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Succeed in Aptis Justification of the answers for Reading Parts: 02,

APTIS for Teens: 03, 04

Test 1 Page 13

02 6. D is the correct answer, as we have the phrase, ‘It all

begins ...’ which must be at the beginning of the text.

Also none of the other options fit in at the beginning of

the process; they all need further information before

them so that they can be used in the text.

7. F is the correct answer, as in D we learn about the

ingredients being mixed in a bowl, and F starts with ‘The

mixture is then ...’ so we learn what happens to the

mixture after this.

8. B is the correct answer, as the end of F mentions the

creation of the biscuit shapes and B starts with ‘These

uncooked shapes ...’ so it refers directly back to

sentence F before it.

9. E is the correct answer, as in sentence B we learn they

are baked in the oven and sentence E starts with ‘Once

the biscuits are cooked...’ so here we learn what

happens to them when they come out of the oven, i.e.

they are packaged and boxed.

10. G is the correct answer, as ‘They are now ready to be

sent to supermarkets ...’ because they have been packed

into boxes. C cannot be used here because G must come

first to say how they get to the supermarkets, i.e. by ‘a

fleet of lorries’.

11. C is the only answer left, and is the correct answer

because we then learn what happens to them after

they have been delivered by a lorry to the

supermarkets. i.e. they are put on the shelves ready for

customers to buy them.

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APTIS for Teens 03 12. Jake is correct as he says, ‘I’m quite happy with my own company, really ... Everyone says I am unsociable and I suppose I am a bit ... ’

13. Maisie is correct as she says, ‘My parents aren’t too keen on my having parties at home, but they make an exception on my birthday. We usually have a really big party’ 14. Lynn is correct as she says,’ There’s nothing I enjoy more than celebrating special occasions with close friends. I usually have a small gathering at my house ...’. She then goes on to say that they might just have snacks or get a takeaway, so it is very informal. Maisie might seem to like informal celebrations but then she says that everyone dresses in their best clothes so it is quite formal. Jake actual tries to avoid any special occasions. 15. Lynn is correct as she says, ‘if I’m in the mood, I cook most of the food myself, or at least I can prepare some snacks ...’ 16. Maisie is correct as she says, ‘you can hang out with people you haven’t seen in a long time.’ 17. Mark is correct as he says, ‘so one year my mum surprised me by baking a cake on my birthday in the shape of a football. My friends even dressed up as football players!’ 18. Jake is correct as he says,’ I try to avoid joining in but usually my parents make me. We often argue about it.’

Page 15 04 19. F is the correct answer as a circular movement is mentioned twice in this paragraph. Firstly, ‘the Oyashio Current, which comes down from the sub-arctic area and travels in a counter-clockwise direction’ which talks about the movement of the water, and secondly, ‘The North Equatorial Current is caused by the rotation of the Earth, which makes the flow of water go from east to west’ which talks about both the movement of water and the circular movement of the Earth. F might be chosen for paragraph 21 as it says, ‘The circular rotation of the Gyre forces all waste material to travel inwards towards the centre.’ However no other option fits paragraph 19, and paragraph 21 also mentions why fish can’t survive in this region, so there is a better choice for this paragraph. 20. A is the correct answer as it says, ‘It is these warm waters that allow life on the Japanese coral reefs to survive.’ There is no other reference to something sustaining life in the coral reef. 21. H is the correct answer as it says,’ It is for this reason that fishermen avoid the centre as the water doesn’t have enough nutrients for fish to live on, so fishing there would not be profitable.’ Paragraph 23 might be considered for answer H, as it mentions fish dying, but this is part of a description of the whole food chain being affected so there is a better answer for this paragraph.

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22. C is the correct answer as it says, ‘This rotation in question has also caused a lot of flotsam, such as driftwood, man-made rubbish, cargo lost from ships to accumulate in the middle. All this rubbish has formed a floating sea of waste.’ So, the water is contaminated. C might also be considered for paragraph 23 but, as we said earlier, this paragraph mentions how several animals in the food chain are affected, so there is a better title for it. 23. B is the correct answer as we have already mentioned different parts of the food chain are affected by the waste in the water. 24. D is the correct answer as it says, ‘which usually sends rubbish outwards and then subsequently wash up on beaches around the gyre.’ Also, we are then given the example of the cargo from the shipwreck taking three years to appear on the beaches. 25. E is the correct answer as it says, ‘Curtis Ebbesmayer noticed that the currents can change drastically from time to time.’ Therefore they are unpredictable.

Test 2 Page 29

02 6. D is the correct answer as when it says ‘If not, you must apply for a new one ...’ it is referring to the passport that you will need. There is nowhere else that D would make sense in the text. 7. G is the correct answer as you will have to book your holiday before any of the other actions mentioned in the text can happen. 8. E is the correct answer as it is still talking about things that you have to do before you travel and the other sentences are about things you do close to your travel date, or on the day you travel. 9. B is the correct answer as this is something you have to do one or two days before your flight and the other options are actually on the day of travel. 10. F is the correct answer as this is about what time you leave to get to the airport and making sure you aren’t late. 11. C is the correct answer as this is the only option that is about when you are actually at the airport and about to get on your plane.

Page 30 APTIS for Teens 03 12. Jane is the correct answer as she says, ‘The best thing about my job is that I can take home any cakes that are left over.’

13. Andrew is the correct answer as he says, ‘I do my deliveries on my bicycle in all weathers.’ 14. Fred is the correct answer as he says, ‘The main problem is that I have to wait an hour after work for the first train home.’ 15. Jane is the correct answer as she says, ‘I work from 9am to 4pm.’ Andrew starts work at 7am so that is quite early and Fred and Mary both work in the late afternoon, evening or night. 16. Andrew is the correct answer as he says, ‘I do my deliveries on my bicycle in all weathers.’ So he must cycle to work. Mary and Jane both go by bus and Fred goes by train. 17. Fred is the correct answer as he starts work at 9pm on Saturday and finishes work very early on Sunday morning. 18. Mary is the correct answer as she says, ‘I love this job because I can listen to my iPod/MP3 player while I work.’

Page 31 04 19. D is the correct answer as the whole paragraph describes how shops started to open and how they became larger department stores over the years so they must have done well. 20. B is the correct answer as this paragraph describes what happened to Oxford Street during the war when bombs were dropped on it. 21. A is the correct answer as buses, taxis and trains are all mentioned in this paragraph. Paragraph 22 mentions transport but it is talking about the accidents where vehicles are involved rather than transport options. Paragraph 23 is about when the road was closed to transport so there weren’t any transport options. 22. H is the correct answer as it discusses many different issues connected to traffic in general, in Oxford Street. 23. F is the correct answer as a suggestion was made to close the road to traffic but, ‘the next Mayor said that this would cause too much disruption around the centre of London. Local business owners were not happy with these plans.’ so it was a controversial suggestion. 24. C is correct as it says, ‘Oxford Street has the world’s highest concentration of nitrogen dioxide. Nitrogen dioxide is a gas coming from vehicles which can be very bad for your health’

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25. E is correct as the whole paragraph is about crime in Oxford Street and what is being done about it. ‘The street always has a very heavy police presence ... The police also use lots of plain clothed officers ... On top of that there are hundreds of... Since these reports in 2011, crime has been reduced quite a lot.’

Test 3 Page 45

02 6. E is the correct answer as it mentions that she was only six, and the other sentences talk about things that happened when she was older. 7. G is the correct answer as this continues the theme of her writing books at a young age and her mother was still alive at this point to encourage her. 8. C is the correct answer as this adds more information about her mother supporting her. 9. B is the correct answer here as we learn that her mother died when she was still quite young. 10. F is the correct answer as, ‘this terrible event’ refers to the fact that her mother died. 11. D is the correct answer as this is the last sentence to be used and it concludes the story of how she started to write and the ‘sad story’ refers to the death of her mother.

Page 46 APTIS for Teens 03 12. Jill is the correct answer as she says, ‘It’s not the hard work that puts me off as much, as the competitive nature of the job.’ So she doesn’t want a job that puts her under too much pressure. 13. Gary is the correct answer as he says, ‘I hate routine.’ So he needs variety in his life. 14. Tracy is the correct answer as she says, ‘I did unexpectedly well in my exams’ so she had a pleasant surprise which gave her more choices in life. 15. Liam is the correct answer as he says, ‘I know my grades will never be good enough’ so he isn’t very good at schoolwork. Tracy may have been considered here but she did well in her exams so she is better at schoolwork than she thought. 16. Gary is the correct answer as he says, ‘My parents have done their best to try and persuade me to work for their business, but shop work isn’t for me.’ 17. Tracy is the correct answer as she says, ‘Until a few years ago I was certain I wanted to be a hairdresser ... so I’m thinking about going to university now, instead’.

18. Liam is correct because he says that his parents think he can ‘be a doctor or a lawyer, but I know my grades will never be good enough. I can’t seem to get them to understand that, though.’

Page 47 04 19. F is the correct answer as it says, ‘far from being merely an amusing diversion, clowns at this time had a socioreligious role.’ So, both religious and non-religious (secular). 20. C is the correct answer as it says, ‘the Indian clown doubled up as interpreter, translating the Prakrit language to the general population.’, so the Indian clown also helped to educate people. So they had more responsibility. In paragraph 23, at first it may seem to say that they had more responsibility but actually it says they just became more popular. 21. B is the correct answer as the paragraph describes not only how they dressed and what they looked like but also the gestures they made; so the humour in the acting was very visual. Paragraph 22 does mention some visual humour in, ‘contorting their bodies into comical positions’ but the main theme of this paragraph is the roles of the clown. 22. H is the correct answer as this paragraph describes the ‘variety of roles’ that clowns took on and how they differed from each other. 23. A is the correct answer as, ‘They were also held in high esteem by royalty and allowed to express opinions that would be considered treasonable offences if voiced by any member of the general public.’ so they could do things that other people couldn’t. 24. E is the correct answer as, ‘the first use of the word ‘clown’ appears in Shakespeare’s plays. However, it is somewhat of a misnomer, seen from the modern-day perspective’ 25. G is the correct answer as, ‘It was only a century later that the clown ... took on his modern-day guise as an amusing fool ... Joseph Grimaldi in the early 19th

century then added the final touches ... to create the modern-day clown.’

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Test 4 Page 61

02 6. G is the correct answer as it talks about the first time natural glass was used. E is not correct as it talks about man-made glass being used more extensively; not natural glass, so it must have been at a later date. 7. C is correct because now the text introduces the idea of man-made glass being used. 8. E is correct as it then develops the theme of man-made glass. 9. B is correct as the ‘early years’ refers to the development of man-made glass. 10. F is correct as we learn how the blow pipe made glass making faster and in the sentence before we are told what a slow process it was. 11. D is the correct answer as it explains how Venice then became the centre of glass making and brings us up to the present day.

Page 62 APTIS for Teens 03 12. Alex is the correct answer as he says, ‘For me, reading a book is all about escapism. I often want to be taken to a place where I can forget reality and all the everyday issues that are on my mind.’ 13. Robin is the correct answer as he says, ‘I like to be kept on the edge of my seat when I’m reading a book. It needs to be full of twists and turns and surprises. I love it when a book has a shocking or surprising ending.’ 14. Alice is the correct answer as she says, ‘I’m also interested in how people live in these places and what their customs and art are like.’ 15. Georgina is the correct answer as she says, ‘I enjoy reading about people who are inspirational in some way and people who have achieved something in their life. These types of books encourage me to work harder and make something of my life.’ 16. Robin is the correct answer as he says, ‘I like to be kept on the edge of my seat when I’m reading a book. It needs to be full of twists and turns and surprises.’ 17. Alex is the correct answer as he says, ‘I often want to be taken to a place where I can forget reality and all the everyday issues that are on my mind. I don’t mind if the places and characters aren’t believable as long as the plot is interesting.’

18. Georgina is the correct answer as she says, ‘I tend to read biographies and autobiographies’.

Page 63 04 19. H is the correct answer as it says, ‘However, it wasn’t always easy to determine how much work should equate to certain goods.’, so it wasn’t always a fair way of paying for something. 20. A is the correct answers as, ‘As such, goods could be exchanged for other goods, considered to be of equal worth. No longer would the acquisition of goods leave someone feeling short-changed,’ so this explains how a fairer system was introduced. 21. F is the correct answer as, ‘The use of actual tools and weapons, such as daggers, hoes and spades, as a medium of exchange were soon phased out to be replaced by much smaller, mini versions that were easily portable.’ 22. D is the correct answer as, ‘King Alyattes, the King of Lydia, in 600 BC was the first to mint an official currency.’ 23. G is the correct answer as, ‘Coins continued to be used as currency in Europe until the 16th century. However, by then, the Chinese had already moved on to using paper notes instead of coins’. Paragraph 24 might be considered for heading G but G says ‘begin to be replaced’ and by this point notes were already being used. 24. E is correct as, ‘These notes were authorised by banks that were responsible for issuing currency and exchanging banknotes for silver or gold coins when required. The effect of the banks taking charge of currency resulted in an increase in international trade’ 25. B is correct as the whole paragraph is about present and future forms of currency.

Test 5 Page 77

02 6. G is the correct answer as it refers to an ‘ancient camera’ that was very limited. E might seem possible at first, but the ancient camera did not use film. 7. C is the correct answer as ‘much later’ moves us on from the idea of the ancient camera. 8. E ‘these cameras’ refers back to the first practical portable cameras in the sentence before. 9. B is the correct answer here as the Polaroid camera is mentioned for the first time in the text and the following sentences develop this theme.

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10. F is the correct answer as the sentence connects to the sentence before it with the mention of Polaroid cameras. 11. D is the correct answer as it brings the theme of cameras up to date, to the present, and concludes the text.

Page 78 APTIS for Teens 03 12. Marianna is the correct answer as she says, ‘helping sick animals might be the perfect job for me.’ 13. Adonis is the correct answer as he says, ‘I need a job where I am out and about,’. 14. Ron is the correct answer as he says, ‘Maybe writing articles for a cultural magazine of some kind.’ 15. Andrea is the correct answer as she says, ‘A priority for me is that I do something important. What I mean by that is I’m helping someone in some way. That means that I will feel good about what I do at the end of the day.’ 16. Ron is the correct answer as he says, ‘I’ve been writing a blog for the last year about street and public art because I’m fascinated by that topic. ... Maybe writing articles for a cultural magazine of some kind. I think I’m rubbish at art, so I couldn’t be a professional artist.’ But he clearly admires people who are artistic. 17. Adonis is the correct answer as he says, ‘I pride myself on keeping fit.’ 18. Marianna is the correct answer as she says, ‘my father pointed out that I’m not really patient when it comes to dealing with people, especially children, so helping sick animals might be the perfect job for me.’

Page 79 04 19. C is the correct answer as the whole paragraph is about the tallest Ferris wheels in the world. 20. H is the correct answer as it says, ‘It is just as difficult to believe that the Eye was not the first supersized Ferris wheel in the capital. In fact, the ‘Great Wheel’, built for the Empire of India Exhibition, at Earl’s Court, predated it by over a century.’ 21. B is the correct answer as, ‘joint entrants in the competition, David Marks and Julia Barfield, decided to go ahead with the project nevertheless, and make their design a reality.’ 22. E is the correct answer as this paragraph describes how the Ferris wheel was built.

23. D is the correct answer as, ‘However, the Eye proved unexpectedly popular, with the result that the owners applied for a permanent lease to Lambeth Council, which was duly granted.’ 24. G is the correct answer as this paragraph tells us about the different owners of the wheel and how its name changed with each owner. 25. A is the correct answer as in this paragraph a number of reasons are given which explain why it is so popular.

Test 6 Page 92

02 6. G is the correct answer as it tells us a little bit about her family before we go into any detail about her life and when she grew up. 7. F is the correct answer as, at this point in the text, she is still very young but we first learn that she was becoming aware of equality in society. 8. D is the correct answer here as, ‘that situation’ refers to the inequality mentioned in the sentence before. 9. B is the correct answer as the WSPU is mentioned for the first time and the following sentences expand on this theme. 10. E is the correct answer here because we are given more information about the WSPU. 11. C is the correct answer as the text finishes with the successful result of her work and campaigning.

Page 93 APTIS for Teens 03 12. Andy is the correct answer as he says, ‘Before I go away, I look up my destination on the internet, too.’ 13. Janet is the correct answer as she says, ‘I also love socialising and chatting to different people, especially on holiday, because you meet people from all over the world.’ 14. Sharon is the correct answer as she says, ‘I have had a few mishaps that have put me in hospital a couple of times’ 15. Janet is the correct answer as she says, ‘I like lively resorts where I can go crazy at night and dance for hours. ..... On the other hand, during the day, I’m a sun worshipper and I don’t want to do anything energetic’

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16. Barry is the correct answer as he says, ‘I’m dreaming of helping build schools in South America and fresh water facilities in Africa. I’ve also always wanted to teach English in some Eastern European countries.’ 17. Sharon is the correct answer as she says, ‘Nothing stops me being out and about in the fresh air and pushing myself to the limit.’ 18. Andy is the correct answer as he says, ‘My idea of a great holiday is seeing places and things of historic interest.’

Page 94 04 19. F is the correct answer as the paragraph talks about Ptolemy, ‘So he drew in an imaginary land on the bottom of his maps of the world. Over time this unknown land came to be referred to as the Unknown Southern Land.’ 20. C is the correct answer as this paragraph tells us how explorers started to try to find Australia. ‘For over two hundred years, European explorers set across the seas looking for the Unknown Southern Land. Many explorers kept sailing right past it, or bumped into it, but didn’t realise that they had stumbled upon it.’ 21. H is the correct answer as we are told about the Aborigines in this paragraph. ‘While the Europeans were searching for this unknown land, there were people already living there. These people were the Aborigines, the first humans to arrive in Australia.’ 22. A is the correct answer. ‘There is some evidence that fishermen and traders from Indonesia, India and China may have visited northern Australia for thousands of years. ... These early visitors never recorded their visits, or had any knowledge of the vastness of Australia. They thought it was just another one of the many islands in the area.’ So at this point Australia still did not have a name officially. 23. B is the correct answer. ‘In 1600 a small Dutch sailing ship named The Duyfken, captained by Willem Janszoon, set sail from Banten ... On 26 February 1606, they anchored off the Pennefather River in the Gulf of Carpentaria and went ashore. ... however, didn’t realise he had discovered Australia.’ So even though they didn’t realise where they were, they were in fact the first Europeans to go to Australia. 24. E is the correct answer. ‘Cook first called this place Stingray Bay, then he changed it to Botanist Bay and finally called it Botany Bay because of all the strange and unusual plants there.’

25. D is the correct answer. ‘He claimed the land for Britain even though the land was already occupied by the Aborigines ... The British returned, in 1778, to colonise this new land they claimed they had discovered.’