SECTION 1

Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

HIRING A PUBLIC ROOM

Example
●   the Main Hall – seats ……….200……….
Room and cost
●   the 1  Room – seats 100
●   Cost of Main Hall for Saturday evening: 2 £
+ £250 deposit (3  payment is required)
●   Cost includes use of tables and chairs and also 4
●   Additional charge for use of the kitchen: £25
Before the event
●   Will need a 5 licence
●   Need to contact caretaker (Mr Evans) in advance to arrange 6
During the event
●   The building is no smoking
●   The bank should use the 7 door at the back
●   Don’t touch the system that controls the volume
●   For microphones, contact the caretaker
After the event
●   Need to know the 8  for the cleaning cupboard
●   The 9  must be washed and rubbish placed in black bags
●   All 10  Must be taken down
●   Chairs and tables must be piled up

SECTION 2

Questions 11 – 14

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Fiddy Working Heritage Farm

Advice about visiting the farm
Visitors should
●   take care not to harm any 11
●   not touch any 12
●   wear 13
●   not bring 14  into the farm, with certain exceptions.

Questions 15-20

Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-I, next to Questions 15-20.

15   Scarecrow                     A B C D E F G H I
16   Maze                             A B C D E F G H I
17   Café                               A B C D E F G H I
18   Black Barn                   A B C D E F G H I
19   Covered picnic area   A B C D E F G H I
20   Fiddy House               A B C D E F G H I

SECTION 3

Questions 21 – 30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Study on Gender in Physics

21   The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in
A    physics.
B    psychology or physics.
C    science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

 
22   The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate
A    what kind of women choose to study physics.
B    a way of improving women’s performance in physics.
C    whether fewer women than men study physics at college.

 
23   The female physics students were wrong to believe that
A    the teachers marked them in an unfair way.
B    the male students expected them to do badly.
C    their test results were lower than the male students’.

 
24   Miyake’s team asked the students to write about
A    what they enjoyed about studying physics.
B    the successful experiences of other people.
C    something that was important to them personally.

 
25   What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?
A    to reduce stress
B    to strengthen verbal ability
C    to encourage logical thinking

 
26   What surprised the researchers about the study?
A    how few students managed to get A grades
B    the positive impact it had on physics results for women
C    the difference between male and female performance

 
27   Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by
A    the length of the writing task.
B    the number of students who took part.
C    the information the students were given.

 
28   Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of
A    two different writing tasks.
B    a writing task with an oral task.
C    two different oral tasks.

 

29   The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities

A    were most effective when done by all-women groups.
B    had no effect on the performance of men or women.
C    improved the results of men more than of women.

 
30   What will Lisa and Greg do next?
A    talk to a professor
B    observe a science class
C    look at the science timetable

SECTION 4
Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Ocean Biodiversity
Biodiversity hotspots

•  areas containing many different species


•  important for locating targets for 31


•  at first only identified on land

Boris Worm, 2005

•  identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks


•  found the ocean hotspots:

–   were not always rich in 32
–   had higher temperatures at the 33
–   had sufficient 34  in the water
Lisa Ballance, 2007

•  looked for hotspots for marine 35


•  found these were all located where ocean currents meet

Census of Marine Life

•  found new ocean species living:

–   under the 36
–   near volcanoes on the ocean floor
Global Marine Species Assessment

•  want to list endangered ocean species, considering:

–   population size
–   geographical distribution
–   rate of 37

•  Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution 38 for each one

Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity

•  increase the number of ocean reserves


•  establish 39 corridors (e.g. for turtles)


•  reduce fishing quotas


•  catch fish only for the purpose of 40