ZNO 2

Many people have become interested in genealogy

• because of Web sites on the Internet.

• because people travel more nowadays.

• because they want to make contact with relatives.

• because it is an interesting hobby.

The writer suggests that starting to research your family tree

• can be difficult.

• is best done by speaking to your parents.

• should begin by using the Internet.

• is easy.

Many genealogists make the mistake of

• believing everything that their relatives tell them.

• misspelling their relatives' names.

• not contacting their relatives.

• ignoring very important information.

The writer thinks that it is unlikely that

• only one person is researching a particular family line.

• any family group will have lots of living members.

• any family group will have few family members.

• contacting distant cousins is timesaving.

In order for their search to be successful, researchers need to

• use specialist computer programs.

• be very organised.

• collect as much information as possible.

• take notes.

Which of these problems with the Internet is mentioned by the writer?

• It contains too much information.

• It is hard to keep up with new developments on the Internet.

• Lots of information still isn't available on the Internet.

• Many libraries and record offices don't have Web sites.

In general, the writer feels that the Internet

• will soon be the most popular way of researching your family tree.

• contains a large amount of information for researchers.

• has become the best way of tracing your family tree.

• complements more traditional methods of research.

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