IELTS 2B Reading Practice

Read the passage on page 124 carefully. Decide which statement best matches the information in the text.

• BMI is widely used in medical studies to decide if a person is underweight.

• BMI is widely respected as a reliable method of deciding if a person is overweight.

• BMI is widely forbidden in medical studies.

• BMI is not currently used in medical studies.

Read the passage on page 124 carefully. Decide which statement best matches the information in the text.

• BMI provides no exact information about the total level of fat in a person's body.

• BMI provides information about the total level of fat in a person's body.

• BMI provides no information about the total level of fat in a person's body.

• BMI is unlikely to provide information about the total level of fat in a person's body.

Read the passage on page 124 carefully. Decide which statement best matches the information in the text.

• BMI provides a numerical measure of obesity in adults.

• BMI provides a verbal measure of obesity in adults.

• BMI provides a qualitative measure of obesity in adults.

Read the first two paragraphs on page 125 carefully. Then read the question and choose the correct option that can go into the following sentence: BMI was developed by a ............ from Belgium.

• biologist

• physician

• scientist

• statistician

Read the first two paragraphs on page 125 carefully. Then read the question and choose the correct option that can go into the following sentence: Quetelet's ........ was to define what represented an obese person.

• equation

• project

• main aim

• consideration

Read the first two paragraphs on page 125 carefully. Then read the question and choose the correct option that can go into the following sentence: BMI ........ variations in people from different ethnic backgrounds.

• doesn't consider

• has shown

• doesn't distinguish

• takes into account

Read the whole passage on page 125 carefully. Which statement matches the information in the text:

• The fact that BMI produces a numerical score leads people to assume that it is accurate.

• The fact that BMI produces a qualitative score leads people to assume that it is accurate.

• The fact that BMI produces a qualitative score leads people to assume that it is not accurate.

• The fact that BMI produces a numerical score leads people to assume that it is not precise enough.

Read the whole passage on page 125 carefully. Which statement matches the information in the text:

• A link between a high BMI and certain diseases has never been clearly established.

• Some benefits of having a high BMI have recently been recognised by researchers.

• Ahima and Trefethen predict that more up-to-date methods will soon replace BMI.

• BMI remains widely used because it is quick and inexpensive to administer.

Read the text on page 290 and decide if the following statement agrees with The information in Reading Passage 1: Rammed-earth construction methods are now being studied more widely.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Read the text on page 290 and decide if the following statement agrees with The information in Reading Passage 1: Some people still regard earth as a low status building material.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN