Now that we’ve gone through the theory on True, False, Can’t Tell Questions, it’s time to see if you have learned what we have taught you – Let’s now tackle some questions together.

Roger Federer’s elongated stay at the very pinnacle of tennis has been facilitated by slick organisation worthy of a Presidential visit wherever he goes. Travelling tutors for his school-age daughters, nannies to look after his twin boys – the needs of his large entourage, including tennis support staff, require two rented houses when he comes to Wimbledon. Coupled with cleverly-judged breaks and scheduling, everything has worked so perfectly that his extravagant natural talent has been able to flourish deep into his thirties.

The question these days is, inevitably, not how much he will go on to achieve, but how many more years he is likely to be back as a player. Part of his genius has been based around the accuracy of his shots, notably in pinpointing his targets when serving, but when the legs start to go this is not like, say, football, in which team-mates can help compensate.

The Swiss master is not yet suffering defeats, but it is hard to envisage him coming to tolerate repeat losses to inferior opponents. This is pointed out by Tim Henman, who has gone on to become close friends with Federer, despite having the distinction of beating him twice in his own backyard. ‘I guess there are two elements: can he stay healthy? That gets harder and harder, even though he has done a great job at that up to now. Then it’s whether he continues to enjoy it. I know he still loves playing but if his form starts to dip and he is losing to people he wouldn’t have dreamt of losing to, that will become tough,’ said the former British No. 1.

The Olympics has been speculated upon as a possible end date, partly due to the huge endorsement contract he has signed with clothing giant Uniqlo, who would surely love to have him at Tokyo 2020 and have doubtless incentivised him to be there.

Source: adapted from www.dailymail.co.uk

Based on the information in the passage, Federer has at least four children.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is True.

    Keywords: children/sons/daughters/boys/girls.

    The first paragraph mentions his “school-age daughters” – at least two – and “his twin boys”, so he must have at least four children overall.

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    ile Medicmind Tutor

    Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:02:25

    I misread the question as him definitely having 4 children, so I put 'cannot tell'.

    Liz Medicmind Tutor

    Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:02:06

    lol i did the exact same thing

    j Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:05:42

    i did the exact same thing :(

    nessa Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:11:39

    i did the same

    AAAA Medicmind Tutor

    Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:38:20

    Why is verbal so hard, whats the need

    i Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:25:35

    The time and wording of questions brings about a large amount of pressure. Making us make silly mistakes :/

    Esther Medicmind Tutor

    Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:35:48

    Read around the text for more context

    ALLAH Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:56:50

    I MAKE LIFE HARD

    Mus Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:19:46

    I misread it

    Darius Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 22 Jan 2023 07:59:16

    How can someone get related info

    Bob Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 18 May 2023 10:43:38

    You guys are so dumb, my 17 year old brother showed me this question and I got it right. I'm only 9.

    Allah Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 18 May 2023 10:44:24

    Hello humans, I am the answer

    Abubakar Hashim Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:15:52

    I did the same too, misread

    Roger Federer’s elongated stay at the very pinnacle of tennis has been facilitated by slick organisation worthy of a Presidential visit wherever he goes. Travelling tutors for his school-age daughters, nannies to look after his twin boys – the needs of his large entourage, including tennis support staff, require two rented houses when he comes to Wimbledon. Coupled with cleverly-judged breaks and scheduling, everything has worked so perfectly that his extravagant natural talent has been able to flourish deep into his thirties.

    The question these days is, inevitably, not how much he will go on to achieve, but how many more years he is likely to be back as a player. Part of his genius has been based around the accuracy of his shots, notably in pinpointing his targets when serving, but when the legs start to go this is not like, say, football, in which team-mates can help compensate.

    The Swiss master is not yet suffering defeats, but it is hard to envisage him coming to tolerate repeat losses to inferior opponents. This is pointed out by Tim Henman, who has gone on to become close friends with Federer, despite having the distinction of beating him twice in his own backyard. ‘I guess there are two elements: can he stay healthy? That gets harder and harder, even though he has done a great job at that up to now. Then it’s whether he continues to enjoy it. I know he still loves playing but if his form starts to dip and he is losing to people he wouldn’t have dreamt of losing to, that will become tough,’ said the former British No. 1.

    The Olympics has been speculated upon as a possible end date, partly due to the huge endorsement contract he has signed with clothing giant Uniqlo, who would surely love to have him at Tokyo 2020 and have doubtless incentivised him to be there.

    Source: adapted from www.dailymail.co.uk

    Federer’s leg injuries should prove the limiting factor in how long his career continues to last.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Cannot tell.

    Keywords: legs/injuries.

    Paragraph 2 mentions “legs” but not in reference to specific injuries of Federer’s – that said, the statement is not necessarily false as the passage does not explicitly deny this.

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    Roger Federer’s elongated stay at the very pinnacle of tennis has been facilitated by slick organisation worthy of a Presidential visit wherever he goes. Travelling tutors for his school-age daughters, nannies to look after his twin boys – the needs of his large entourage, including tennis support staff, require two rented houses when he comes to Wimbledon. Coupled with cleverly-judged breaks and scheduling, everything has worked so perfectly that his extravagant natural talent has been able to flourish deep into his thirties.

    The question these days is, inevitably, not how much he will go on to achieve, but how many more years he is likely to be back as a player. Part of his genius has been based around the accuracy of his shots, notably in pinpointing his targets when serving, but when the legs start to go this is not like, say, football, in which team-mates can help compensate.

    The Swiss master is not yet suffering defeats, but it is hard to envisage him coming to tolerate repeat losses to inferior opponents. This is pointed out by Tim Henman, who has gone on to become close friends with Federer, despite having the distinction of beating him twice in his own backyard. ‘I guess there are two elements: can he stay healthy? That gets harder and harder, even though he has done a great job at that up to now. Then it’s whether he continues to enjoy it. I know he still loves playing but if his form starts to dip and he is losing to people he wouldn’t have dreamt of losing to, that will become tough,’ said the former British No. 1.

    The Olympics has been speculated upon as a possible end date, partly due to the huge endorsement contract he has signed with clothing giant Uniqlo, who would surely love to have him at Tokyo 2020 and have doubtless incentivised him to be there.

    Source: adapted from www.dailymail.co.uk

    Federer has beaten Henman twice in Britain.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Cannot tell.

    Keywords: Henman/Britain. The reverse is true, based on paragraph 3, but we do not know whether or not Federer has beaten Henman, and if so, where.

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    Ade

    Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:59:34

    This is pointed out by Tim Henman, who has gone on to become close friends with Federer, despite having the distinction of beating him twice in his own backyard. Does this not infer that he was beaten in Britain since it says his own backyard?

    MM Tutor Medicmind Tutor

    Hi Ade, thanks for your comment! You're quite write that this sentence is a little confusing, however considering it logically can give us the answer. It is Henman who has become friends with Federer, therefore verbs after this point refer again to Henman. This includes the reference to 'having beaten him', which refers to Henman having beaten Federer.

    Faith Medicmind Tutor

    Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:58:09

    I agree with Ade. That's why I said true

    Suveera Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:08:13

    But where is it mentioned that Federer stayed in Britain only. It says he's british but not sure if his backyard is in Britain ??

    s Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:34:02

    why is the answer cannot tell instead of false since the question directly contradicts the passage?

    AA Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 02 Aug 2022 06:36:23

    The text states: despite having the distinction of beating him twice in his own backyard. It also says Federer is a "Swiss master". Therefore, he has been defeated twice in Switzerland. This is false.

    Firas Hamdan Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 27 Nov 2022 14:02:37

    what about this: This is pointed out by Tim Henman, who has gone on to become close friends with Federer, despite having the distinction of beating him twice in his own backyard

    Rosemary Medicmind Tutor

    Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:32:13

    Just because he is Swiss doesn't necessarily mean he lives in Switzerland, and we don't know if he lives in Britain either, we just know he has two rented houses in Britain. Therefore although we know he's been beaten twice in his backyard, as we have no way of knowing where his backyard is, it must be cannot tell

    Roger Federer’s elongated stay at the very pinnacle of tennis has been facilitated by slick organisation worthy of a Presidential visit wherever he goes. Travelling tutors for his school-age daughters, nannies to look after his twin boys – the needs of his large entourage, including tennis support staff, require two rented houses when he comes to Wimbledon. Coupled with cleverly-judged breaks and scheduling, everything has worked so perfectly that his extravagant natural talent has been able to flourish deep into his thirties.

    The question these days is, inevitably, not how much he will go on to achieve, but how many more years he is likely to be back as a player. Part of his genius has been based around the accuracy of his shots, notably in pinpointing his targets when serving, but when the legs start to go this is not like, say, football, in which team-mates can help compensate.

    The Swiss master is not yet suffering defeats, but it is hard to envisage him coming to tolerate repeat losses to inferior opponents. This is pointed out by Tim Henman, who has gone on to become close friends with Federer, despite having the distinction of beating him twice in his own backyard. ‘I guess there are two elements: can he stay healthy? That gets harder and harder, even though he has done a great job at that up to now. Then it’s whether he continues to enjoy it. I know he still loves playing but if his form starts to dip and he is losing to people he wouldn’t have dreamt of losing to, that will become tough,’ said the former British No. 1.

    The Olympics has been speculated upon as a possible end date, partly due to the huge endorsement contract he has signed with clothing giant Uniqlo, who would surely love to have him at Tokyo 2020 and have doubtless incentivised him to be there.

    Source: adapted from www.dailymail.co.uk

    Recent, unexpected defeats on court are weighing heavily on Federer’s mind as he contemplates possible retirement.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is False.

    Tim Henman talks about “losing to people he wouldn’t have dreamt of losing to” as a hypothetical, future occurrence, so we can infer that this is not a current problem. Moreover, the beginning of the third paragraph says that Federer is ‘not yet suffering defeats’, so we know that this is a purely hypothetical conversation.

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    Pippa Hamilton

    Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:51:50

    How do we know that it is not playing on his mind, this is friend saying this, we do not know how he really feels.

    MM Tutor - John Medicmind Tutor

    Hi Pippa, thanks for your comment! This is quite a common conundrum in the UCAT, where the question is asked in one tense but the text talks about the same thing in a different one. Here, his friend is speaking conditionally about the possibility that Federer will start losing to people. However, the question specifically asks about recent defeats which the text does not talk about. Hope that helps, keep it up you're doing amazingly!

    Levi Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:31:33

    The reality of the question is that unless Federer himself has confirmed nor denied that it is weighing heavily upon himself, you simply cannot tell, thus the answer of False is incorrect because Henman's perspective on someone else's mindset is irrelevant.

    Jack Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:43:37

    It says that he is not yet suffering defeats, so the first half of the comment is 100% false- thus making the whole comment false

    SHONZA Star Felicitee Medicmind Tutor

    Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:37:23

    ayi

    Gambling companies should be treated like tobacco firms and forced to display prominent health warnings about the potential harms of betting, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers concerned about rising levels of addiction.

    They call for gambling to be treated as a public health issue, with companies forced to drop suggestions that betting is ‘fun’ rather than harmful. A ban on gambling ads during live sporting events should be imposed, they warn, because it allows bookmakers to reach young viewers who are otherwise protected from such temptations.

    The group, which includes former Tory minister John Hayes, states that the current regime in which ‘the onus of social responsibility remains subject to the self-regulation of betting companies is not working’. It says that rules around betting ads are being flouted by the gambling industry, claiming that loopholes in the law mean they are doing so ‘without fear of meaningful sanction’.

    They also criticised the practice of ‘affiliate marketing’, which has seen adverts disguised as news articles used to direct people to betting sites, and tipsters allowed to earn commission by recommending long-shot bets unlikely to pay off. Affiliates are agencies paid to drive gamblers to online casinos and bookmakers.

    Source: adapted from www.theguardian.com

    Displaying gambling ads during live sporting events is currently permitted.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is True.

    Keywords: live/during. The group suggests a ban on this practice, so we can infer that it is currently allowed.

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    Gambling companies should be treated like tobacco firms and forced to display prominent health warnings about the potential harms of betting, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers concerned about rising levels of addiction.

    They call for gambling to be treated as a public health issue, with companies forced to drop suggestions that betting is ‘fun’ rather than harmful. A ban on gambling ads during live sporting events should be imposed, they warn, because it allows bookmakers to reach young viewers who are otherwise protected from such temptations.

    The group, which includes former Tory minister John Hayes, states that the current regime in which ‘the onus of social responsibility remains subject to the self-regulation of betting companies is not working’. It says that rules around betting ads are being flouted by the gambling industry, claiming that loopholes in the law mean they are doing so ‘without fear of meaningful sanction’.

    They also criticised the practice of ‘affiliate marketing’, which has seen adverts disguised as news articles used to direct people to betting sites, and tipsters allowed to earn commission by recommending long-shot bets unlikely to pay off. Affiliates are agencies paid to drive gamblers to online casinos and bookmakers.

    Source: adapted from www.theguardian.com

    The cross-party group includes members of both the Labour and Tory parties.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Cannot tell.

    Keywords: cross-party/Labour/Tory. Although a cross-party group would almost certainly include members of both parties, only a Tory party member is explicitly mentioned and so we do not know for sure that it contains any Labour MPs or peers, since a number of other political parties exist.

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    Suveera Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:17:05

    Since the text says former tory member, how can we say that it has a tory member?

    Paul Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 31 May 2022 17:43:43

    The explanation is not quite right. I was first putting cannot tell and then changed. It says 'according to a cross party group'. The very definition of cross party is that it has members from more than one party, but I agree you cannot tell if labour members are in it. The mentioning of a single former tory member in the explanation however is misleading - I don't feel it has any relevance and my explanation is simpler.

    Gambling companies should be treated like tobacco firms and forced to display prominent health warnings about the potential harms of betting, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers concerned about rising levels of addiction.

    They call for gambling to be treated as a public health issue, with companies forced to drop suggestions that betting is ‘fun’ rather than harmful. A ban on gambling ads during live sporting events should be imposed, they warn, because it allows bookmakers to reach young viewers who are otherwise protected from such temptations.

    The group, which includes former Tory minister John Hayes, states that the current regime in which ‘the onus of social responsibility remains subject to the self-regulation of betting companies is not working’. It says that rules around betting ads are being flouted by the gambling industry, claiming that loopholes in the law mean they are doing so ‘without fear of meaningful sanction’.

    They also criticised the practice of ‘affiliate marketing’, which has seen adverts disguised as news articles used to direct people to betting sites, and tipsters allowed to earn commission by recommending long-shot bets unlikely to pay off. Affiliates are agencies paid to drive gamblers to online casinos and bookmakers.

    Source: adapted from www.theguardian.com

    The main point of comparison between gambling companies and tobacco firms is, according to the article, the relative ease with which young people can become hooked.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is False.

    Keyword: tobacco. This may be a similarity between the two, but it is not discussed outright in the passage – broader comparisons about their ‘potential harms’ and the need to display ‘prominent health warnings’ are drawn more strongly, making this false rather than can’t tell. We are specifically asked about the article’s view on the similarities, so we cannot think about similarities which we know to be true, only what is mentioned in the article.

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    x Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:38:41

    Isn't "relative ease with which young people can become hooked." similar to "...concerned about rising levels of addiction?"

    C Medicmind Tutor

    Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:55:16

    The explanation describes that there 'may be a similarity between the two' that is 'not discussed outright', wouldn't that support the 'Cannot tell' answer more than the 'False' one?

    elephant medic1 Medicmind Tutor

    Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:23:38

    i hate

    elephant medic1 Medicmind Tutor

    Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:23:44

    i hate

    Jack Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 26 Aug 2022 22:45:52

    the question specifically mentions young people-the text does not

    Joana Lopes Paixão Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:50:51

    A passagem "preocupados com os níveis crescentes de dependência." submete a uma interpretação de vício.

    NIYOBUHUNGIRO ELYSEE Medicmind Tutor

    Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:17:17

    Why the correct answer score less than incorrect one. true:44% while false:29%

    Gambling companies should be treated like tobacco firms and forced to display prominent health warnings about the potential harms of betting, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers concerned about rising levels of addiction.

    They call for gambling to be treated as a public health issue, with companies forced to drop suggestions that betting is ‘fun’ rather than harmful. A ban on gambling ads during live sporting events should be imposed, they warn, because it allows bookmakers to reach young viewers who are otherwise protected from such temptations.

    The group, which includes former Tory minister John Hayes, states that the current regime in which ‘the onus of social responsibility remains subject to the self-regulation of betting companies is not working’. It says that rules around betting ads are being flouted by the gambling industry, claiming that loopholes in the law mean they are doing so ‘without fear of meaningful sanction’.

    They also criticised the practice of ‘affiliate marketing’, which has seen adverts disguised as news articles used to direct people to betting sites, and tipsters allowed to earn commission by recommending long-shot bets unlikely to pay off. Affiliates are agencies paid to drive gamblers to online casinos and bookmakers.

    Source: adapted from www.theguardian.com

    According to the article, the group is particularly critical of news channels on TV that display betting ads.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Can’t Tell.

    Keywords: news/ads. No such channels are mentioned in the passage – Since TV news channels are not mentioned in the passage, it is not possible to infer the group’s stance on betting ads on this medium.

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    Katherine Rees Medicmind Tutor

    Wed, 31 May 2023 15:47:33

    By instinct I would disagree with this answer on the basis that it asks the question according to the article, so although you may not be able to tell whether the group are particularly critical of news channels, the article doesn't at any point mention it so it would be false to say that it had?

    Think of ‘cancer research’ and most people’s minds turn to the vital quest for new ways to treat and cure the disease. But equally important is the race to develop more accurate ways to detect cancer – and progress in this area has the potential to transform things for patients. That’s because even some of the most aggressive forms of cancer can be successfully treated with existing therapies, if they’re diagnosed before they’ve spread. Data from cancer registries in England indicate the scale of the global challenge: for cancers where the stage is recorded, nearly half are diagnosed at a late stage.

    One increasingly high-profile topic in cancer detection is the prospect of so-called ‘liquid’ biopsies – methods that measure and analyse tiny fragments of DNA released into the bloodstream by growing tumours. In theory, these tests can reveal not just the presence of a cancer, but information about the genetic abnormalities that drive it, which in turn could guide treatment. But there’s a catch: on their own, current techniques for detecting circulating tumour DNA are relatively insensitive and, crucially, don’t tell doctors where in the body a tumour might reside.

    Cancer Research UK is one corporation determined to make inroads in this area. Critically, it acknowledges that progress will need expertise from a whole range of different scientific backgrounds – engineers and physicists to build new detectors, biologists to understand what to detect, software developers to build the platforms to analyse the resulting data, and clinical, population and behavioural researchers to design studies to bring these new technologies into routine use.

    Source: adapted from www.cancerresearchuk.org

    Finding new ways to treat and cure cancer is becoming an obsolete strategy in cancer research.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is False.

    Keywords: treat/cure/new. This is still described as ‘vital’, and developing ways to detect cancer is said to be ‘equally important’ rather than more important.

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    Anonymous Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:50:50

    Did not know the meaning of obsolete

    aman Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:06:30

    same

    Milhan Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:57:55

    ikrr can't they just use simpler words

    Anonymous Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:08:36

    Nah this is based on your english vocabulary.

    Think of ‘cancer research’ and most people’s minds turn to the vital quest for new ways to treat and cure the disease. But equally important is the race to develop more accurate ways to detect cancer – and progress in this area has the potential to transform things for patients. That’s because even some of the most aggressive forms of cancer can be successfully treated with existing therapies, if they’re diagnosed before they’ve spread. Data from cancer registries in England indicate the scale of the global challenge: for cancers where the stage is recorded, nearly half are diagnosed at a late stage.

    One increasingly high-profile topic in cancer detection is the prospect of so-called ‘liquid’ biopsies – methods that measure and analyse tiny fragments of DNA released into the bloodstream by growing tumours. In theory, these tests can reveal not just the presence of a cancer, but information about the genetic abnormalities that drive it, which in turn could guide treatment. But there’s a catch: on their own, current techniques for detecting circulating tumour DNA are relatively insensitive and, crucially, don’t tell doctors where in the body a tumour might reside.

    Cancer Research UK is one corporation determined to make inroads in this area. Critically, it acknowledges that progress will need expertise from a whole range of different scientific backgrounds – engineers and physicists to build new detectors, biologists to understand what to detect, software developers to build the platforms to analyse the resulting data, and clinical, population and behavioural researchers to design studies to bring these new technologies into routine use.

    Source: adapted from www.cancerresearchuk.org

    The spread of a cancer marks a critical juncture in the possibility of its successful treatment.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is True.

    Keyword: spread. Whilst not explicitly stated, this can be inferred from the description that ‘even some of the most aggressive forms of cancer can be successfully treated… if they’re diagnosed before they’ve spread’.

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    evan Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:40:22

    i misread the question as literally "spread of cancer", because from the text I inferred it is the pre-diagnosis/early-diagnosis of cancer that you can have successful treatment=

    Think of ‘cancer research’ and most people’s minds turn to the vital quest for new ways to treat and cure the disease. But equally important is the race to develop more accurate ways to detect cancer – and progress in this area has the potential to transform things for patients. That’s because even some of the most aggressive forms of cancer can be successfully treated with existing therapies, if they’re diagnosed before they’ve spread. Data from cancer registries in England indicate the scale of the global challenge: for cancers where the stage is recorded, nearly half are diagnosed at a late stage.

    One increasingly high-profile topic in cancer detection is the prospect of so-called ‘liquid’ biopsies – methods that measure and analyse tiny fragments of DNA released into the bloodstream by growing tumours. In theory, these tests can reveal not just the presence of a cancer, but information about the genetic abnormalities that drive it, which in turn could guide treatment. But there’s a catch: on their own, current techniques for detecting circulating tumour DNA are relatively insensitive and, crucially, don’t tell doctors where in the body a tumour might reside.

    Cancer Research UK is one corporation determined to make inroads in this area. Critically, it acknowledges that progress will need expertise from a whole range of different scientific backgrounds – engineers and physicists to build new detectors, biologists to understand what to detect, software developers to build the platforms to analyse the resulting data, and clinical, population and behavioural researchers to design studies to bring these new technologies into routine use.

    Source: adapted from www.cancerresearchuk.org

    ‘Liquid’ biopsies remain controversial over safety concerns.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Cannot tell.

    Keywords: liquid/biopsies. No controversy is outlined, beyond the limitations of current techniques for detecting circulating tumour DNA – no safety concerns are mentioned, so we cannot tell.

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    Think of ‘cancer research’ and most people’s minds turn to the vital quest for new ways to treat and cure the disease. But equally important is the race to develop more accurate ways to detect cancer – and progress in this area has the potential to transform things for patients. That’s because even some of the most aggressive forms of cancer can be successfully treated with existing therapies, if they’re diagnosed before they’ve spread. Data from cancer registries in England indicate the scale of the global challenge: for cancers where the stage is recorded, nearly half are diagnosed at a late stage.

    One increasingly high-profile topic in cancer detection is the prospect of so-called ‘liquid’ biopsies – methods that measure and analyse tiny fragments of DNA released into the bloodstream by growing tumours. In theory, these tests can reveal not just the presence of a cancer, but information about the genetic abnormalities that drive it, which in turn could guide treatment. But there’s a catch: on their own, current techniques for detecting circulating tumour DNA are relatively insensitive and, crucially, don’t tell doctors where in the body a tumour might reside.

    Cancer Research UK is one corporation determined to make inroads in this area. Critically, it acknowledges that progress will need expertise from a whole range of different scientific backgrounds – engineers and physicists to build new detectors, biologists to understand what to detect, software developers to build the platforms to analyse the resulting data, and clinical, population and behavioural researchers to design studies to bring these new technologies into routine use.

    Source: adapted from www.cancerresearchuk.org

    Cancer Research UK, according to the article, believes that inroads will depend on scientists’ retraining in a variety of areas to expand their knowledge bases.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is False.

    Keywords: retraining/variety. On the contrary, the organization believes that experts from different scientific backgrounds will need to work together rather than acquire each other’s skillsets.

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    fran Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:15:24

    May I ask, wouldn't "engineers and physicists to build new detectors" indicate new training for said new apparatus and newer technologies etc?

    Last year Deepmind, the British artificial intelligence company, created a program called Alphazero that taught itself to play chess. By using deep learning and reinforcement techniques it went from playing randomly to superhuman skill in a few hours, easily surpassing all human and computer rivals. Now the company has published full details of 210 of its matches, revealing a playing style unlike any seen before.

    Two main differences stand out. First, far more often than any human would do, it is prepared to sacrifice pieces in exchange for small improvements in its position. Second, it chooses not to begin games by moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square. This is a move taught to all beginners of the game, but it is also regularly chosen by some of the best players – Bobby Fischer, the US world champion who died in 2008, described it as the ‘best by test’.

    In a paper in the journal Science, the researchers at Deepmind described how they developed a program that was able to learn by playing thousands of games against itself. Natasha Regan, a women’s international master, said that this was why it had the power to surprise. ‘Because it taught itself you don’t quite know what it will come up with. It could come up with similar patterns to humans, and it does recreate some of the human openings that we have taken hundreds of years to develop. But it also does something completely different. Some of its best games are really quite exquisite.’

    Source: adapted from www.thetimes.co.uk

    Alphazero was able to surpass all human chess players within 210 matches against itself.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Cannot tell.

    Keyword: 210. Full details of 210 of its matches have been released, however no further information about these 210 matches has been released. They may have been played over any timeframe, we simply cannot draw any conclusions about them except that they are available to the public. Therefore, this question is cannot tell. Although the final paragraph tells us that the program played thousands of games against itself, no further mention is made of the games required to obtain mastery so we cannot make any conclusions about it.

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    uib Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:41:43

    wouldnt it be false because in para 1 it says it surpassed all human and computer rivals, so because it mentions humans, the 210 matches couldnt have been against itself

    Ari Medicmind Tutor

    Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:51:46

    "210 of its matches" suggests that there may have been more that weren't published

    AA Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 02 Aug 2022 06:40:38

    It says "playing randomly to superhuman skill in a few hours, easily surpassing all human and computer rivals." Logically, 210 games could not last only a few hours. Therefore it must be true!!

    Last year Deepmind, the British artificial intelligence company, created a program called Alphazero that taught itself to play chess. By using deep learning and reinforcement techniques it went from playing randomly to superhuman skill in a few hours, easily surpassing all human and computer rivals. Now the company has published full details of 210 of its matches, revealing a playing style unlike any seen before.

    Two main differences stand out. First, far more often than any human would do, it is prepared to sacrifice pieces in exchange for small improvements in its position. Second, it usually chooses not to begin games by moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square. This is a move taught to all beginners of the game, but it is also regularly chosen by some of the best players – Bobby Fischer, the US world champion who died in 2008, described it as the ‘best by test’.

    In a paper in the journal Science, the researchers at Deepmind described how they developed a program that was able to learn by playing thousands of games against itself. Natasha Regan, a women’s international master, said that this was why it had the power to surprise. ‘Because it taught itself you don’t quite know what it will come up with. It could come up with similar patterns to humans, and it does recreate some of the human openings that we have taken hundreds of years to develop. But it also does something completely different. Some of its best games are really quite exquisite.’

    Source: adapted from www.thetimes.co.uk

    Alphazero never began a game by moving the king’s pawn to the e4 square.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is False.

    Keywords: e4/king’s pawn. Alphazero began by ‘playing randomly’, and it likely chose the move at least once during its learning period, even if it came not to prefer it. However, the use of the term ‘usually’ in the present tense heavily implies that it does, at least occasionally, start with this move.

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    ka Medicmind Tutor

    Sat, 19 Feb 2022 04:29:06

    yeah you guys have got a point i reckon they're wrong on this one

    Levi Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:35:40

    The correct answer is actually False. If you read your own excerpt correctly it says that "it generally chooses not to begin games by moving the king's pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square". In other words, in most instances it does not begin a game that way, but has at the very least once.

    Gowri Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 31 May 2022 12:43:21

    i thought the correct answer would be can't tell because the statement says "Alphazero never began a game by moving the king’s pawn to the e4 square." which is extreme language but in the passage it says "usually" not always "Second, it usually chooses not to begin games by moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square. so wouldn't it be can't tell

    lois Medicmind Tutor

    Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:43:21

    your explanations are very bad. and are these extracts from the official ucat or did you guys just make it up. your answers jsut seem ever so random.

    Jane Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 04 Aug 2022 01:53:13

    You used the word "generally" which indicates that you can tell that the computer used the move, just not as often as humans. It looks like you added this word in after numerous comments.

    AA Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:26:58

    ''it usually chooses not to'' - implies there are times it does the opposite, aka played that move. ''Alphazero never began'' - never means 0%, which we know is false because usually implies 70% and implies there must have been times it has been used, therefore they contradict; False. That's just how I see it anyway, you lot have fun and good luck.

    ira Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:54:35

    did anyone notice that the text changed as you went through the questions? first it didnt have a adverb, then it had usually and then generally also i'm pretty sure its 'cant tell'

    S Medicmind Tutor

    Sat, 15 Oct 2022 03:49:57

    "Second, it generally chooses not to begin games by moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square." Does the use of "generally" here not imply that the king's pawn is sometimes moved to the e4 square? Otherwise, the use of this word is simply misleading."

    q Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 29 Jan 2023 02:27:52

    it GENERALLY chooses to not begin games by moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square. so sometimes it does??

    P.A Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:35:59

    As it says generally not, doesnt that suggest it has occurred before, hence false.

    Mas Medicmind Tutor

    Tue, 07 Feb 2023 01:04:43

    The passage says it generally chooses not to move to e4, doesn't that mean it moves to e4 sometimes?

    0 Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 12 Feb 2023 01:33:29

    the keyword is "generally chooses not to begin games..." so it does sometimes?

    Last year Deepmind, the British artificial intelligence company, created a program called Alphazero that taught itself to play chess. By using deep learning and reinforcement techniques it went from playing randomly to superhuman skill in a few hours, easily surpassing all human and computer rivals. Now the company has published full details of 210 of its matches, revealing a playing style unlike any seen before.

    Two main differences stand out. First, far more often than any human would do, it is prepared to sacrifice pieces in exchange for small improvements in its position. Second, it generally chooses not to begin games by moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square. This is a move taught to all beginners of the game, but it is also regularly chosen by some of the best players – Bobby Fischer, the US world champion who died in 2008, described it as the ‘best by test’.

    In a paper in the journal Science, the researchers at Deepmind described how they developed a program that was able to learn by playing thousands of games against itself. Natasha Regan, a women’s international master, said that this was why it had the power to surprise. ‘Because it taught itself you don’t quite know what it will come up with. It could come up with similar patterns to humans, and it does recreate some of the human openings that we have taken hundreds of years to develop. But it also does something completely different. Some of its best games are really quite exquisite.’

    Source: adapted from www.thetimes.co.uk

    According to the passage, Bobby Fischer, the US world champion, described Alphazero as the best at chess by test.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is False.

    Keywords: Bobby Fischer/best/test. Bobby Fischer described beginning the game by moving the king’s pawn to the e4 square as the ‘best by test’, not the program Alphazero.

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    A1 Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:08:02

    You dont know for sure its false. The answer should be cant tell.

    XY Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:37:20

    You can't be sure that he didn't describe it as such so shouldn't the answer be cant tell?

    a person Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 02 Jul 2023 19:39:23

    when he says best by test he is referring to the tactic that chess players learn (not moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square) not the programme when the article writes "described it as the ‘best by test’." the word "it" is referring to the tactic

    Last year Deepmind, the British artificial intelligence company, created a program called Alphazero that taught itself to play chess. By using deep learning and reinforcement techniques it went from playing randomly to superhuman skill in a few hours, easily surpassing all human and computer rivals. Now the company has published full details of 210 of its matches, revealing a playing style unlike any seen before.

    Two main differences stand out. First, far more often than any human would do, it is prepared to sacrifice pieces in exchange for small improvements in its position. Second, it generally chooses not to begin games by moving the king’s pawn two spaces forward to the e4 square. This is a move taught to all beginners of the game, but it is also regularly chosen by some of the best players – Bobby Fischer, the US world champion who died in 2008, described it as the ‘best by test’.

    In a paper in the journal Science, the researchers at Deepmind described how they developed a program that was able to learn by playing thousands of games against itself. Natasha Regan, a women’s international master, said that this was why it had the power to surprise. ‘Because it taught itself you don’t quite know what it will come up with. It could come up with similar patterns to humans, and it does recreate some of the human openings that we have taken hundreds of years to develop. But it also does something completely different. Some of its best games are really quite exquisite.’

    Source: adapted from www.thetimes.co.uk

    Alphazero’s gameplay shows some similarities to human gameplay.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is True.

    Keywords: similarities/human. In the third paragraph, Natasha Regan notes that Alphazero ‘does recreate some of the human openings that we have taken hundreds of years to develop’. Therefore, while we are told that alpha zero has ‘a playing style unlike any seen before’, we can infer that there are some similarities.

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    Kilian Rentrup Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:31:50

    In the third paragraph, they state that "a program" from Deepmind had similar patterns to humans. This could be a different program from Alphazaro, and thus one cannot conclude from the text that alphazaro has similar gameplay to humans...

    A spacecraft that touched down on Mars ten days ago to conduct experiments and measure ‘marsquakes’ has recorded the first ever sounds of Martian winds. NASA’s InSight Lander captured a low rumble caused by vibrations from the wind on the red planet. ‘Capturing this audio was an unplanned treat,’ said Bruce Banerdt, a NASA investigator of the mission. ‘But one of the things our mission is dedicated to is measuring motion on Mars, and naturally that includes motion caused by sound waves.’

    The winds blowing across the spacecraft mark the first sound recorded from Mars, NASA said. But InSight is not equipped with a microphone; rather, the sound was detected by sensors and a seismometer. ‘The InSight lander acts like a giant ear,’ said Tom Pike, InSight science team member and sensor designer at Imperial College London. ’The solar panels on the lander’s sides respond to pressure fluctuations of the wind. It’s like InSight is cupping its ears and hearing the Mars wind beating on it. When we looked at the direction of the lander vibrations coming from the solar panels, it matches the expected wind direction at our landing site. The sensors behave like the cochlea, a part of the ear that converts vibrations to nerve signals.’

    NASA released the raw audio sample and a second version that was raised by two octaves. This can be heard better by the human ear, especially through laptops or mobile speakers. ’To me, the sounds are really unworldly,’ Banerdt said. ‘They do sound like the wind or maybe the ocean kind of roaring in the background. But it also has an unworldly feel to it.’

    Source: adapted from www.euronews.com

    InSight has captured the first sounds of Martian winds, although other sounds from Mars have been recorded before.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is False.

    This is potentially confusing as paragraph 1 references ‘the first ever sounds of Martian winds’, but paragraph 2 clarifies that this is ‘the first sound recorded from Mars’.

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    Anon Medicmind Tutor

    Sun, 01 Aug 2021 11:53:46

    I still don’t understand why it’s not true?

    Bolivar Acorn Medicmind Tutor

    Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:32:55

    "although other sounds from Mars have been recorded before." In the question, "The winds blowing across the spacecraft mark the first sound recorded from Mars" from the text

    A spacecraft that touched down on Mars ten days ago to conduct experiments and measure ‘marsquakes’ has recorded the first ever sounds of Martian winds. NASA’s InSight Lander captured a low rumble caused by vibrations from the wind on the red planet. ‘Capturing this audio was an unplanned treat,’ said Bruce Banerdt, a NASA investigator of the mission. ‘But one of the things our mission is dedicated to is measuring motion on Mars, and naturally that includes motion caused by sound waves.’

    The winds blowing across the spacecraft mark the first sound recorded from Mars, NASA said. But InSight is not equipped with a microphone; rather, the sound was detected by sensors and a seismometer. ‘The InSight lander acts like a giant ear,’ said Tom Pike, InSight science team member and sensor designer at Imperial College London. ’The solar panels on the lander’s sides respond to pressure fluctuations of the wind. It’s like InSight is cupping its ears and hearing the Mars wind beating on it. When we looked at the direction of the lander vibrations coming from the solar panels, it matches the expected wind direction at our landing site. The sensors behave like the cochlea, a part of the ear that converts vibrations to nerve signals.’

    NASA released the raw audio sample and a second version that was raised by two octaves. This can be heard better by the human ear, especially through laptops or mobile speakers. ’To me, the sounds are really unworldly,’ Banerdt said. ‘They do sound like the wind or maybe the ocean kind of roaring in the background. But it also has an unworldly feel to it.’

    Source: adapted from www.euronews.com

    The mission has been partly funded by the UK space agency.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Cannot tell.

    Keywords: UK/fund. No information on the subject is discussed – although the statement happens to be true.

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    A spacecraft that touched down on Mars ten days ago to conduct experiments and measure ‘marsquakes’ has recorded the first ever sounds of Martian winds. NASA’s InSight Lander captured a low rumble caused by vibrations from the wind on the red planet. ‘Capturing this audio was an unplanned treat,’ said Bruce Banerdt, a NASA investigator of the mission. ‘But one of the things our mission is dedicated to is measuring motion on Mars, and naturally that includes motion caused by sound waves.’

    The winds blowing across the spacecraft mark the first sound recorded from Mars, NASA said. But InSight is not equipped with a microphone; rather, the sound was detected by sensors and a seismometer. ‘The InSight lander acts like a giant ear,’ said Tom Pike, InSight science team member and sensor designer at Imperial College London. ’The solar panels on the lander’s sides respond to pressure fluctuations of the wind. It’s like InSight is cupping its ears and hearing the Mars wind beating on it. When we looked at the direction of the lander vibrations coming from the solar panels, it matches the expected wind direction at our landing site. The sensors behave like the cochlea, a part of the ear that converts vibrations to nerve signals.’

    NASA released the raw audio sample and a second version that was raised by two octaves. This can be heard better by the human ear, especially through laptops or mobile speakers. ’To me, the sounds are really unworldly,’ Banerdt said. ‘They do sound like the wind or maybe the ocean kind of roaring in the background. But it also has an unworldly feel to it.’

    Source: adapted from www.euronews.com

    The audio sample was raised by two octaves which made it easier for humans to listen to it.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is True.

    Keyword: octaves. Paragraph 3 notes that ‘a second version’ of the raw audio sample was ‘raised by two octaves’, meaning that it ‘can be heard better by the human ear’. As raised by one of our students, please note that interestingly this does not imply that the reason it was raised by two octaves was to make it easier to hear, just as the sun does not rise in the morning to give heat and light to the surface of the Earth.

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    A spacecraft that touched down on Mars ten days ago to conduct experiments and measure ‘marsquakes’ has recorded the first ever sounds of Martian winds. NASA’s InSight Lander captured a low rumble caused by vibrations from the wind on the red planet. ‘Capturing this audio was an unplanned treat,’ said Bruce Banerdt, a NASA investigator of the mission. ‘But one of the things our mission is dedicated to is measuring motion on Mars, and naturally that includes motion caused by sound waves.’

    The winds blowing across the spacecraft mark the first sound recorded from Mars, NASA said. But InSight is not equipped with a microphone; rather, the sound was detected by sensors and a seismometer. ‘The InSight lander acts like a giant ear,’ said Tom Pike, InSight science team member and sensor designer at Imperial College London. ’The solar panels on the lander’s sides respond to pressure fluctuations of the wind. It’s like InSight is cupping its ears and hearing the Mars wind beating on it. When we looked at the direction of the lander vibrations coming from the solar panels, it matches the expected wind direction at our landing site. The sensors behave like the cochlea, a part of the ear that converts vibrations to nerve signals.’

    NASA released the raw audio sample and a second version that was raised by two octaves. This can be heard better by the human ear, especially through laptops or mobile speakers. ’To me, the sounds are really unworldly,’ Banerdt said. ‘They do sound like the wind or maybe the ocean kind of roaring in the background. But it also has an unworldly feel to it.’

    Source: adapted from www.euronews.com

    The Insight Lander is the NASA’s first vehicle to reach the surface of Mars.
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    Explanation

    The correct answer is Cannot tell.

    Keywords: NASA/vehicle/surface. The lander is not described in such terms in the passage, and no detail about previous missions to Mars (beyond the discussion of sound and motion) is included.

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    neha Medicmind Tutor

    Sat, 17 Jul 2021 03:27:24

    this test was very helpful and informative for me, thank you!! :)

    All boops are snoots and some boops are doges. Most doges are boyos

    1. Tick ‘Yes’ if the conclusion does follow. Tick ‘No’ if the conclusion does not follow.
    Most boyos are doges
    Some snoots are doges
    Some boops are boyos
    All snoots are boops
    No snoots are boyos
    Yes
    No
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    Statement 1

    The correct answer is no. It is true that most doges are boyos but we cannot say that the reverse is true.

    Statement 2

    The correct answer is yes. The snoots which are boops are doges. This is because all boops are snoots and some of these boops which are snoots are also doges.

    Statement 3

    The correct answer is no. As the Venn diagram showed, we cannot determine if there is an overlap (and thus a relationship) between boops and boyos.

    Statement 4

    The correct answer is no. The reverse is true but we have insufficient evidence to support this conclusion as there may be snoots which are not boops.

    Statement 5

    The correct answer is no. We don’t know the relationship between snoots and boyos and so cannot make the judgement that there is definitively no relationship between the two.

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    umaimah isha-butt Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:25:40

    3) if all boops are snoots and some of the boops (so also snoots) are doges,and most of the doges are boyos, doesnt that mean that some of the boops are subsequently boyos?

    Anna Medicmind Tutor

    Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:37:03

    For statement 3: Some boops are doges, and most of these are boyos, then wouldn't the statement of some boops being boyos be correct?

    anon Medicmind Tutor

    Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:12:09

    why does the explanation for statement 3 say 'as the Venn diagram showed' when there isn't a diagram??

    PM Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:57:11

    For anyone confused about statement 3: some boops being doges and most doges being boyos means there's a possibility that some of the boops that are doges don't happen to also fall into the category of boyo, as it's only most doges that are boyos, not all.

    kiki Medicmind Tutor

    Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:27:43

    This is insane...how can they test us to become a Dr with this test...?

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