Sorry - who are you?
Read Sorry - who are you? and check the IELTS Reading answers. It was Jacob Hodes' first day at college. He recalled spending an enjoyable afternoon being shown around campus by a second year students name Daniel Byrne, who happened to be from his home town, Jacob then spent the rest of the year ig…
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It was Jacob Hodes' first day at college. He recalled spending an enjoyable afternoon being shown around campus by a second year students name Daniel Byrne, who happened to be from his home town, Jacob then spent the rest of the year ignoring him, “ I never saw him again“ he says. Well, I’m sure I walked past him plenty of times, but I just didn’t see him. This behavior wasn’t intentional. Jacob just couldn’t recollect what his fellow student looked like. He had had the same trouble all his life. Friends and relatives would greet him and he would have no idea who they were.
Answers with explanations
- 1. FALSE
The statement claims Jacob could recognise well-known people before college. The text explicitly **contradicts** this by stating he "**had had the same trouble all his life**" and had no idea who his **friends and relatives** were. Therefore, the statement is FALSE.
- 2. NOT GIVEN
The text provides statistics from Harvard and a German study showing prevalence rates, but there is no mention of researchers believing it to be a "**growing problem**". Since this information is missing, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
- 2-3: spirit
2: The text provides statistics from Harvard and a German study showing prevalence rates, but there is no mention of researchers believing it to be a "**growing problem**". Since this information is missing, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
3: The text introduces **developmental prosopagnosia**, but it never compares the difficulty of **identifying** the condition in **babies** versus **young children**. Because this comparison is absent, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
- 3. NOT GIVEN
The text introduces **developmental prosopagnosia**, but it never compares the difficulty of **identifying** the condition in **babies** versus **young children**. Because this comparison is absent, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
- 3-4: B
3: The text introduces **developmental prosopagnosia**, but it never compares the difficulty of **identifying** the condition in **babies** versus **young children**. Because this comparison is absent, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
4: The text notes that the **German study** "**similarly reported**" a percentage of 2.5%, closely following the **Harvard and UCL** survey finding of 2%. This directly **supports** the research findings, making the statement TRUE.
- 4. TRUE
The text notes that the **German study** "**similarly reported**" a percentage of 2.5%, closely following the **Harvard and UCL** survey finding of 2%. This directly **supports** the research findings, making the statement TRUE.
- 5. FALSE
The statement claims prosopagnosics are aware others recognise faces better. The text explicitly states they "**often don't realise that other people have better recognition skills than they do**", which directly **contradicts** the claim, making it FALSE.
- 6. TRUE
The text states that the majority of sufferers "**possess strategies that allow them to get around their difficulty**". This directly matches the claim that they have **developed ways to deal with their problem**, making the statement TRUE.
- 7. NOT GIVEN
The text mentions neuroscientists hope studying face-blind people will reveal how the brain works in general, but it does not mention anything about "**treating**" different kinds of **brain injury**. Thus, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
- 8. animals
The text mentions that some people with the condition have trouble with ordinary objects and "**animals**". **Animals** completes the sentence in the requested format.
- 9. emotion
The text states some subjects "**could identify the emotion**" which was conveyed on another's face. The word **emotion** is the correct noun.
- 10. gene
Martina Gruter's German team found evidence that "**a single gene could be responsible**". Thus, the cause may be traced to just one **gene**.
- 11. left
Brad Duchaine refers to babies whose eye's lens is not clear. When this happens in the "**left**" eye, it acts as a major risk factor. The word **left** correctly fills the gap.
- 12. laboratory
Joseph Degutis successfully trained a subject during tests carried out in the "**laboratory**". The word **laboratory** fits the description perfectly.
- 13. cheating
Thomas Gruter expresses doubt about the effectiveness of the training and notes that "**cheating is a possibility**" during tests. The word **cheating** accurately completes the researcher's concern.