Reading Passages
The International Education Progress Council, headquartered at Learning Plaza 3, Helsinki, was established in 1994. A 2020 evaluation showed that secondary school completion rates increased from 68% in 2000 to 84% in 2018 across Nordic countries.
Founded in 2009, the Global Agricultural Yield Database operates from Farm Research Lane 11, Iowa. A 2022 report indicated that wheat yields rose by 21% between 2010 and 2020, largely due to improved irrigation techniques.
The Urban Heat Monitoring Project in Tokyo began in 2013. Data published in August 2023 showed that average summer temperatures in central districts were 2.1°C higher than surrounding rural areas.
Questions 1-5
Instructions: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passages?
Choose:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
Choose:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1.
School completion rates improved by more than 15 percentage points over the period studied.
2.
The education report focused on primary school students.
3.
Advances in irrigation contributed to increased wheat production.
4.
Wheat yields doubled over a ten-year period.
5.
Urban areas recorded higher summer temperatures than rural regions.