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A research team has systematically investigated the cognitive abilities of…

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A research team has systematically investigated the cognitive abilities of lemurs, which have relatively small brains compared to other primates. Conducting systematic tests with identical methods revealed that cognitive abilities of lemurs hardly differ from those of monkeys and great apes. Instead, this study revealed that the relationship between brain size and cognitive abilities cannot be generalized and it provides new insights into the evolution of primates.

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A research team has systematically investigated the cognitive abilities of lemurs,‖which have relatively small brains compared to other primates.‖Conducting systematic tests with identical methods|revealed that cognitive abilities of lemurs hardly differ from those of monkeys and great apes.‖Instead, this study revealed that the relationship between brain size and cognitive abilities cannot be generalized‖and it provides new insights into the evolution of primates.

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Words to stress correctly

systematicallysys·te·MAT·i·cally/sɪstəˈmætɪkli/
investigatedin·VES·ti·gat·ed/ɪnˈvɛstəɡeɪtəd/
relationshipre·LA·tion·ship/riˈleɪʃənʃɪp/
systematicsys·te·MAT·ic/sɪstəˈmætɪk/
abilitiesa·BIL·i·ties/əˈbɪlətiz/
identicali·DEN·ti·cal/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/

67 words, aim for 26–30 seconds, no numbers. Breathe after lemurs, primates, great apes and generalized; take a short pause after methods before revealed in sentence two.

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Keep the same stress each time: sys·te·MAT·ic / sys·te·MAT·i·cally, a·BIL·i·ties (three times), in·VES·ti·gat·ed, i·DEN·ti·cal, re·LA·tion·ship. Finish the -ed in investigated, compared, revealed, generalized and the -s in lemurs, primates, apes, insights.

General tip: the second sentence has no comma until the end—plan your pause after methods so you don't run out of air.

What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt

中文: 一个研究团队系统地研究了狐猴的认知能力;与其他灵长类动物相比,狐猴的大脑相对较小。用相同方法进行的系统测试表明,狐猴的认知能力与猴类和大型类人猿几乎没有差别。相反,这项研究表明脑容量与认知能力之间的关系不能一概而论,并为灵长类动物的演化提供了新的见解。

हिन्दी: एक शोध दल ने लीमर की संज्ञानात्मक क्षमताओं की व्यवस्थित जाँच की, जिनका मस्तिष्क अन्य प्राइमेट्स की तुलना में अपेक्षाकृत छोटा होता है। समान विधियों से किए गए व्यवस्थित परीक्षणों से पता चला कि लीमर की संज्ञानात्मक क्षमताएँ बंदरों और वनमानुषों से शायद ही भिन्न हैं। बल्कि इस अध्ययन ने दिखाया कि मस्तिष्क के आकार और संज्ञानात्मक क्षमताओं के संबंध को सामान्यीकृत नहीं किया जा सकता, और यह प्राइमेट्स के विकास पर नई अंतर्दृष्टि देता है।

नेपाली: एक अनुसन्धान टोलीले लेमुरहरूको संज्ञानात्मक क्षमताको व्यवस्थित अध्ययन गर्‍यो; अन्य प्राइमेटहरूको तुलनामा लेमुरको मस्तिष्क तुलनात्मक रूपमा छोटो हुन्छ। एउटै विधि प्रयोग गरी गरिएका व्यवस्थित परीक्षणहरूले लेमुरको संज्ञानात्मक क्षमता बाँदर र ठूला वनमानुषहरूभन्दा खासै फरक नहुने देखाए। बरु यस अध्ययनले मस्तिष्कको आकार र संज्ञानात्मक क्षमताबीचको सम्बन्धलाई सामान्यीकरण गर्न नसकिने देखायो र यसले प्राइमेटहरूको विकासक्रमबारे नयाँ अन्तर्दृष्टि दिन्छ।

Tiếng Việt: Một nhóm nghiên cứu đã khảo sát một cách có hệ thống khả năng nhận thức của vượn cáo, loài có bộ não tương đối nhỏ so với các loài linh trưởng khác. Các bài kiểm tra có hệ thống với phương pháp giống nhau cho thấy khả năng nhận thức của vượn cáo hầu như không khác với khỉ và các loài vượn lớn. Thay vào đó, nghiên cứu này cho thấy mối quan hệ giữa kích cỡ não và khả năng nhận thức không thể khái quát hóa, và nó mang lại hiểu biết mới về sự tiến hóa của linh trưởng.

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PromptText up to 60 words
Preparation30–40 seconds
Time to answerDepends on the length of the text
Skills assessedSpeaking
Scored onContent; Pronunciation; Oral fluency

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Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.