Cambridge 12 Reading — Full Solution in Bangla

Test 1 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Cork oak and cork harvesting (Q1–13)
  True / False / Not Given (Q1–5)
• Passage 2 — Collecting — why people collect (Q14–26)
  Sentence completion (Q14–21) · True / False / Not Given (Q22–26)
• Passage 3 — Arson investigation — fire science (Q27–40)
  Sentence completion (Q33–36) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q37–40)

Test 2 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Farming and food production (Q1–13)
  Matching information (Q1–3) · Matching people (Q4–9)
• Passage 2 — Machu Picchu — Hiram Bingham (Q14–26)
  True / False / Not Given (Q21–24) · Sentence completion (Q25–26)
• Passage 3 — Bilingualism — the bilingual brain (Q27–40)
  Summary completion (Q27–31) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q32–36) · Matching (Q37–40)

Test 3 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Galápagos tortoises (Q1–13)
  Table completion (Q8–13 shown in the book)
• Passage 2 — Disease and public health (Q14–26)
  Sentence completion (Q20–26 shown in the book)
• Passage 3 — Music and emotion — the brain on music (Q27–40)
  Sentence completion (Q31) · Multiple choice (Q32–36) · Matching sentence endings (Q37–40)

Test 4 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Glass — history of glassmaking (Q1–13)
  Table completion (Q3–8 shown in the book) · True / False / Not Given (Q9–13)
• Passage 2 — Rewilding — bringing back the lynx (Q14–26)
  Multiple choice (Q14–18) · Summary completion (Q19–22) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q23–26)
• Passage 3 — Company boards — non-executive directors (Q27–40)
  Yes / No / Not Given (Q34–37) · Sentence completion (Q38–40)

Test 1 — sample answers

Q1. The cork oak has the thickest bark of any living tree.
Answer: NOT GIVEN

Q14. The writer mentions collecting ___ as an example of collecting in order to make money.
Answer: antiques

Q33. ...students who are undergraduates and who are studying ___.
Answer: fire science

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.

Test 2 — sample answers

Q1. A reference to characteristics that only apply to food production.
Answer: A

Q21. Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca city.
Answer: TRUE

Q27. Observing the ___ of Russian-English bilingual people...
Answer: eye movements

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.

Test 3 — sample answers

Q8. 17th century: small numbers taken onto ships used by ___.
Answer: pirates

Q20. Certain diseases have disappeared, thanks to better ___ and healthcare.
Answer: vaccinations

Q31. Activity in this part of the brain is associated with the expectation of ‘reward’ stimuli such as ___.
Answer: food

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.

Test 4 — sample answers

Q3. 4000 BC: ___ made of stone were covered in a coating of man-made glass.
Answer: beads

Q14. What did the 2006 discovery of the animal bone reveal about the lynx?
Answer: D

Q34. The 2008 financial meltdown led to increased public debate about how boards behave.
Answer: YES

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.