IELTS Research Reports

Anthony Green and Roger Hawkey1 Blake and Wordsworth adapted a tradition of expressing ideas through children.2 A number of writers identified the industrial revolution as a major cause of socialproblems.3 Children featured less often in 19th century literature for the masses than in seriousliterature.4 During the 19th century, serious writers found themselves increasingly marginalised bythe popularity of mass literature.5 Some 19th century authors saw in childhood a reflection of their own difficulties inadjusting to society.6 The concept of the innocence of children retained its power as a symbol throughout the19th century.Questions 7–11Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G below.Write the correct letter, A-G in boxes 7-11 on your answer sheet.7 Authors working prior to the late 18th century8 Blake and Wordsworth9 Darwin, Marx and Freud10 Dickens11 In the harsh society of the 19th century, some authorsA wrote about the relationship between children and their parents.B added to the difficulty of reconciling individual needs with those of society.C recognised the damage that children could inflict on each other.D used children as a vehicle for protest.E rarely included children in any significant role.F researched the effects of revolution on children.G used children as symbols of innocence.H gained a degree of popularity that later 19th century writers failed to equal.366 www.ielts.org