13.
Maisie is correct as she says, ‘My parents aren’t too
Succeed in Aptis
Justification of the answers for Reading Parts: 02,
APTIS for Teens: 03, 04
Test 1
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6. D is the correct answer, as we have the phrase, ‘It all
begins ...’ which must be at the beginning of the text.
Also none of the other options fit in at the beginning of
the process; they all need further information before
them so that they can be used in the text.
7. F is the correct answer, as in D we learn about the
ingredients being mixed in a bowl, and F starts with ‘The
mixture is then ...’ so we learn what happens to the
mixture after this.
8. B is the correct answer, as the end of F mentions the
creation of the biscuit shapes and B starts with ‘These
uncooked shapes ...’ so it refers directly back to
sentence F before it.
9. E is the correct answer, as in sentence B we learn they
are baked in the oven and sentence E starts with ‘Once
the biscuits are cooked...’ so here we learn what
happens to them when they come out of the oven, i.e.
they are packaged and boxed.
10. G is the correct answer, as ‘They are now ready to be
sent to supermarkets ...’ because they have been packed
into boxes. C cannot be used here because G must come
first to say how they get to the supermarkets, i.e. by ‘a
fleet of lorries’.
11. C is the only answer left, and is the correct answer
because we then learn what happens to them after
they have been delivered by a lorry to the
supermarkets. i.e. they are put on the shelves ready for
customers to buy them.
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12. Jake is correct as he says, ‘I’m quite happy with my
own company, really ... Everyone says I am unsociable
and I suppose I am a bit ... ’
keen on my having parties at home, but they make an
exception on my birthday. We usually have a really big
party’
14. Lynn is correct as she says,’ There’s nothing I enjoy
more than celebrating special occasions
with close friends. I usually have a small gathering at my
house ...’. She then goes on to say that they might just
have snacks or get a takeaway, so it is very informal.
Maisie might seem to like informal celebrations but then
she says that everyone dresses in their best clothes so it
is quite formal. Jake actual tries to avoid any special
occasions.
15. Lynn is correct as she says, ‘if I’m in the mood, I cook
most of the food myself, or at least I can prepare some
snacks ...’
16. Maisie is correct as she says, ‘you can hang out with
people you haven’t seen in a long time.’
17. Mark is correct as he says, ‘so one year my mum
surprised me by baking a cake on my birthday in the
shape of a football. My friends even dressed up as
football players!’
18. Jake is correct as he says,’ I try to avoid joining in but
usually my parents make me. We often argue about it.’
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19. F is the correct answer as a circular movement is
mentioned twice in this paragraph. Firstly, ‘the Oyashio
Current, which comes down from the sub-arctic area and
travels in a counter-clockwise direction’ which talks
about the movement of the water, and secondly, ‘The
North Equatorial Current is caused by the rotation of the
Earth, which makes the flow of water go from east to
west’ which talks about both the movement of water
and the circular movement of the Earth. F might be
chosen for paragraph 21 as it says, ‘The circular rotation
of the Gyre forces all waste material to travel inwards
towards the centre.’ However no other option fits
paragraph 19, and paragraph 21 also mentions why fish
can’t survive in this region, so there is a better choice
for this paragraph.
20. A is the correct answer as it says, ‘It is these warm
waters that allow life on the Japanese coral reefs to
survive.’ There is no other reference to something
sustaining life in the coral reef.
21. H is the correct answer as it says,’ It is for this reason
that fishermen avoid the centre as the water doesn’t
have enough nutrients for fish to live on, so fishing there
would not be profitable.’ Paragraph 23 might be
considered for answer H, as it mentions fish dying, but
this is part of a description of the whole food chain
being affected so there is a better answer for this
paragraph.
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22. C is the correct answer as it says, ‘This rotation in
question has also caused a lot of flotsam, such as
driftwood, man-made rubbish, cargo lost from ships to
accumulate in the middle. All this rubbish has formed a
floating sea of waste.’ So, the water is contaminated. C
might also be considered for paragraph 23 but, as we
said earlier, this paragraph mentions how several
animals in the food chain are affected, so there is a
better title for it.
23. B is the correct answer as we have already
mentioned different parts of the food chain are affected
by the waste in the water.
24. D is the correct answer as it says, ‘which usually
sends rubbish outwards and then subsequently wash up
on beaches around the gyre.’ Also, we are then given
the example of the cargo from the shipwreck taking
three years to appear on the beaches.
25. E is the correct answer as it says, ‘Curtis Ebbesmayer
noticed that the currents can change drastically from
time to time.’ Therefore they are unpredictable.
Test 2
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6. D is the correct answer as when it says ‘If not, you
must apply for a new one ...’ it is referring to the
passport that you will need. There is nowhere else that
D would make sense in the text.
7. G is the correct answer as you will have to book your
holiday before any of the other actions mentioned in
the text can happen.
8. E is the correct answer as it is still talking about things
that you have to do before you travel and the other
sentences are about things you do close to your travel
date, or on the day you travel.
9. B is the correct answer as this is something you have
to do one or two days before your flight and the other
options are actually on the day of travel.
10. F is the correct answer as this is about what time
you leave to get to the airport and making sure you
aren’t late.
11. C is the correct answer as this is the only option that
is about when you are actually at the airport and about
to get on your plane.
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12. Jane is the correct answer as she says, ‘The best
thing about my job is that I can take home any cakes
that are left over.’
13. Andrew is the correct answer as he says, ‘I do my
deliveries on my bicycle in all weathers.’
14. Fred is the correct answer as he says, ‘The main
problem is that I have to wait an hour after work for the
first train home.’
15. Jane is the correct answer as she says, ‘I work from
9am to 4pm.’ Andrew starts work at 7am so that is quite
early and Fred and Mary both work in the late
afternoon, evening or night.
16. Andrew is the correct answer as he says, ‘I do my
deliveries on my bicycle in all weathers.’ So he must
cycle to work. Mary and Jane both go by bus and Fred
goes by train.
17. Fred is the correct answer as he starts work at 9pm
on Saturday and finishes work very early on Sunday
morning.
18. Mary is the correct answer as she says, ‘I love this
job because I can listen to my iPod/MP3 player while I
work.’
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19. D is the correct answer as the whole paragraph
describes how shops started to open and how they
became larger department stores over the years so they
must have done well.
20. B is the correct answer as this paragraph describes
what happened to Oxford Street during the war when
bombs were dropped on it.
21. A is the correct answer as buses, taxis and trains are
all mentioned in this paragraph. Paragraph 22 mentions
transport but it is talking about the accidents where
vehicles are involved rather than transport options.
Paragraph 23 is about when the road was closed to
transport so there weren’t any transport options.
22. H is the correct answer as it discusses many
different issues connected to traffic in general, in Oxford
Street.
23. F is the correct answer as a suggestion was made to
close the road to traffic but, ‘the next Mayor said that
this would cause too much disruption around the centre
of London. Local business owners were not happy with
these plans.’ so it was a controversial suggestion.
24. C is correct as it says, ‘Oxford Street has the world’s
highest concentration of nitrogen dioxide. Nitrogen
dioxide is a gas coming from vehicles which can be very
bad for your health’
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25. E is correct as the whole paragraph is about crime in
Oxford Street and what is being done about it. ‘The
street always has a very heavy police presence ... The
police also use lots of plain clothed officers ... On top of
that there are hundreds of... Since these reports in 2011,
crime has been reduced quite a lot.’
Test 3
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6. E is the correct answer as it mentions that she was
only six, and the other sentences talk about things that
happened when she was older.
7. G is the correct answer as this continues the theme of
her writing books at a young age and her mother was
still alive at this point to encourage her.
8. C is the correct answer as this adds more information
about her mother supporting her.
9. B is the correct answer here as we learn that her
mother died when she was still quite young.
10. F is the correct answer as, ‘this terrible event’ refers
to the fact that her mother died.
11. D is the correct answer as this is the last sentence to
be used and it concludes the story of how she started to
write and the ‘sad story’ refers to the death of her
mother.
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12. Jill is the correct answer as she says, ‘It’s not the
hard work that puts me off as much, as the competitive
nature of the job.’ So she doesn’t want a job that puts
her under too much pressure.
13. Gary is the correct answer as he says, ‘I hate
routine.’ So he needs variety in his life.
14. Tracy is the correct answer as she says, ‘I did
unexpectedly well in my exams’ so she had a pleasant
surprise which gave her more choices in life.
15. Liam is the correct answer as he says, ‘I know my
grades will never be good enough’ so he isn’t very good
at schoolwork. Tracy may have been considered here
but she did well in her exams so she is better at
schoolwork than she thought.
18. Liam is correct because he says that his parents
think he can ‘be a doctor or a lawyer, but I know my
grades will never be good enough. I can’t seem to get
them to understand that, though.’
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19. F is the correct answer as it says, ‘far from being
merely an amusing diversion, clowns at this time had a
socioreligious role.’ So, both religious and non-religious
(secular).
20. C is the correct answer as it says, ‘the Indian clown
doubled up as interpreter, translating the Prakrit
language to the general population.’, so the Indian
clown also helped to educate people. So they had more
responsibility. In paragraph 23, at first it may seem to
say that they had more responsibility but actually it says
they just became more popular.
21. B is the correct answer as the paragraph describes
not only how they dressed and what they looked like
but also the gestures they made; so the humour in the
acting was very visual. Paragraph 22 does mention some
visual humour in, ‘contorting their bodies into comical
positions’ but the main theme of this paragraph is the
roles of the clown.
22. H is the correct answer as this paragraph describes
the ‘variety of roles’ that clowns took on and how they
differed from each other.
23. A is the correct answer as, ‘They were also held in
high esteem by royalty and allowed to express opinions
that would be considered treasonable offences if voiced
by any member of the general public.’ so they could do
things that other people couldn’t.
24. E is the correct answer as, ‘the first use of the word
‘clown’ appears in Shakespeare’s plays. However, it is
somewhat of a misnomer, seen from the modern-day
perspective’
25. G is the correct answer as, ‘It was only a century
later that the clown ... took on his modern-day guise as
an amusing fool ... Joseph Grimaldi in the early 19th
century then added the final touches ... to create the
modern-day clown.’

16. Gary is the correct answer as he says, ‘My parents

have done their best to try and persuade me to work for
their business, but shop work isn’t for me.’
17. Tracy is the correct answer as she says, ‘Until a few
years ago I was certain I wanted to be a hairdresser ... so
I’m thinking about going to university now, instead’.

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Test 4
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6. G is the correct answer as it talks about the first time
natural glass was used. E is not correct as it talks about
man-made glass being used more extensively; not
natural glass, so it must have been at a later date.
7. C is correct because now the text introduces the idea
of man-made glass being used.
8. E is correct as it then develops the theme of man-
made glass.
9. B is correct as the ‘early years’ refers to the
development of man-made glass.
10. F is correct as we learn how the blow pipe made
glass making faster and in the sentence before we are
told what a slow process it was.
11. D is the correct answer as it explains how Venice
then became the centre of glass making and brings us
up to the present day.
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12. Alex is the correct answer as he says, ‘For me,
reading a book is all about escapism. I often want to be
taken to a place where I can forget reality and all the
everyday issues that are on my mind.’
13. Robin is the correct answer as he says, ‘I like to be
kept on the edge of my seat when I’m reading a
book. It needs to be full of twists and turns and
surprises. I love it when a book has a shocking or
surprising ending.’
14. Alice is the correct answer as she says, ‘I’m also
interested in how people live in these places and what
their customs and art are like.’
15. Georgina is the correct answer as she says, ‘I enjoy
reading about people who are inspirational in some way
and people who have achieved something in their life.
These types of books encourage me to work harder and
make something of my life.’
16. Robin is the correct answer as he says, ‘I like to be
kept on the edge of my seat when I’m reading a
book. It needs to be full of twists and turns and
surprises.’
17. Alex is the correct answer as he says, ‘I often want
to be taken to a place where I can forget reality and all
the everyday issues that are on my mind. I don’t mind if
the places and characters aren’t believable as long as
the plot is interesting.’
18. Georgina is the correct answer as she says, ‘I tend to
read biographies and autobiographies’.
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19. H is the correct answer as it says, ‘However, it wasn’t
always easy to determine how much work should equate
to certain goods.’, so it wasn’t always a fair way of
paying for something.
20. A is the correct answers as, ‘As such, goods could be
exchanged for other goods, considered to be of equal
worth. No longer would the acquisition of goods leave
someone feeling short-changed,’ so this explains how a
fairer system was introduced.
21. F is the correct answer as, ‘The use of actual tools
and weapons, such as daggers, hoes and spades, as a
medium of exchange were soon phased out to be
replaced by much smaller, mini versions that were easily
portable.’
22. D is the correct answer as, ‘King Alyattes, the King of
Lydia, in 600 BC was the first to mint an official
currency.’
23. G is the correct answer as, ‘Coins continued to be
used as currency in Europe until the 16th century.
However, by then, the Chinese had already moved on to
using paper notes instead of coins’. Paragraph 24 might
be considered for heading G but G says ‘begin to be
replaced’ and by this point notes were already being
used.
24. E is correct as, ‘These notes were authorised by
banks that were responsible for issuing currency and
exchanging banknotes for silver or gold coins when
required. The effect of the banks taking charge of
currency resulted in an increase in international trade’
25. B is correct as the whole paragraph is about present
and future forms of currency.
Test 5
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6. G is the correct answer as it refers to an ‘ancient
camera’ that was very limited. E might seem possible at
first, but the ancient camera did not use film.
7. C is the correct answer as ‘much later’ moves us on
from the idea of the ancient camera.
8. E ‘these cameras’ refers back to the first practical
portable cameras in the sentence before.
9. B is the correct answer here as the Polaroid camera is
mentioned for the first time in the text and the
following sentences develop this theme.
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 23. D is the correct answer as, ‘However, the Eye proved
10. F is the correct answer as the sentence connects to unexpectedly popular, with the result that the owners
the sentence before it with the mention of Polaroid applied for a permanent lease to Lambeth Council,
cameras. which was duly granted.’

11. D is the correct answer as it brings the theme of 24. G is the correct answer as this paragraph tells us
cameras up to date, to the present, and concludes the about the different owners of the wheel and how its
text. name changed with each owner.

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APTIS for Teens 03 number of reasons are given which explain why it is so
12. Marianna is the correct answer as she says, ‘helping popular.
sick animals might be the perfect job for me.’
Test 6
13. Adonis is the correct answer as he says, ‘I need a job
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14. Ron is the correct answer as he says, ‘Maybe writing
6. G is the correct answer as it tells us a little bit about
articles for a cultural magazine of some kind.’
her family before we go into any detail about her life
and when she grew up.
15. Andrea is the correct answer as she says, ‘A priority
for me is that I do something important. What I mean by
7. F is the correct answer as, at this point in the text, she
that is I’m helping someone in some way. That means
is still very young but we first learn that she was
that I will feel good about what I do at the end of the
becoming aware of equality in society.
day.’
8. D is the correct answer here as, ‘that situation’ refers
16. Ron is the correct answer as he says, ‘I’ve been
to the inequality mentioned in the sentence before.
writing a blog for the last year about street and public
art because I’m fascinated by that topic. ... Maybe
9. B is the correct answer as the WSPU is mentioned for
writing articles for a cultural magazine of some kind. I
the first time and the following sentences expand on
think I’m rubbish at art, so I couldn’t be a professional
this theme.
artist.’ But he clearly admires people who are artistic.
10. E is the correct answer here because we are given
17. Adonis is the correct answer as he says, ‘I pride
more information about the WSPU.
myself on keeping fit.’
11. C is the correct answer as the text finishes with the
18. Marianna is the correct answer as she says, ‘my
successful result of her work and campaigning.
father pointed out that I’m not really patient when it
comes to dealing with people, especially children, so
helping sick animals might be the perfect job for me.’
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12. Andy is the correct answer as he says, ‘Before I go
04 away, I look up my destination on the internet, too.’
19. C is the correct answer as the whole paragraph is
about the tallest Ferris wheels in the world.
13. Janet is the correct answer as she says, ‘I also love
socialising and chatting to different people,
20. H is the correct answer as it says, ‘It is just as difficult
especially on holiday, because you meet people from all
to believe that the Eye was not the first supersized Ferris
over the world.’
wheel in the capital. In fact, the ‘Great Wheel’, built for
the Empire of India Exhibition, at Earl’s Court, predated
14. Sharon is the correct answer as she says, ‘I have had
it by over a century.’
a few mishaps that have put me in hospital a couple of
times’
21. B is the correct answer as, ‘joint entrants in the
competition, David Marks and Julia Barfield, decided to
15. Janet is the correct answer as she says, ‘I like lively
go ahead with the project nevertheless, and make their
resorts where I can go crazy at night and dance for
design a reality.’
hours. ..... On the other hand, during the day, I’m a sun
worshipper and I don’t want to do anything energetic’
22. E is the correct answer as this paragraph describes
how the Ferris wheel was built.

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16. Barry is the correct answer as he says, ‘I’m dreaming
of helping build schools in South America and fresh
water facilities in Africa. I’ve also
always wanted to teach English in some Eastern
European countries.’
25. D is the correct answer. ‘He claimed the land for
Britain even though the land was already occupied by
the Aborigines ... The British returned, in 1778, to
colonise this new land they claimed they had
discovered.’

17. Sharon is the correct answer as she says, ‘Nothing

stops me being out and about in
the fresh air and pushing myself to the limit.’

18. Andy is the correct answer as he says, ‘My idea of a

great holiday is seeing places and things of historic
interest.’

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19. F is the correct answer as the paragraph talks about
Ptolemy, ‘So he drew in an imaginary land on the
bottom of his maps of the world. Over time this
unknown land came to be referred to as the Unknown
Southern Land.’

20. C is the correct answer as this paragraph tells us how

explorers started to try to find Australia. ‘For over two
hundred years, European explorers set across the seas
looking for the Unknown
Southern Land. Many explorers kept sailing right past it,
or bumped into it, but didn’t realise that they had
stumbled upon it.’

21. H is the correct answer as we are told about the

Aborigines in this paragraph. ‘While the Europeans were
searching for this unknown land, there were people
already living there. These people were the Aborigines,
the first humans to arrive in Australia.’

22. A is the correct answer. ‘There is some evidence that

fishermen and traders from Indonesia, India and China
may have visited northern Australia for thousands of
years. ... These early visitors never recorded their visits,
or had any knowledge of the vastness of Australia. They
thought it was just another one of the many islands in
the area.’ So at this point Australia still did not have a
name officially.

23. B is the correct answer. ‘In 1600 a small Dutch

sailing ship named The Duyfken, captained by Willem
Janszoon, set sail from Banten ... On 26 February 1606,
they anchored off the Pennefather
River in the Gulf of Carpentaria and went ashore. ...
however, didn’t realise he had discovered Australia.’ So
even though they didn’t realise where they were, they
were in fact the first Europeans to go to Australia.

24. E is the correct answer. ‘Cook first called

this place Stingray Bay, then he changed it to Botanist
Bay and finally called it Botany Bay because of all the
strange and unusual plants there.’

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