Question

summarising a single paragraph 7
the conversation

1 on side a and side b, read the passage and then complete the summary, using the key words highlighted where given.

1. see marking box; 2) and 3) -5; 4) see marking box

(1) we also found that the kind of surface made a difference as well. (2) carpets, for instance, seem to be slightly better places to drop your food than wood or tile. (3) when carpet was inoculated with salmonella, less than 1% of the bacteria were transferred. (4) but when the food was in contact with tile or wood, 48%-70% of bacteria transferred.
(5) last year, a study from aston university in the uk used nearly identical parameters to our study and found similar results testing contact times of three and 30 seconds on similar surfaces. (6) they also reported that 87% of people asked either would eat or have eaten food dropped on the floor.

(1)-(4) the kind of surface makes a difference as well, with less than 1% of the salmonella bacteria being 1)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(5)(6) a study from aston university, using nearly identical parameters to ours, found similar results on 2)______________________ 3)______________________, and also that 87% of people asked would eat or have eaten food dropped on the floor.

• marking box for 1)

key words -10 | composition -10

Explanation:

The task requires completing a summary of the provided passage using key details from the text.

For blank 1), sentences (1) through (4) discuss how the type of surface affects bacteria transfer. Specifically, less than 1% of Salmonella bacteria were transferred from carpet, whereas 48%–70% were transferred when in contact with tile or wood. The summary is completed by contrasting these two findings.

For blank 2), sentences (5) and (6) describe a study from Aston University. The passage states that this study found "similar results testing contact times of three and 30 seconds on similar surfaces." The summary condenses this to "found similar results on similar surfaces."

Answer:

1. transferred from carpet, compared to 48%–70% from tile or wood
2. similar surfaces