Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

Q 8. 
Supermarkets find right-handed people easier to persuade than left-handed 
people.
Meaning:
Are right-handed people are easily persuaded (manipulated) than the lefties? 
Part of the passage:
 
To be on the right-hand side of an eye-level selection is often 
considered the very best place, because 
most people are 
right-handed and most
people’s eyes drift rightwards.
Answer: 
Not Given
Explanation: 
Whenever you have a 
comparison of two things (in this case, right-hand-
ed vs left-handed people), you should always 
make sure both are mentioned in the 
passage. If not, then the statement is most likely not given. So in the part of the passage 
given above, there is nothing about left-handed people. Moreover, 
it does not say any-
thing about right-handed people being easily persuaded. The only claim the text has 
made is that most people are right-handed.
Q 9. The most frequent reason for leaving shops without buying something is 
price.
Meaning:
Is price the most common reason for leaving shops without buying something? 
In other words, is price the most important factor in deciding whether or not to buy?
Part of the passage:
 
People say they leave shops empty-handed more often because 
they are 
‘unable to decide’ 
than because prices are too high, says Mr Bearse.
Answer:
 
False
Explanation:
 According to the passage, the number one reason why people leave
empty-handed is that they are ‘unable to decide’ what to buy (they have too many
choices), not because of the price. So the statement is clearly contradicted.