Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes on your answer sheet.

1 What is Mott T Greene doing in the fifth paragraph?

Adescribing what motivated him to write the book

Bexplaining why it is desirable to read the whole book

Csuggesting why Wegener pursued so many different careers

Dindicating what aspects of Wegener’s life interested him most

2 What is said about Wegener in the sixth paragraph?

AHe was not a particularly ambitious person.

BHe kept a record of all his scientific observations.

CHe did not adopt many of the scientific practices of the time.

DHe enjoyed discussing new discoveries with other scientists.

3 What does Greene say about some other famous scientists?

ATheir published works had a greater impact than Wegener’s did.

BThey had fewer doubts about their scientific ideas than Wegener did.

CTheir scientific ideas were more controversial than Wegener’s.

DThey are easier subjects to write about than Wegener.

4 What is Greene’s main point in the final paragraph?

AIt is not enough in life to have good intentions.

BPeople need to plan carefully if they want to succeed.

CPeople have little control over many aspects of their lives.

DIt is important that people ensure they have the freedom to act.

Alfred Wegener: science, exploration and the theory of continental drift