Form 5 Level

Lesson 2

True、False or Not Given?

在新的 syllabus 裏，有一類題目是特別需要注意的，就是分辨 True、False 及 Not Given 的題
目。

有很多同學也分不清楚 False 和 Not Given 的分別，簡單來說，False 就是文章有提及、並證實了是

不正確的陳述；而 Not Given 就是文章根本没有提及，無從得知是否屬實的陳述。

請看看以下例子:

John and Susan have been married for 15 years. They have 2 daughters, Elise and Cecilia. Elise has just
turned 16 and her sister is 10 years old. Elise and her boyfriend, Michael, are planning to run away together
to get married.

同學可以分辨出以下的陳述是 True、False 還是 Not Given 嗎？

1. Elise and Cecilia are twins.

答案：False 　解說：文章有提及她們的年紀不同，所以不可能是雙生兒。

2. John and Susan do not like Elise’s boyfriend.

答案：Not Given　解說： 文中没有提及 John 及 Susan 對 Michael 的看法、態度。雖然一對年輕人

計劃離家出走會令人聯想到 John 及 Susan 不喜歡 Michael，但這只是主觀的推測，並没有實際的
事實支持，所以答案是 Not Given。

3. Elise doesn’t like her parents.

答案：Not Given　解說：Elise 和 Michael 的出走可能令人覺得她不喜歡她的父母，但這也是讀者

的推測，並没有事實支持。可能 她 非常喜歡 她 的父母，只是 她 更愛 她 的男朋友罷了。所以也是
Not Given。

記著，我們要把事實和推測分開。有事實支持或證明是對或錯的，就是 True 或 False。而文章没

有談及的，就是 Not Given。
 Google tests wireless web access in its home town
Google is moving into the provision of internet access for the first time, though only in its home town of
Mountain View, California.

The internet search company is offering free wireless access to more than 72,000 inhabitants of the town.
It is part of an experiment to see what applications its developers can come up with and what services
people use while out and about.

Google will be able to test location-based services and contextual advertising. Using a person's position to
provide them with information is still in its early stage but is likely to be the next online battleground.

Based on the information in the above news report, decide whether these statements are True, False or
the information is Not Given.

1. Google did provide internet access services in the past but failed to satisfy
its customers. _________
2. Google is situated in California. _________
3. The provision of free internet access is a move against their largest rival -
Microsoft. _________
4. Google wants to see what services people use when they are not at home. _________
5. The development of location-based services is mature and is ready to
enter the market. _________

Apple recalls laptop batteries

Apple is recalling almost 2 million laptop batteries as fears of computers catching fire spread, following a
recall by Dell last week.

The company said yesterday that it had received nine reports of overheating laptops, and was issuing an
immediate global recall of 1.8m batteries in cooperation with the US consumer product safety commission
(CPSC).

Last week Dell, the world's biggest computer maker, issued a recall of more than 4 million batteries after
laptops caught fire.

Apple said it knew of two cases of minor burns from overheated laptops, and asked customers to check with
its website to find out if they are affected. The recall affects a large number of 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch
PowerBook G4, and 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptops sold since October 2003. The CPSC said most were
sold in the US, but 700,000 were sold elsewhere. It is not yet clear how many went to Britain.

Both recalls are batteries made by Sony.

Based on the information in the above news report, decide whether these statements are True, False or
the information is Not Given.
6. Dell issued the recall in cooperation with the US consumer product safety
commission (CPSC). _________
7. The laptops made by Apple have caused injuries. _________
8. Apple’s customers could go to Apple’s website to see if their laptops were
affected. _________
9. All substandard Apple laptops with overheating problems were sold in the
US. _________
10. If you bought a laptop from Apple in November 2003, your computer
might have overheating problems. _________

Answer Key

1. False 2. True 3. Not Given 4. True 5. False

6. Not Given 7. True 8. True 9. False 10. True

解說:

1. 第一段的第一句說明了這是 Google 第一次提供互聯網服務。

2. 第一段說明了 Google 的 home town (家鄉，引申為所在地)是在 California(加州)。
3. 文中没有提及 Google 的最大對手是 Microsoft，也没有提及這次計劃是要針對 Microsoft。
4. 第二段的最後部份， “out and about”就是不在家的時候，意思和題目中“not at home”一樣。
5. 最後一段第二句， “ using a person’s position to provide them with information”解釋了前一句的
“location-based services”是什麼，而這個服務目前仍在最初階段( in its early stage)。所以不能說
它是成熟的(mature)。
6. 第二段的 “the company”是指 Apple。文中說它這次是和 CPSC 合作回收電池。但没有交代上一
次 Dell 是否也是和 CPSC 合作。
7. 第四段第一句指，Apple 的電腦曾導致兩宗輕度灼傷(minor burns)的事件。
8. 文中第四段第一句說，顧客可以到 Apple 的網站查看電腦是否受到影響。
9. 題目中的 substandard，是指「未能達到標準的」。而第四段的最後一句稱，有七十萬部有問題
的電腦被賣到美國以外的地方。
10. 文中說出問題的電腦是 2003 年 10 月之後發售的，所以如果你在 2003 年 11 月從 Apple 買了手
提電腦，你的電腦就可能有過熱的問題。