Cambridge 21 Reading — Full Solution in Bangla

Test 1 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Art collectors on the Grand Tour (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–7) · True / False / Not Given (Q8–13)
• Passage 2 — Noise, stress and meditation (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–17) · Sentence completion (Q18–21) · Matching (Q22–26)
• Passage 3 — The history of sugar — plantations and trade (Q27–40)
  Multiple choice (Q27–30) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q31–34)

Test 2 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Dreams and sleep — rats and REM sleep (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–5) · True / False / Not Given (Q6–13)
• Passage 2 — Mapungubwe — an ancient African kingdom (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–19) · Sentence completion (Q20–24)
• Passage 3 — Artificial intelligence — hype, risk and national strategies (Q27–40)
  Multiple choice (Q27–29) · Summary completion, word bank (Q30–35) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q36–39) · Multiple choice (Q40)

Test 3 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — The saiga antelope (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–7) · True / False / Not Given (Q8–13)
• Passage 2 — Public transport in African cities (Q14–26)
  True / False / Not Given (Q14–18) · Sentence completion (Q19–26)
• Passage 3 — Archaeology — early humans, tools and gender roles (Q27–40)
  Multiple choice (Q27–32) · Matching (Q33–34) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q35–40)

Test 4 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Water hyacinth and biogas in East Africa — Lake Victoria (Q1–13)
  True / False / Not Given (Q1–7) · Flow-chart completion (Q8–13)
• Passage 2 — Schooling and English in Delhi (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–19) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q20–23) · Multiple choice (Q24–26)
• Passage 3 — The history of globes — Bellerby's globe (Q27–40)
  Matching (Q32) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q33–36) · Multiple choice (Q37–40)

Test 1 — sample answers

Q1. The family's wealth came from shipping and ___ industries (Grand Tour collectors).
Answer: mining

Q3. They made lengthy ___ about the collections they saw.
Answer: notes

Q5. Photographs made in October 1912 were scenes of ___.
Answer: Venice

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

Test 2 — sample answers

Q1. Similar brain patterns were observed in ___ when active and sleeping — indicative of dreaming.
Answer: rats

Q2. When sleeping, pigeons displayed activity in parts of the brain that deal with ___ input.
Answer: visual

Q3. Whales and dolphins still have ___ of their brain awake when they sleep.
Answer: half

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

Test 3 — sample answers

Q1. The saiga's large nose helps keep ___ out.
Answer: dust

Q14. The population of the city is rising faster than previously predicted (African cities).
Answer: NOT GIVEN

Q27. What does the writer say about the first paragraph? (archaeology)
Answer: A

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

Test 4 — sample answers

Q1. Water hyacinth was introduced as a decorative plant in East Africa.
Answer: TRUE

Q8. First, place water hyacinth together with some ___ into a digester.
Answer: cow dung

Q14. A reference to the city where more than 20 million people go about their daily lives.
Answer: I — dense population

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