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IELTS · Part 3 · Cambridge 15 — Test 3

Why fairy tales are really scary tales: Reading answers

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

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Some people think that fairy tales are just stories to amuse children, but their universal and enduring appeal may be due to more serious reasons People of every culture tell each other fairy tales but the same story often takes a variety of forms in different parts of the world.In the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" that European children are familiar with, a young girl on the way to see her grandmother meets a wolf and tells him where she is going.The wolf runs on ahead and disposes of the grandmother, then gets into bed dressed in the grandmother's clothes to wait for Little Red Riding Hood.You may think you know the story - but which version?In some versions, the wolf swallows up the…

Answers 27–40

  1. 27

    In fairy tales, details of the plot

    C: show considerable global variation. Matching sentence endings

    Ertaklarning mazmunidagi epizodlar rivojlanish jarayonida o'zgarishleri ko'p, bu esa erteklarni yashash davomiyligiga ta'sir qiladi.
    “But the really big surprise came when he looked at the cautionary elements of the story.”
  2. 28

    Tehrani rejects the idea that the useful lessons for life in fairy tales

    B: are the reason for their survival. Matching sentence endings

    Tehrani ertaklarda hayotiy saboqlarni o'z ichiga olmaydi, chunki u o'z analizlarida bu qismlarning o'zgarmasligi haqida aniq farq ko'rmadi.
    “Tehrani found no significant difference in the rate of evolution of incidents compared with that of characters.”
  3. 29

    Various theories about the social significance of fairy tales

    F: have been developed without factual basis. Matching sentence endings

    Ertaklarning ijtimoiy ahamiyati haqida turli fikrlar mavjud, ammo bir necha tadqiqotlar ularning faktlarga asoslanmaganini ko'rsatdi, bu esa ularning ijtimoiy ahamiyatini baholashda muhim.
    “Jack Zipes at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, is unconvinced by Tehrani's views on fairy tales.”
  4. 30

    Insights into the development of fairy tales

    A: may be provided through methods used in biological research. Matching sentence endings

    Tehrani ertaklarni analiz qilishda biologiya tadqiqotlarida ishlatiladigan usullardan foydalangani sababli, bu sohada yangilik va rivojlanishlarni bilishga yordam beradi.
    “Tehrani has found a way to test these ideas, borrowing a technique from evolutionary biologists.”
  5. 31

    All the fairy tales analysed by Tehrani

    E: were originally spoken rather than written. Matching sentence endings

    Tehrani tomonidan ishlangan ertaklar ko'plab madaniyatlardan olingan va 58 ta hikoya oralik an'analaridan qayd etilgan, bu esa ularning keng tarqalganligini ko'rsatadi.
    “he ended up with 58 stories recorded from oral traditions.”
  6. 32

    D: links Summary completion (word list)

    U qaysi jihatlar vaqt o‘tgan sari o‘zgarishlarga eng kam moyil ekanligini bilish uchun o‘tkazilishi kerak deb o‘ylagan. Bu qismda berilgan g‘oyalar o'zgaruvchanlik darijasini nazarda tutgan.
    “Folklorists believe that what happens in a story is more central to the story than the characters in it.”
  7. 33

    F: variations Summary completion (word list)

    Ba'zi voqealar vaqt o‘tgan sari o‘zgarishi mumkin, bu esa passage'da e'tiroz bildiradi. Ushbu jumlalar Tehrani tomonidan ko'tarilgan muhim savollarni keltirib chiqaradi.
    “Certain episodes are very stable because they are crucial to the story, but there are lots of other details that can evolve quite freely.”
  8. 34

    B: events Summary completion (word list)

    Muallif ma'lum xavf-xatarlarni aniqlab, ertaklar qolgan masalalar ko‘p hollarda begonalap, dalda bergan hulosalarni aks ettirishi haqida o‘ylaydi.
    “Studies on hunter-gatherer folk tales suggest that these narratives include really important information about the environment and the possible dangers that may be faced there.”
  9. 35

    C: warning Summary completion (word list)

    Qo‘rquv, ertakning davom etishi uchun eng muhim jihat sifatida belgilangan. Passadge'da ushbu fikrni tasdiqlovchi aniq misol keltiriladi.
    “The aspect that he found most important in a story's survival was fear.”
  10. 36

    G: horror Summary completion (word list)

    Tehrani 58 ta ertaklar orasida qanday quyidagi takroriy oʻxshashliklar mavjudligini aniqlamoqchi edi. Passage'da bu haqida ushbu jumla mavjud: "Tehrani has found a way to test these ideas, borrowing a technique from evolutionary biologists."
    “To work out the evolutionary history, development and relationships among groups of organisms, biologists compare the characteristics of living species in a process called 'phylogenetic analysis'.”
  11. 37

    What method did Jamie Tehrani use to test his ideas about fairy tales?

    B: He looked at many different forms of the same basic story. Multiple choice

  12. 38

    When discussing Tehrani's views, Jack Zipes suggests that

    D: features of stories only survive if they have a deeper significance. Multiple choice

  13. 39

    Why does Tehrani refer to Chinese and Japanese fairy tales?

    A: to indicate that Jack Zipes' theory is incorrect Multiple choice

  14. 40

    What does Mathias Clasen believe about fairy tales?

    A: They are a safe way of learning to deal with fear. Multiple choice

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