ELTIS - English Language Test for International Students Reading Science-Based Texts Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

In a science text, the word 'hypothesis' is best defined as:

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A testable prediction or educated guess based on observations

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A proven scientific law

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The final conclusion of an experiment

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A type of laboratory equipment

Question 2

A science passage states: 'Photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen using sunlight.' What type of process is this?

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A chemical conversion that transforms substances using energy

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A physical change only

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A process that does not require energy

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A process that only occurs at night

Question 3

A text states: 'As the wolf population decreased, the deer population increased dramatically, leading to overgrazing.' This illustrates which concept?

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Food chain or predator-prey relationships

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Symbiosis

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Photosynthesis

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Cell division

Question 4

A science text reads: 'The control group received no treatment, while the experimental group received the new medication.' Why include a control group?

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To provide a baseline for comparing the treatment's effects

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To make the experiment longer

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Control groups are not important

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To give medication to more people

Question 5

A passage states: 'Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because they take millions of years to form.' What does 'nonrenewable' mean?

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Cannot be replenished within a human lifetime

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Easily replaced

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Not useful for energy

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Found everywhere on Earth

Question 6

A science text explains: 'The water cycle includes evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.' Which directly leads to cloud formation?

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Condensation

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Collection

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Precipitation

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Evaporation