FlexiQuiz - 33: Reading passage 3: Jellyfish: A Remarkable Marine Life Form

Question 27-32

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?

Choose Yes, No, Not Given for each statement.

YES      if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO    if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN    if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks

27. It is surprising that many people have negative views of jellyfish.

28. In the 20th century, scientists should have conducted more studies of jellyfish.

29. Some jellyfish species that used to live in shallow water may be moving to deep water.

30. Dr Karen Hansen's views about jellyfish need to be confirmed by additional research.

31. It is possible to reverse the consequences of climate change.

32. The research findings of Paul Dewar have been accepted by other academics.

Questions 33 - 36

Write A, B, C, or D in the box

33. What is the writer doing in the fourth paragraph?

comparing several different types of jellyfish

dismissing some common ideas about jellyfish

contrasting various early theories about jellyfish

rejecting some scientific findings regarding jellyfish

34. What does the writer conclude in the fifth paragraph?

Jellyfish have advantages and disadvantages for humans.

Humans have had a serious negative impact on jellyfish.

Jellyfish will cause problems for humans in the future.

Humans and jellyfish are fundamentally similar.

35. What is the writer's main point in the sixth paragraphs?

Jellyfish may once have inhabited dry land.

Jellyfish improve the environment they live in.

Jellyfish have proved able to survive over time.

Jellyfish have caused other species to become endangered.

36. The writer refers to the 'scyphozoa' in order to

exemplify the great size of some jellyfish.

illustrate that jellyfish are biologically complex.

explain why certain jellyfish may become extinct.

suggest that scientists still misunderstand jellyfish.

Questions 37 - 40

Complete each sentence with the correct ending A - F.

Write the correct letter A - F in the box next to the question.

37. Researchers working in Norway and the Arctic have shown that.
38. The use of DNA sequencing and isotope analysis has proved that
39. Research into 'upside-down jellyfish' showed that
40. Following research in the Mediterranean Sea, it has been claimed that

A it was wrong to assume that jellyfish do not sleep.

B certain species of jellyfish have changed their usual diet.

C jellyfish can be observed and tracked in ways that do not injure them.

D one particular type of jellyfish may be able to live forever.

E there are more types of jellyfish than previously realised.

F some jellyfish are more dangerous to humans than once thought.

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