TEST 96Cambridge IELTS 11 · Questions 21–30Study on Gender in PhysicsChoose the correct letter, A, B or C.Study on Gender in Physics21The students in Akira Miyake's study were all majoring inAphysics.Bpsychology or physics.Cscience, technology, engineering or mathematics.22The aim of Miyake's study was to investigateAwhat kind of women choose to study physics.Ba way of improving women's performance in physics.Cwhether fewer women than men study physics at college.23The female physics students were wrong to believe thatAthe teachers marked them in an unfair way.Bthe male students expected them to do badly.Ctheir test results were lower than the male students'.24Miyake's team asked the students to write aboutAwhat they enjoyed about studying physics.Bthe successful experiences of other people.Csomething that was important to them personally.25What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?Ato reduce stressBto strengthen verbal abilityCto encourage logical thinking26What surprised the researchers about the study?Ahow few students managed to get A gradesBthe positive impact it had on physics results for womenCthe difference between male and female performance27Greg and Lisa think Miyake's results could have been affected byAthe length of the writing task.Bthe number of students who took part.Cthe information the students were given.28Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects ofAtwo different writing tasks.Ba writing task with an oral task.Ctwo different oral tasks.29The main finding of Smolinsky's research was that class teamwork activitiesAwere most effective when done by all-women groups.Bhad no effect on the performance of men or women.Cimproved the results of men more than of women.30What will Lisa and Greg do next?Atalk to a professorBobserve a science classClook at the science timetable