R-13: Science and the Stradivarius:Uncovering the secret of quality

Questions 1-8

Reading Passage has nine paragraphs, A-I.

Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A and C-I from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-xii, in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

i An analysis of protective coatings

ii Applying technology to violin productio

iii Location - a key factor

iv A controversial range of prices

v Techniques of mass productio

vi The advantages of older wood

vii A re-evaluation of documentary evidence

viii The mathematical basis of earlier desig

ix Manual woodworking techniques

x Preferences of top musicians

xi The use of saturated wood

xii The challenge for scientists

Questions 9-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?

In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the informatio

FALSE if the statement contradicts the informatio

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this