March 2016 MUET READING - Exercise 1 - Answers

March 2016 MUET READING - Exercise 1 - Answers 

1. According to WHO, a boy born in 1990 can expect to live until the age of 62.
a) True
b) False
c) Not stated

The answer to this question is in the first paragraph.

"Based on global averages, a girl who was born in 2012 can expect to live to around 73 years and a boy to the age of 68. This is six years longer than the average global life expectancy for a child born in 1990."

Here the boy born at 2012 is expected to live till 68. It also states that this is 6 years longer than life expectancy for a child born in 1990.

People will think now that 68-6 = 62 for boys in 1990. BUT the only problem is that the '6' years mentioned in the last sentence is for the 'child' and not 'boy'

ANSWER: C) Not stated

2. From 1990 to 2012, Cambodia showed an increase of life expectancy by 9 years
a) True
b) False
c) Not stated

The answer to this question is in the second paragraph

" Cambodia (54 to 72 years)". The difference is 18 yrs and not 9 years.

ANSWER: B) False

3. There is a major gap between rich and poor countries in terms of life expectancy since parents in richer countries have fewer children.

a) True

b) False

c) Not stated

There is no info about the number of childer that parents are having form any country or from any financial background. 

ANSWER: C) Not stated

4. Fewer children under the age of five are dying because parents' income has increased.

a) True

b) False

c) Not stated

The answer to this question is in the third paragraph

In this paragraph, Dr. Margaret Chan speaks about the few deaths of children under age 5. However, there is no specific reason given and hence the no info available 

ANSWER: C) Not stated

5. Figure 1 shows that a boy born in 2012 in a high-income country can expect to live to the age of about 72. 

a) True

b) False

c) Not stated

If we look at the figure. It clearly  shows that the Male from high-income countries live till 75.8 and hence the answer is false

ANSWER: B) False

6. Women live longer because fewer of them smoke

a) True

b) False

c) Not stated

The answer to this question is given in the last paragraph, last sentence

"Declining tobacco use is also a key factor in helping people living longer in several countries." This shows that decline in the use of tobacco products has resulted in people living longer. However, there is no mentioned of any gender. 

ANSWER: C) Not stated

7. In low-income countries, it is more difficult to control communicable than non-communicable diseases. 

a) True

b) False

c) Not stated

The answer to this question is given in the last paragraph, first sentence. 

"In High-income countries, much of the gain life expectancy is due to success in tackling non-communicable diseases," There is no explanation of any difficulty in control of such diseases. 

ANSWER: C) Not stated

** All the answers are suggested answers.