Examples of Task Type 3 – Sentence Completion

Example 1 without a choice of possible answers (Type A)

Questions 1 – 3

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.

1	Eating less helped rats in the experiments extend their .............. and................ .
2	Although they do not stop individuals growing old, ..............help them stay healthy.
3	Current research shows that monkeys react to caloric restriction in almost the same way as ................ .

Example 2 using a box of possible answers (Type B)

Question 1 – 4

Complete each sentence with the correct ending A-G from the box below.

Write the correct letter A-G in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet.

1	It is unreasonable to assume that a child’s language
2	The predetermined biological programme governing the development of visual perception
3	The child’s exposure to normal language use
4	Penfield suggested that seemingly quick and effortless first language acquisition

A  is influenced by having dual-nationality parents. B  is frequently inadequate and often defective. C  derives from the verbal behaviour of other people. D  has no clear start or finish. E  is linked to the development of the brain. F  is contingent for its activation on external stimulation. G  can be linked to socio-economic grouping.