IELTS Reading: multiple choice

Read the following summary of a book called Deep Work.

“Deep work” is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfilment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep, spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realising there's a better way.

In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill. A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.

Choose the best answer to each of the questions below.

1. What is “deep work”?

A)  a skill that takes a short time to master
B)  a skill that few people develop nowadays
C)  a skill that modern communication tools can enhance

2. What does the author of Deep Work aim to do in the first part of the book?

A)  convince us that working deeply has great value
B)  expose the negative effects of tools like social media
C)  guide readers towards success in life

Comments

[Tung]

1b 2A

[aysel]

1. B
2. A

[Tham Kieu]

1. A
2. A

[Halley]

1.B
2.B

[talha]

1 A
2 A

[Zack]

1.B
2.A

[Wiwik]

1. A
2. A

[Nick]

1.B
2.B

[Amber]

1. A
2. A

[Ali]

1.A
2.C

[Po]

1.A
2.A

[Biks]

1. B.= And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep.

2. A = he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits

[Layla]

1.B
2.A
second one was so confusing

[Vu Dang]

1. A = It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time.

2. C = Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world

[Hien]

1b
2a

[Fayrouz]

B
A

[Nguyen]

B
A

[Kien]

1. A
2. C

[Stan]

1.A
2.A
I am super eager to know the answer .
Does anyone have the 100% correct one?
Thanks!!

[Uri]

1.A
2.A

[Trung Nguyen]

1.B
2.A

[Mohammad Vicky]

1. C, keywords: modern (twenty first century), can enhance (increasingly competitive).

2. A, keywords: produce massive benefits (has great value)

[Elsa.hvn]

1A
2A

[kai]

1B
2A

[Ameet]

A
C

[Shilpa]

1 B ...
most people have lost the ability to go deep = a skill that few people develop nowadays

2 A...

cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits = convince us that working deeply has great value

[Han]

B
A

[Ameet]

Dear Sir Simon,can you tell me that how much time personally do you spend when you complete both writing tasks 1 and 2?

I have been practicing writing tasks by following your pattern for more than a month and mostly I spend about to 2 hour to complete both tasks.

[nhan nguyen]

1. A, 2 A

[seren taşkara]

How can I learn correct answers?

[Chi]

1b and 2a

[Faith]

B, A

[Sana1]

A
A

[Noor]

1-A 2- b

[Arjun]

A
C

[Yasmine]

A
C

[Darren]

A
C

[Zhujun Tan]

B
A

[Aya]

1.B
2.A

[hale]

C, A

[MinhDang]

1A, shorter time = quickly, less time,
2A, great value = produce massive benefits

[hale]

B, A

[Thuan]

1.A
2.A

[yang]

1.B
2.A

[Kiran]

1.A
2.A

[huong]

1A) a skill that takes a short time to master
= It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time.

2) just asks we: the first part of the book.
A) convince us that working deeply has great value
= he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits

[FanFan]

1.B(a skill that few people develop nowadays)
In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep,

2.A(convince us that working deeply has great value)=Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite.

[Thaibt]

1. B
Key words:
"And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep"
2. A
Key words:
"Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits"

I think 1. is a tricky question.

[Suki]

1. A
a short time to master -- quickly master, in less time
2. A
massive benefits -- great value

[Manpreet Kaur]

1. A
2. a

[Rio]

1. C
Modern communication tools = e-mail and social media
Can enhance = there's a better way

2. A
Makes the case = convince us
Has great value = produce massive benefits

[Trevor]

1. A
2. A

[Cyril]

A, A

[Derek]

1. B
//keyword: And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep

2. A
//keyword: cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits

[Thaibt]

Hi seren taşkara,

Just follow this post. There will be a comment from Simon labeled something like "answers from simon" in few days.

Thanks,

[kLwT]

B,A

1. B - most people have lost the ability to go deep = a skill that few people develop nowadays.

2. A - he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits = convince us that working deeply has great value

[sabika]

B
A

[Ayse]

1-A
2-C .
What are the correct answers?

[sue]

1.B
2.A
I think it`s a little tricky in Q1
A) a skill that takes a short time to master
it means we just spend a short time to master the skill, not to quickly master complicated information
so A is wrong

[Yuni]

1.B 2A

[Dep]

1 A
2 A

[Tae]

1,A a short time to master=quickly master
2,A working deeply has great value=a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits

[RX]

1.B
2.A

[Lucy]

1B
2A

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. B
2. A

Several people have correctly explained these two answers above.

Note: In question 1, answer 'A' was a trick. It doesn't say that deep work is "quick to master", it says that deep work allows you to master complicated information quickly.

[zain]

the answers
1/B
2/A

[REHAB]

1)A

2)A

[Yoora Kim]

1.A
2.A

[ndht]

1.A
2.A

[Layan Sadaldeen]

A
A

[Navi]

Answers
B
A

[Suji]

A
A

[rick]

1.A
2.A

[Anh]

1.A
2.A

[Huu]

1.A
2.A

[Thanh]

1.B
2.A

[monica]

what is the correct answer please?

[Ashraful]

1.A
2.B

[Neha]

1.A
2.A

[Sam Sam]

Hi Simon in the second line he said quickly master so question 1 I think A would be accepted what do you think

[MA]

B,A

[Renee]

AA

[yully]

a,c

[Hoang Cuc]

1A: less time=a short time
2A: has great value= produce massive benefits

[Immy mej]

A
A

[Samira]

1. A
2. A

[Fermilette]

1.A
2.A

[Eric]

1.B
2.A

[sanober Nahid]

1. C
2. A

[Trinh Nguyen Ngoc Doan]

1. A
2. A

[Amir]

1.A
2.A

[kalpit]

1-A
2-A

[Dongri]

1-A: a skill that takes a short to master
2-A: convince us that working deeply has great value

[Shuvo]

1.a
2.a

[Meggie]

B
A

[Meggie]

B
few people develop nowadays = most people have lost the ability to go deep,
A
convince us that working deeply has great value = he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits.

[Alessia Visconti]

B: And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep, spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realising there's a better way.
.

A: Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits.

[ly vu]

B
A

[Sana]

A
A

[Shapol]

Thanks a lot, Simon for introducing that valuable book. I really need to improve my concentration.