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Ll Exam Practice Read the text and answer the questions that follow. TAKE THE PERSONALITY QUIZ I Have you ever taken an online personality quiz that said you were a pear or a dog? IL | Recently, a large number of personality quizzes have appeared online. They fall into two main categories: the more scientific, and those that are solely for fun. The questions are usually multiple-choice, but unlike quizzes that test knowledge of some Kind, there are no “correct” answers, They aim to tell you something about your personality; that is, how you relate to other people and to your environment, HI |. The more serious tests may be used for a specific purpose; for example, by employers to judge your suitability for a job. These quizzes should be scientifically designed and reliable, meaning that they should produce approximately the same results time after time. However, unlike tests administered at job interviews, online quiz-takers do not take the tests under controlled conditions. IV | The fun quizzes fall into different categories. Some aim to tell you about your personality type; they may ask straightforward questions about preferences and reactions, or they may be presented humorously, telling you what fruit you are, based on such characteristics as sweetness or firmness, or what animal you resemble, according to cach animal's stercotypical traits, Other quizzes ask how you decoráte your room or the kind of music you prefer. V | Some quizzes try to evaluate your morality; one asks you to rate the behaviour of characters in the Robin Hood legend to determine your honesty and integrity. Many try to assess your compatibility with your partner. your pet or even your mobile phone's ringtone. Again, these may ask standard, nonsensical or thematic questions to reach a conclusion. VI | Soif you have a few minutes to spare, you might want to discover what kind of garden suits you by answering questions about your favourite ice-cream flavour. But remember, none of these quizzes should be taken too seriously! 1 Choose the best answer. 3 Answer the questions. 1. Online personality quizzes .... 1... How are quizzes that test knowledge different from a. include questions with incorrect answers personality quizzes? b. usually contain two types of questions They have correct answers. (O do not test knowledge 2. The aim of some quizzes ¡s to ..... 2. What may be humorous about the presentation of some fun a. make you behave like characters in the Robin Hood legend quizzes? b. help you become more moral and honest They compare people with animals or fruit (O determine if you have chosen a suitable ringtone for example. 2 Rewrite the following sentences without changing the 4. Find words or expressions in the text that mean: original meaning. only (paragraph 11) solely L 1. The more serious tests may be used by employers to judge 2. direct (paragraph IV) straightforward your suitability for a job. ] 3. domestic animal (paragraph V) PCt Employers May use the more serious tests to 4. preferred (paragraph VI) favourite Judge your suitability for a job 2. Quizzes should be reliable, meaning that they should give 5 write a composition of about 100-120 words in your approximately the same results time after time. notebook. Choose ONE option. Quizzes should be reliable, which É a eS ; A Description: Describe yourself or someone you know by means tha they give approximately the Focusing on personality chracrerst. 3. None of these quizzes should be taken too seriously. An Opinion Essay: Do you think online personality quizzes You Shouldn*t take any of these quizzes seriously should be used by employers when hiring workers? Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. ”n 
