IELTS Reading: true, false, not given

Read the following text about the printing press:

From a single point of origin, Mainz, Germany, printing spread within several decades to over two hundred cities in a dozen European countries. By 1500, printing presses in operation throughout Western Europe had already produced more than twenty million volumes. In the 16th century, with presses spreading further afield, their output rose tenfold to an estimated 150 to 200 million copies. The operation of a press became so synonymous with the enterprise of printing that it lent its name to an entire new branch of media, the press.

In Renaissance Europe, the arrival of mechanical movable type printing introduced the era of mass communication which permanently altered the structure of society. The relatively unrestricted circulation of information and ideas transcended borders and threatened the power of political and religious authorities. The sharp increase in literacy broke the monopoly of the literate elite on education and learning and bolstered the emerging middle class.

Answer TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN:

1. By the beginning of the 16th century, the printing press was in use in several different countries.
2. The printing press was popular because it was so easy to operate.
3. Movable type printing can be linked to a rise in the number of people who could read and write.
4. Printing had a negative effect on the middle classes.

Comments

[D]

1.T
2.NG
3.T
4.F

[Div]

1.T
2.N.G
3.T
4.F

[柏維陳]

T
NG
T
F

[Matt]

T
NG
T
F

[Abdul Lotif]

T
NG
T
F

[Sally]

T
NG
NG
F

[Trung]

T NG T F

[Ericowl]

T NG NG F

[MT]

NG NG T F

[nuat]

T NG T F

[Thu]

T
NG
T
F

[Shohjahon]

1. TRUE
2. NOT GIVEN
3. TRUE
4. FALSE

[Tinh]

1 TRUE
2 NOT GIVEN
3 TRUE
4 FALSE

[Burak]

Hi Friends,
All of you have been giving just answer. But if you can give some explanation, it might be easier to understand for us too.

[Alice]

1.True
2.Not Given
3.True
4.False

[prince]

true
not given
false
true

[quan]

1. true
2. not given
3. not given
4. not given

[Sonya]

1 True
2 Not Given
3 Not Given
4 False

[Tae]

1.F
By the beginning of the 16th century=By 1500
'throughout Western Europe' which mean more than several countries.

2,NG
It did not mention that the operation was easy.

3,T
The sharp increase in literacy=to a rise in the number of people who could read and write.

4,F
a negative effect ='bolstered the emerging middle class' this is positive effect.

[Colton]

T T NG F

[Mountain Rocky]

1. True
2. Not Given
3. Not Given
4. False

[Amin]

1. True
2. Not Given
3. True
4. False

[Ikama]

1. T
2. NG
3. T
4. F

[niuxiufeng]

True
False
Not Given
False

[Mirabella]

1. T
2. NG
3. NG
4. F

[Do Thi Lan Anh]

1 true 2 not given 3 true 4 false

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. TRUE
2. NOT GIVEN
3. TRUE
4. FALSE

[Neo]

1. True
2. Not Given
3. True
4. False

[Pachu]

T , NG,T,F

[Jon]

T
N.G.
T
F

[Susana]

T
NG
T
F

[Amritpal]

T
NG
F
F

[Pradeep singh]

1-true
2-ng
3-true
4- false

[Manveer]

1) true
2)Not given
3)false
4) False