Grade 12 Reading Exercise

It hosts Grade 12 reading materials and exercises covering main question types, provides answers for all questions; students can get reading materials and exercises by topics or types and practices online.

 All Exercises
Penguins' Anti-ice Trick
Words: 734    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
Britain TV Industry
Words: 876    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Australian Aborigines
Words: 969    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Truth About ART
Words: 971    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Life Without Death
Words: 971    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Mysterious Dark Matter
Words: 1012    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Crime-Fighting Technology
Words: 1038    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Risks Of Artificial Intelligence
Words: 1113    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Reveal How To Think
Words: 1120    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Gender Price Gap
Words: 1135    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
In Praise of Amateurs
Words: 1156    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Toddlers Bond With Robot
Words: 1196    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Cognitive Dissonance
Words: 1213    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
What A Waste
Words: 1291    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Romantic Kiss
Words: 1309    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Start-Ups Stay Private
Words: 1602    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Gene Editing
Words: 1832    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
 Today's Question
Questions 1–7: Who's responsible for the below questions? Choose A, B, C, or D and write your answers in boxes.
AStevie Wise
BMark Billige
CJemima Olchawski
DNobody from the above
1. Called a debate on the issue

2. Launched the petition

3. States that women are willing to pay more

4. Says that women are more careful shoppers than men

5. Says that companies should keep in mind gender equality while making products

6. Was told that there are many problems with prices, especially with toys and clothes

7. States that women are getting ripped off twice
Questions 8-12: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage? Answer True, False or Not given.
True: if the statement agrees with the information
False: if the statement contradicts the information
Not given: if there is no information on this
8. "Pink tax" means that women are being charged more than men for the same products.
Answer 8:

9. Due to the fact that the petition gathered more than 43,000 signatures the issue has been raised in Parliament.
Answer 9:

10. After comparing the prices of 800 products., it was concluded that women's versions were 7% more expensive than men's.
Answer 10:

11. It is hard for retailers to pretend that the gender price gap is an innocent mistake.
Answer 11:

12. If male and female products are situated in different sections, it makes it harder to examine the prices.
Answer 12: