# Classroom Noise and Auditory Function Deficits in Children: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 2, Reading Passage 1

Source: Passage, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 2, Reading Passage 1. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | H | The New Zealand Government has developed a New Zealand Disability Strategy |
| 2 | C | has established an international working party, which includes New Zealand |
| 3 | B | recent trends in learning often involve collaborative interaction of multiple minds and tools |
| 4 | I | the needs of these children are taken into account in the setting of appropriate international standards |
| 5 | D | The auditory function deficits in question include hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit disorders (ADD / ADHD). |
| 6 | A | 6-10% of children in that country are affected by hearing loss |
| 7 | two decades | research carried out over two decades |
| 8 | crowd | often find sounds such as crowd noise and the noise generated by machinery painful and distressing |
| 9 | invisible | many undiagnosed children exist in the education system with 'invisible' disabilities |
| 10 | Objective 3 | Objective 3 of the New Zealand Disability Strategy |
| 11 | A, C | Modern teaching practices, the organisation of desks in the classroom |
| 12 | A, C | mechanical means of ventilation such as air-conditioning units |
| 13 | C | It is imperative that the needs of these children are taken into account |

## Why these answers are right

**1. H.** A national policy initiative is a plan launched by a country's government. Section H describes the New Zealand Disability Strategy, the consultation behind it and its Objective 3 on education. That government strategy is the policy initiative, so the answer is H.

**2. C.** A global team effort means people from many countries working together. Section C says the noise control institute, advised by the World Health Organization, has set up an international working party, including New Zealand, to study classroom noise. That matches C.

**3. B.** The statement asks for a suggested cause of rising classroom noise. In section B, Nelson and Soli suggest that recent learning trends involve collaborative interaction, which the writer says adds up to heightened activity and noise. A suggestion of a cause is a hypothesis, so B.

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