Yes/No/Not Given: Practice Test - 4 | Reading for Academic IELTS PDF Download

Directions: Do the following statements/questions agree with the views of the writer in the Reading Passage? Write:
YES: if the statement agrees with the views of the writer.
NO: if the statement contradicts what the writer thinks.
NOT GIVEN: if it is impossible to know what the writer's point of view is.
Passage: In Australia, the University of Sydney’s Professor Ian Caterson says while major genetic defects may be rare, many people probably have minor genetic variations that combine to dictate the weight and are responsible for things such as how much we eat, the amount of exercise we do and the amount of energy we need. When you add up all these little variations, the result is that some people are genetically predisposed to putting on weight. He says while the fast/slow metabolism debate may have been settled, that doesn’t mean some other subtle change in the metabolism gene won’t be found in overweight people. He is confident that science will, eventually, be able to ‘cure’ some forms of obesity. Still, the only effective way for the vast majority of overweight and obese people to lose weight is a change of diet and an increase in exercise.

Q.1. Dr Susan Jebb said that the genetic defects for obesity may be rare.
Q.2. Some people are genetically liable to putting on weight.
Q.3. Caterson believed that science will help in curing some of the obesity forms.
Q.4. Obese people often try to deny their responsibility.
Q.5. One of the most effective ways to lose weight is to exercise daily, and follow a healthy-eating plan.

Solution of 1:

Dr Susan Jebb said that the genetic defects for obesity may be rare – NO.
 it is clearly mentioned in the passage that it was the University of Sydney’s Professor Ian Caterson who said that the genetic defects for obesity may be rare. So, the answer is NO.

Solution of 2:

Some people are genetically liable to putting on weight – YES.
we come to know from the passage that some obese people are genetically predisposed to putting on weight. So, the answer is YES. Here predisposed means Liable.

Solution of 3:

Caterson believed that science will help in curing some of the obesity forms – YES.
 it is given in the passage that Professor Caterson believed that science will eventually be able to cure some forms of obesity. So, the answer is YES.

Solution of 4:

Obese people often try to deny their responsibility – NOT GIVEN.
it is not mentioned anywhere in the passage that obese people often try to deny their responsibility. So, the answer is NOT GIVEN.

Solution of 5:

 One of the most effective ways to lose excess weight is to exercise daily, and follow a healthy-eating plan – YES.
we understand from the passage that one of the effective ways for the overweight and obese people to lose weight is a change of diet and an increase in exercise. So, the answer is YES. Here, overweight refers to excess weight, increase in exercise means exercise regularly, and change of diet means following a healthy-eating plan.