PISA READING LITERACY

What is the depth of Lake Chad today?

• About two metres.

• About fifteen metres.

• About fifty metres.

• It has disappeared completely.

• The information is not provided.

In about which year does the graph in Figure 1 start?

Why has the author chosen to start the graph at this point?

Figure 2 is based on the assumption that

• The animals in the rock art were present in the area at the time they were drawn.

• The artists who drew the animals were highly skilled.

• The artists who drew the animals were able to travel widely.

• There was no attempt to domesticate the animals which were depicted in the rock art.

For this question you need to draw together information from Figure 1 and Figure 2.

The disappearance of the rhinoceros, hippopotamus and aurochs from Saharan rock art happened

• at the beginning of the most recent Ice Age.

• in the middle of the period when Lake Chad was at its highest level.

• after the level of Lake Chad had been falling for over a thousand years.

• at the beginning of an uninterrupted dry period.

What does the author intend to show in this text?

• That the quality of many sports shoes has greatly improved.

• That it is best not to play football if you are under 12 years of age.

• That young people are suffering more and more injuries due to their poor physical condition.

• That it is very important for young sports players to wear good sports shoes.

According to the article, why should sports shoes not be too rigid?

One part of the article says, “A good sports shoe should meet four criteria.”What are these criteria

What is the relationship between the first and second parts of the sentence? The second part

• contradicts the first part.

• repeats the first part.

• illustrates the problem described in the first part.

• gives the solution to the problem described in the first part.

According to the announcement, where could you get more information about CIEM?