Reading Sub-test

Part A: Junior Sports lniuries

Answer Key
Total of 27 questions

1 seriously/badly injured

2 three/3 million OR 3,000,000

3 year

4 result inlcause death/fatality OR kill OR be fatal/deadly/lethal OR lead to death

5 traumatic brain injuries

6 relative frequency OR pattern(s)OR risk(s) OR rate(s)

7 girls'volleyball

8 football

I sprains and strains

10 required/neededsurgery/neededanoperation

11 wrestling

'|.2 skatingaccidents/incidents

13 head injuries

14 no further damage

15 sports first aider OR sports trainer OR (suitably) qualified person

16 DRABCD

17 running

18 (a)medical clearance

19 removed/withdrawn (from play/activity)

20 (protective) headgear

21 minimise/reduce the risk OR reduce rates

22 lacerations and abrasions

23 custom-fabricated mouthguard OR mouth-formed mouthguard

24 soft tissue laceration(s)

25 tooth and jaw OR teeth OR jaw

26 (protective)wristguards

27 safety release binding

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lnstructions

TIME LIMIT 15 MINUTES

. Complete the following summary using the information in the four texts, A1-A4, provided on pages 2 and 3 of the
Text Booklet.

' You do not need to read each text from beginning to end to complete the task. You should scan the texts to find the
information you need.

' Gaps may require 1. 2 or 3 words. You will not receive any marks if you write more than 3 words.

r You should write your answers nexi to the appropriate number in the right-hand column

r Please use correct spelling in your responses. Do not write abbreviations.

Summary Answers

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ln a recent study by Spark, Vale and Mills, which

investigated the prevalence of migraines among (1) 2.
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Given these findings, the authors note that general 9.

practitioners do not utilise

..,. effectively, and tend
(10)

to choose from a (r r) of available therapies. 10.

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 Reading Sub-test
Part A: Migraines

Answer Key
Total of 26 questions

1 general practice/Gp

2 649

3 5663

4 lower/smaller/lesser/low/small/minor

5 7o/o

6 2Oo/o

7 did not seek/do not seek (or contractions)

8 prophylactic medication/preventative medication

I acute medication

10 prophylacticmedication/preventativemedication

11 limited range/narrow range

12 burden/impact
13 (total) missed workdays

14 (total)lostproductivity/productivityloss
15 greater/higher/bigger/larger/high/big /large/ma1or

16 in bed OR off (work/sick)

17 four (days)

18 Jane

19 (migraine)absences

20 Sally

21 employers OR colleagues

22 employers OR colleagues
23 behaviour change(s) OR changes in behaviour
24 (supporters') contact numbers

25 flexibte

26 from home/at home

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 Reading Sub-test
Part B - Text 1: Going blind in Australia

Answer Key
Total of 10 questions

1 B sight problems of the aged are often treatable.

2 B may occur in about 4-5o/o of Australians aged over 64.

3 D causes a significant amount of sight loss in the elderly.

4 C must occur early to enable effective treatment.

5 A existing eye care services are not fully utilised by the eldedy.

6 B Elderly people with chronic diseases are more likely to have poor eyesight.

7 D poorer people have less access to the range of available eye care services.

8 C ihe proportion of people over 65 will be twice the present proportion.

9 A should be more active in investigating patients' possible sight difficulties.

B governmeni services should include prevention and health promotion.

END OF KEY

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