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?

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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