TEST PRACTICE 1 3. Which type of memory is the shortest?

Questions no 1 – 7 are based on the text below. a. Sensory memory c. Short-term memory
The three phases of the human memory are the sensory memory, the short- b. Active memory d. Long-term memory
term memory and the long-term memory. This division of the memory into
phases is based on the length of time of the memory. 4. When will information stay in your short-term memory?
Sensory memory is instantaneous memory. It is an image or memory that a. For as long as twenty minutes c. After you have repeated it many
enters your mind only for a short period of time. It comes and goes in under a times
second. The memory will not last longer than that unless the information enters b. As long as it is being used d. When it has moved into long-term
the short-term memory. memory
Information can be held in the short-term memory for about twenty seconds
or as long as you are actively using it. If you repeat a fact to yourself, the fact will 5. All of the following are true about long-term memory EXCEPT that
stay in your short-term memory as long as you keep repeating it. Once you stop a. It has a very large capacity
repeating it, either it is forgotten or it moves into long-term memory. b. It can hold information for a long time
Long-term memory is a huge memory tank that can hold ideas and images for c. It is possible to put information into it through memorization
years and years. Information can be added to your long-term memory when you d. Memorization is the only way that information can get there
actively try to put it there through memorization or when an idea or image enters
your mind on its own. 6. If a person remembers a piece of information for two days, this
information is probably in
1. What is the text about? a. Three phases of memory c. The short-term memory
a. The difference between sensory and long-term memory b. The sensory memory d. The long-term memory
b. The stages of human memory
c. How long it takes to memorize 7. It in paragraph 3 refers to….
d. Human phases a. Information b. Fact c. Memory d. Repetition

2. The three phases of memory discussed in the text are differentiated 8. Mount Kilimanjaro is ______ mountain in Africa.
according to a. one of the highest c. a higher
a. The location of the brain b. the highest d. the high
b. How the senses are involved in the memory
c. The period of time it takes to remember something 9. The peak is very high _____ it is cool enough to have ice and snow.
d. How long the memory lasts a. so that b. and c. because d. even though
10. There are ______ different ideas about why Kilimanjaro’s snow is time. Their next stop was Cuzco, the Inca capital, where they explored the town’s
disappearing so quickly. museum. Then they traveled by train to Machu Picchu. They saw the ruins of the
a. much b. many c. little d. any secret Inca city. They went back to Lima and took a plane to Bogota. Here, they
enrolled at the university for summer courses, and worked at the local library. At
11. For one thing, the mountain is in tropical region ______ the glaciers are the end of the summer, they went back home to continue their studies.
particularly at risk for the negative effects of climate change. (source: greenlight 1 McGraw-Hill 2002)
a. and b. for c. because d. so
12. When trees ______ down in large numbers, the effects can cause change 14. The text above tells us about……
in the atmosphere and the climate. a. Max’s and Daniel’s motorbikes. c. Max’s and
a. cut b. are cut c. are cutting d. to cut Daniel’s trip.
13. If there are fewer trees, then precipitation ______ b. Max’s and Daniel’s journey to Argentina. d. Max’s and
a. is affected b. are effective c. affects d. be effected Daniel’s similarities.

Questions no 13 – 24 are based on the passage below. 15. The statements below are true about Max and Daniel, except…….
Max and Daniel were law students in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were a. They were law students. c. Their fathers were
friends and had a lot in common. First of all, both had fathers who were lawyers. attorneys.
Secondly, they spoke English and worked part-time as tourist guides. But the b. They were part-time tourist guides. d. They didn’t have any
most important things they had in common were their motorbikes. They worked similarities.
hard to buy them and took very good care of them. They spent a lot of their free
time in the country side. At the end of the semester, tired of school and with some 16. When did they begin their journey?
savings, they decided to travel all the way to Colombia on their motorbikes. They a. On New Year c. In May
packed only a few clothes, and took as many cans of food as would fit on the b. On the fourth day of January d. On May 1st.
bikes. Just after New Year’s, they began their trip.
Max and Daniel began their trip on January 4th. They departed from 17. The word both in paragraph 1 refers to…..
Buenos Aires and traveled by motorbikes to Santiago. Unfortunately, somebody a. Max and Daniel c. the fathers
stole their money and their bikes while they were asleep. They decided not to b. Motorbikes d. the similarities
interrupt their trip though. They traveled by truck to Valparaiso. Here, they
boarded a ship without tickets. The captain discovered them, but he felt sorry for 18. The word he in paragraph 2 refers to…..
them and he offered them work. The ship landed in Lima, the capital of Peru, on a. Max c. Someone
May 1st. Max and Daniel traveled to Lake Titicaca from there, again by truck. b. Daniel d. The captain
Here, they worked in a local restaurant to save money and fished in their free
19. How did they travel from Buenos Aires to Santiago? Second degree burns, on the other hand, do cause blistering of the skin
a. By truck c. by motorbikes and should be treated immediately. These burns should be immersed in warm
b. On foot d. by train water and then wrapped in a sterile dressing or bandage. (Do not apply butter
or grease to these burns. Despite the old wives’ tale, butter does not help burns
20. In what city were their money and motorbikes stolen? heal but actually increases the chances of infection.) If a second degree burn
a. Buenos Aires c. Bogota covers a large part of the body, then the victim should be taken to the hospital
b. Santiago d. Valparaiso. immediately for medical care.
Third degree burns are those that char the skin and turn it black or burn
Complete Max’s and Daniel’s route below! so deeply that the skin shows white. These burns usually result from direct
Buenos Aires_______(21)  _______(22) X cityLake Titicaca contact with flames and have a great chance of becoming infected. All third
degree burn victims should receive immediate hospital care. Burns should not
be immersed in water, and charred clothing should not be removed from the
victim as it may also remove the skin. If possible, a sterile dressing or bandage
should be applied to burns before the victim is transported to the hospital.
Y CityX City ______________(24)  ______________(23)
True, False or Not Given
25. The first degree burns are considered to have fewer risks than others.
a. Lima d. Valparaiso
26. People who get first degree burns have to seek medical help.
b. Cuzco e. Bogota
27. Ice is not recommended to immerse second degree burns.
c. Santiago f. Machu Picchu
28. The victim of third degree burns should be undressed to avoid
infection.

29. What is the text about?

Questions for number 25- a. Types of burns c. The danger of burns to skin
There are three different kinds of burns: first degree, second degree, and
b. The medical treatment of burns d. How burns happen.
third degree. Each type of burn requires a different type of medical treatment.
The least serious burn is the first degree burn. This burn causes the
30. A mild sunburn should be treated by:
skin to turn red but does not cause blistering. A mild sunburn is a good
a. removing charred
example of a first degree burn, and, like a mild sunburn, first degree burns
b.. clothing getting immediate medical attention
generally do not require medical treatment other than a gentle cooling of the
c. immersing it in warm water and wrapping it in a sterile bandage
burned skin with ice or cold tap water.
d. gently cooling the burned skin with cool water
 40. At the age of just 25, Elizabeth II _______ queen of the United Kingdom of
31. Which of the following is NOT a recommended treatment for third Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
degree burns? a. becomes b. became c. has become d. become
a. Immerse in warm water. c. Apply a sterile bandage. 41. She came to the throne upon the ______ of her father, King George VI, in
b. Get immediate hospital care. d. Keep charred clothing on the 1952.
victim. a. dead b. dying c. died d. death

32. The word it in the first sentence of paragraph 4 refers to: 42. Many sweets, biscuits, cakes and drinks ______ chocolate.
a. a third-degree burn c. charred clothing a. contain b. containing c. are contained d.
b. the skin d. infection contains
43. Most chocolate is high in sugar and fat, so ____ a lot of chocolate can be bad
33. Where in the passage does the author describe the characteristics of for you.
second-degree burns? a. eating b. eaten c. eat d. ate
a. at the end of paragraph 2 c. at the end of paragraph 3 b.
b. at the beginning of paragraph 3 d. at the beginning of 44. Trees keep the air cooler and helps maintain the water levels in the
paragraph 4 atmosphere.
45. There are many different creature under the canopy of the Central American
Fill in the blanks with the correct words for numbers 34-39
You can get burned by a number of different sources. For diagnostic and rain forest, including butterflies, bats, and bees.
treatment purposes, burns are generally 34. _______ into the following three 46. Bee is one of the smaller and least understood creatures on Earth.
classifications. A first-degree burn is the least serious type of burn that you can
47. When Roubik talks about the bees and his studies, it’s clear that both are very
35. _____, and involves only the outermost layer of your skin, 36. ______your
epidermis. Your skin will likely be reddened and 37. _____.It can also be interested to him.
swollen. In general, if a first-degree burn does not cover a 38. ______ portion of 48. According to Rubik, the biggest danger was not to the man’s but to the future
your body, it can be 39. ____ at home.
of the rain forests in Latin America.
49. The most common ivy is the English ivy, who is native to Europe, Asia, and
a. Painful d. suffer
b. Called e. categorized North Africa.
c. Significant f. treated
50. Location in the Carrantoohill Mountains of County Kerry in the south-west,
the highest point in Ireland is only 1,041 metres above sea level.