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Cambridge IELTS 20 - Academic Reading Test 2
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Passagei Title:i Thei Sciencei ofi Procrastinationi



Summary Completion (Questions 1-6)
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Task:i Completei thei summaryi below.i Choosei ONEi WORDi ONLYi fromi thei passagei fori eachi
answer.i

Whati makesi usi procrastinate?i

Manyi peoplei thinki thati procrastinationi isi thei resulti ofi 1i _____________.i
Othersi believei iti toi bei thei resulti ofi ani inabilityi toi organisei timei efficiently.i

Questioni 1i

A.i lazinessi

📍i Wherei ini thei passage:i
"Contraryi toi populari belief,i procrastinationi isi noti duei toi lazinessi ori poori timei management."i i

,🧠i Reasoning:i
Thei passagei statesi thati contraryi toi populari belief,i procrastinationi isi NOTi duei toi laziness,i
meaningi thati manyi peoplei DOi thinki iti resultsi fromi laziness.i Thei correcti wordi isi "laziness."i i


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Buti scientifici studiesi suggesti thati procrastinationi isi actuallyi duei toi poori moodi management.i Thei
tasksi wei arei mosti likelyi toi puti offi arei thosei thati couldi damagei ouri self-esteemi ori causei usi toi feeli
2i _____________i wheni wei thinki abouti them.i

Questioni 2i

A.i anxiousi

📍i Wherei ini thei passage:i
"Ifi justi thinkingi abouti thei taski threatensi ouri sensei ofi self-worthi ori makesi usi anxious,i wei willi bei
morei likelyi toi puti iti off."i i

🧠i Reasoning:i
Thei texti directlyi statesi thati tasksi makingi usi "anxious"i arei morei likelyi toi bei puti off.i Thei wordi
requiredi isi "anxious."i i


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Researchi comparingi chronici procrastinatorsi withi otheri peoplei eveni foundi differencesi ini thei braini
regionsi associatedi withi regulatingi emotionsi andi identifyingi 3i _____________.i

Questioni 3i

A.i threatsi

📍i Wherei ini thei passage:i

, "Researchi involvingi braini imagingi hasi foundi thati areasi ofi thei braini linkedi toi detectioni ofi threatsi
andi emotioni regulationi arei actuallyi differenti ini peoplei whoi chronicallyi procrastinate."i i

🧠i Reasoning:i
Thei passagei mentionsi braini regionsi linkedi toi "detectioni ofi threats."i Thei wordi requiredi isi
"threats."i i


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Emotionallyi loadedi andi difficulti tasksi ofteni causei usi toi procrastinate.i
Gettingi readyi toi takei 4i _____________i mighti bei ai typicali examplei ofi onei suchi task.i

Questioni 4i

A.i examsi


📍i Wherei ini thei passage:i
"Tasksi thati arei emotionallyi loadedi ori difficult,i suchi asi preparingi fori exams,i arei primei candidatesi
fori procrastination."i i

🧠i Reasoning:i
Thei texti explicitlyi givesi "preparingi fori exams"i asi ani example.i Thei wordi requiredi isi "exams."i i


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Peoplei whoi arei likelyi toi procrastinatei tendi toi bei eitheri 5i _____________i ori thosei withi lowi self-
esteem.i Questioni 5i

A.i perfectionistsi

📍i Wherei ini thei passage:i
"Anotheri groupi ofi peoplei whoi tendi toi procrastinatei arei perfectionists,i whoi worryi theiri worki willi
bei judgedi harshlyi byi others."i i