True / False / Not Given Questions
These types of questions ask the students to compare the given statements to information in the passage and decide whether they agree or disagree with the information given in the passage or whether there is no information in the passage.
If the passage does not actually agree or disagree with the given statement, you need to select ‘Not given’.
Tips
Your answers must be based on what is given in the passage. You are not supposed to use your knowledge or common sense while answering these types of questions.
Even if you believe that the given statement agrees with the information in the passage, choose ‘Not given’ as your answer if you can’t find the relevant section of the passage.
An example is given below.
Questions 10-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage? Next to questions 10-13 write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
10. A type of yeast that consumes fructose and glucose sugars is found in the skin of grapes. | ……………………………………… |
11. Fermentation ceases at high temperatures. | …………………………………………… |
12. Wine makers often make the wine stronger by adding sugar. | …………………………………………… |
13. Yeast is very active at low temperatures. | …………………………………………… |