Read the following article about the effects of television on young children.
Watching television makes toddlers fatter and stupider at primary school, according to new research. Scientists who tracked the progress of pre-school children found that the more television they watched the worse they were at mathematics, the more junk food they ate, and the more they were bullied by other pupils.
The findings, which support earlier evidence indicating television harms cognitive development, prompted calls for the Government to set limits on how much children should watch. American paediatricians advise that under-twos should not watch any television and that older children should view one to two hours a day at most. France has banned shows aimed at under-threes, and Australia recommends that three to five year-olds watch no more than an hour a day. Britain has no official advice.
Researchers said that pre-school is a critical time for brain development and that TV watching displaced time that could be spent engaging in "developmentally enriching tasks". Even incremental exposure to TV delayed development, said the lead author Dr Linda Pagani, of Montreal University.
(The Independent)
According to the article, are these statements TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?
- Scientists believe that there is a link between the amount of television young children watch and their mental ability.
- Shows aimed at under-twos are banned in the USA.
- Children’s television programming is more strictly controlled in France than in Britain.
1-T
2-F
3-NG
Posted by: Ahmed | March 31, 2014 at 09:31
1-NG
2-F
3-T
Posted by: Anista | March 31, 2014 at 09:42
1. True
2. Not Given
3. Not Given
Posted by: minguyenle | March 31, 2014 at 09:44
1. T
2. NG
3. T
Posted by: Akram Khan | March 31, 2014 at 09:48
1-True ((a)the more television they watched the worse they were at mathematics. (b)The findings, which support earlier evidence indicating television harms cognitive development)
2-Not Given (American paediatricians advise that under-twos should not watch any television and that older children should view one to two hours a day at most)
3-True (France has banned shows aimed at under-threes; Britain has no official advice).
Posted by: Nik_Iran | March 31, 2014 at 09:52
1.T 2.NG 3.NG
Posted by: Hibba | March 31, 2014 at 09:56
1.True 2.Not Given 3.True
Posted by: PhuonganhTa | March 31, 2014 at 10:00
question 3 is contentious!! to be banned does not mean "is controlled". I revised my answer:
1.True 2.NG 3.NG
Posted by: Nik_Iran | March 31, 2014 at 10:07
1. T
2. NG
3. T
Posted by: Quoc | March 31, 2014 at 10:34
1. NOT GIVEN
2. FALSE
3. NOT GIVEN
Posted by: Eun Yeong | March 31, 2014 at 10:40
1.TRUE
2.NOT GIVEN
3.TRUE
Posted by: kaye | March 31, 2014 at 10:44
True
Not given
Not given
Posted by: Tito | March 31, 2014 at 10:53
1.NOT GIVEN
2.NOT GIVEN
3.TRUE
Posted by: Ngan | March 31, 2014 at 11:09
NG
T
T
Posted by: Kapi | March 31, 2014 at 11:12
True
False
Not Given
Posted by: kelly | March 31, 2014 at 11:27
T
F
T
Posted by: Moustafa | March 31, 2014 at 11:28
True. Not given true
Posted by: Fatima | March 31, 2014 at 11:32
1.T
2.NG
3.T
Posted by: onur | March 31, 2014 at 11:32
1. the more television they watched the worse they were at mathematics
; Mathematics is not mental ability
--NG
2.American paediatricians advise that under-twos
;just advice. not banned
--F
3.France has banned shows...Britain has no official advice
--T
Posted by: Gon | March 31, 2014 at 11:38
T
F
NG
Posted by: Toghrul | March 31, 2014 at 11:44
T
F
NG
Posted by: Nazanin Karimaghaei | March 31, 2014 at 11:44
T / NG / NG
Posted by: ERIC | March 31, 2014 at 11:49
Not Given
False
True
Posted by: Lyn | March 31, 2014 at 11:50
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More power simon!
Posted by: Kar | March 31, 2014 at 11:54
1.True: Scientists (..) found that the more television they watched the worse they..
2. Not Given: American paediatricians advise that under-twos should not watch any television..
3. True: France has banned shows while Britain has done nothing
Posted by: Antonio | March 31, 2014 at 12:00
True
not given
not given
Posted by: sami | March 31, 2014 at 12:02
1.True
2.Not Given
3.True
Posted by: Mahsa/Leeds | March 31, 2014 at 13:00
True Not given True
Posted by: r.alam | March 31, 2014 at 13:19
true, not given, true
Posted by: maren008 | March 31, 2014 at 13:22
1. True
2.False
3. Not Given
Posted by: Swopon | March 31, 2014 at 13:33
T
NG
T
Posted by: Raman | March 31, 2014 at 13:38
NG
F
T
Posted by: Bruce Zhuang | March 31, 2014 at 14:13
T
NG
T
Posted by: ktr | March 31, 2014 at 14:14
1.NOT GIVEN
2.NOT GIVEN
3.TRUE
Posted by: Sun | March 31, 2014 at 14:32
1.T
2.F
3.NG
Posted by: Maria | March 31, 2014 at 14:42
NG: not about mental ability, weak in math does not mean hv mental promb
F: just advise but not ban
T: France ban while in UK no official advise
Posted by: Jena | March 31, 2014 at 14:46
1.NG
2.F
3.T
Posted by: ED | March 31, 2014 at 14:52
1.T
2.T
3.NG ( not show comparison between France and Britain).
Posted by: tuan.dq | March 31, 2014 at 15:01
1.NG
2.F
3.T
Posted by: dylan | March 31, 2014 at 15:04
1 true 2 false 3 true
Posted by: Sardor | March 31, 2014 at 15:14
1.true
2.not given
3.true
Posted by: neet | March 31, 2014 at 15:15
1. True
2. Not Given
3. True
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Posted by: Sardor | March 31, 2014 at 15:21
true. false. not given
Posted by: Anvar | March 31, 2014 at 15:24
1.T
2.F
3.NG
Posted by: Anderson Van | March 31, 2014 at 16:09
1. NG
2. F
3. T
Posted by: Joseph | March 31, 2014 at 16:09
True
False
Not Given
Posted by: Kshitij Vyas | March 31, 2014 at 16:12
1. NG
2. F
3. T
Posted by: Long | March 31, 2014 at 16:14
1. T: that the more television they watched the worse they were at mathematics
2. F: American paediatricians advise that under-twos should not watch any television and that older children should view one to two hours a day at most.
3. T: Australia recommends that three to five year-olds watch no more than an hour a day. Britain has no official advice.
Posted by: Rudy | March 31, 2014 at 16:22
1. true
2. not given
3. true
Posted by: vanessa | March 31, 2014 at 16:47
1;true
2;false
3;NG
Posted by: drakhshanda | March 31, 2014 at 16:54
Not given
False
True
Posted by: Alexis Hà | March 31, 2014 at 17:00
True
False
Not Given
Posted by: cucutin | March 31, 2014 at 17:02
1.true 2.true 3.not given
Posted by: sidra | March 31, 2014 at 17:04
Hi Simon
I got my results and Finally after 7 attempts I got overall 8!
L9/ R8.5/ S&W:7
Thanks for your wonderful website and Thanks for introducing Pete to me,he is just great.
wish you the bests
Posted by: Parisa | March 31, 2014 at 17:06
T
NG
T
Posted by: banas | March 31, 2014 at 17:31
T
NG
T
Posted by: NARXOZ | March 31, 2014 at 17:51
True
False
Not given
Posted by: khoory | March 31, 2014 at 19:25
NG
F
T
Posted by: komal | March 31, 2014 at 19:30
True
False
NG
Posted by: Razaq | March 31, 2014 at 19:38
Not given
False
True
Posted by: Cherry | March 31, 2014 at 20:19
True
Not Given
True
Posted by: orxan | March 31, 2014 at 20:38
Hi Parisa,
I'm glad you can finally get what you need. Congratulation..
May I ask you to send me an email to contact you. here is my email
[email protected]
Cheers
Posted by: m | March 31, 2014 at 20:40
T, NG, T
Posted by: mahtash | March 31, 2014 at 20:42
Hi kar and parisa
congratulation both of you for these great scores
can you please share your experience with ielts
and how you two got this high scores in R&L
I need 7in each part but I couldn't manage
more than 6 in both .
good luck .
Posted by: Khairia | March 31, 2014 at 21:15
T
NG
T
Posted by: Khairia | March 31, 2014 at 21:21
T, F, T
Posted by: gggooniel | March 31, 2014 at 21:27
T,F,NG
Posted by: paul | March 31, 2014 at 23:09
TFT
Posted by: Lester | April 01, 2014 at 00:18
NG
T
F
Posted by: anna | April 01, 2014 at 00:31
T
NG
T
Posted by: jung eun park | April 01, 2014 at 02:49
NG F T
Posted by: Praveen | April 01, 2014 at 02:57
NG F T
Posted by: Huyen | April 01, 2014 at 03:47
T NG T
Posted by: HOANGMINH | April 01, 2014 at 04:04
T NG T
Posted by: akn | April 01, 2014 at 04:30
Hi Simon,
Here my answer:
1. T
2. F
3. T
Posted by: Dao Vinh Loc | April 01, 2014 at 04:42
My answer is:
1. T
2. F
3. T
Posted by: Nhan Nguyen | April 01, 2014 at 05:01
1. True
2. False
3. Not given
Posted by: Preet | April 01, 2014 at 05:16
1.True
2.False
3.True
Posted by: Danish Ahmed | April 01, 2014 at 05:24
1.T
2.NG
3.F
Posted by: Nguyen Tuan | April 01, 2014 at 05:41
1.Not Given
2.False.
3.True
Posted by: Ashik | April 01, 2014 at 05:50
T
NG
T
Posted by: Haylee | April 01, 2014 at 06:46
NG mental ability and worst in maths is different.
F - USA advises but not banned
F - Britain has no official advice.
Posted by: su | April 01, 2014 at 06:47
T
Ng
T
Posted by: Tariq | April 01, 2014 at 07:07
1T
2NOT GIVEN
3T
May I capitalize the first letter when answering the question in reading part?
For example, the question is "what.....in first paragraph?"
Answer is key. I should write key or Key.
Thank you very much.
Posted by: giaczy | April 01, 2014 at 07:37
1. true
2. not given
3. true
Posted by: TAN | April 01, 2014 at 07:39
1.T
2.F
3. NG
Posted by: Melbourne | April 01, 2014 at 07:51
1 T
2 F
3 NG
Posted by: Gaurab Pradhan | April 01, 2014 at 07:58
1. NG
2. F.
3. TS
Posted by: Sau | April 01, 2014 at 08:18
1. True
2. Not given
3. True
Posted by: Hyungjin jang | April 01, 2014 at 08:26
1. Not given
2. True
3. True
Posted by: Amrit | April 01, 2014 at 09:04
Hi Simon,
Could please explain your answers? I think in the third question where said " there is no official advice" means less controlled. If we don't interpret the context then the second question would be " Not Given" either.
FROM SIMON:
Hi Ryan,
Someone posted their answer using my name, and I've deleted it. Look further down the page for my answer.
Posted by: Ryan | April 01, 2014 at 09:07
1 True
2 False
"American paediatricians advise"
3. Not given
France has banned shows aimed at under-threes. "Shows aimed at under-threes" doesn't mean "Children’s television programming".
Posted by: ThuAnh | April 01, 2014 at 09:26
Hi Simon,
The second question says shows aimed at two are banned in the USA, while in the text writer haven't talked about any shows aimed at two...
I know you don't leave your answers without explanations. Would you explain the answers please?
FROM SIMON:
Hi Pearl,
Someone used my name to post their answer, and I've deleted it. Look further down the page (or on the next page) for my answers.
Posted by: pearl | April 01, 2014 at 10:19
NG
T
T
Posted by: yasaman | April 01, 2014 at 11:18
1. True
2. Not given
3. True
Posted by: hanh | April 01, 2014 at 11:29
1.true
2.not given
3.not given
Posted by: gaye | April 01, 2014 at 11:41
1. Not Given
2. Not Given
3. True
Posted by: Nguyen | April 01, 2014 at 12:15
Correct answer and explanation:
1. True: that the more television they
watched the worse they were at
mathematics
2. False: American paediatricians advise that
under-twos should not watch any
television and that older children should
view one to two hours a day at most.
'Should not' means that under-twos CAN watch TV and it is not banned.
3. Not given: France has banned
shows aimed at under-three. Britain has no official advice
Just because 'Britain has no ADVICE' doesn't mean that it doesn't CONTROL strictly. In fact, we have no information about control in Britain and cannot compare to France.
Posted by: Le Vu | April 01, 2014 at 12:21
1. Not Given 2. False 3.Ture. When can we know the right answers? Thank you
Posted by: Monica | April 01, 2014 at 12:50