The man who won 14 lotteries
Syllabus topic 10: The man who won 14 lotteries
A short listening passage with three questions on details, meaning and the speaker's perspective. Original educational audio with synthesised voices.
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What complicates the lone-winner narrative?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Investors, costs and differing returns
Contemporary reporting describes a syndicate and financial distinctions.
What does the speaker mean by changing the unit of analysis?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Distinguishing the person, organisation and individual return
Different subjects and measures produce different accounts of success.
What must the rewritten summary clarify?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Who benefited and how success is measured
It should identify the beneficiary and measure rather than imply repeatable results.
What complicates the lone-winner narrative?
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Correct answer: Investors, costs and differing returns
Contemporary reporting describes a syndicate and financial distinctions.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Distinguishing the person, organisation and individual return
Different subjects and measures produce different accounts of success.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Who benefited and how success is measured
It should identify the beneficiary and measure rather than imply repeatable results.
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