools with her younger brother. When she bosses him around as his 'teacher', she's practising how to regulate her emotions through pretence. Later on, when they tire of this and settle down with a board game, she's learning about the need to follow rules…

Answers 1–13

  1. 1

    creativity Note completion

  2. 2

    rules Note completion

  3. 3

    cities Note completion

  4. 4

    traffic / crime Note completion

  5. 5

    traffic / crime Note completion

  6. 6

    competition Note completion

  7. 7

    evidence Note completion

  8. 8

    life Note completion

  9. 9

    Children with good self-control are known to be likely to do well at school later on.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  10. 10

    The way a child plays may provide information about possible medical problems.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  11. 11

    Playing with dolls was found to benefit girls' writing more than boys' writing.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  12. 12

    Children had problems thinking up ideas when they first created the story with Lego.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  13. 13

    People nowadays regard children's play as less significant than they did in the past.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

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