Multiple Choice Questions And Answers PTE Practice Test 10

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PTE Multiple Choice Questions And Answers

13. Read the passage and answer the following question.

The Bates method is an alternative therapy aimed at improving eyesight. Eye-care physician William Horatio Bates, M.D. (1860–1931) attributed nearly all sight problems to habitual strain of the eyes, and felt that glasses were harmful and never necessary. Bates self-published a book, Perfect Sight Without Glasses, as well as a magazine, Better Eyesight Magazine, (and earlier collaborated with Bernarr MacFadden on a correspondence course) detailing his approach to helping people relax such “strain”, and thus, he claimed, improve their sight. His techniques centered on visualization and movement. He placed particular emphasis on imagining black letters and marks, and the movement of such. He also felt that exposing the eyes to sunlight would help alleviate the “strain”.

Despite continued anecdotal reports of successful results, including well-publicised support by Aldous Huxley, Bates’ techniques have not been objectively shown to improve eyesight. His main physiological proposition—that the eyeball changes shape to maintain focus—has consistently been contradicted by observation. In 1952, optometry professor Elwin Marg wrote of Bates, “Most of his claims and almost all of his theories have been considered false by practically all visual scientists.” Marg concluded that the Bates method owed its popularity largely to “flashes of clear vision” experienced by many who followed it.

Question – Based on the paragraph, which of the following would Bates recommended to someone suffering from poor eyesight?

Options –

1. Imagining black letters
2. Wearing glasses
3. Exposing the eyes to sunlight
4. Visualizing perfect eye sight
5. Change the shape of the eyeball to remove eye strain

Key points for correct answer –

aimed at improving eyesight
sight problems to habitual strain of the eyes
self-published a book
Better Eyesight Magazine
relax such “strain”
centered on visualization and movement
emphasis on imagining black letters and marks
sunlight would help alleviate the “strain”
eyeball changes shape

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