DSE 2016 Part A Text 2

5. Find one example of a superstition in Section 1.

(a)  

6. Decide whether the following statements are True, False or the information is Not Given in Section 1.

i) Superstitions have existed for hundreds of years.

• T

• F

• NG

6. Decide whether the following statements are True, False or the information is Not Given in Section 1.

ii) Superstitions are only found in some countries.

• T

• F

• NG

6. Decide whether the following statements are True, False or the information is Not Given in Section 1.

iii) Superstitions are becoming less popular.

• T

• F

• NG

7. Why do people believe in superstitions?

8. What does the sentence 'At least it doesn't work in the way most people think it does' (lines 16-17) imply?

• A. Superstitions are outdated.

• B. Superstitions bring bad luck.

• C. Most people don't use supsperstions.

• D. Most people don't understand how superstitions work.

9. What does the phrase 'magical rituals and bizarre behaviours' (lines 20-21) suggest about the writer's attitude towards superstitions?

10. According to Section 2, tests by researchers found that superstitions ...

• A. didn't bring luck.

• B. didn't need testing.

• C. were more common than thought.

• D. did indeed have magical properties

11. According to Section 3, how does the study explain how luck works? Luck depends on ...

• A. random chance.

• B. being born lucky.

• C. our beliefs and actions.

• D. individual circumstances

12. Complete the following notes on the luck study described in Section 3. Answers should be grammatically correct. You may write more than one word on each line.

Title: The Luck Study

Aim: (i)