Answer Keys 224c3l

ANSWER KEYS IELTS Academic Reading Sample 1 - Population Viability Analysis 28. Yes 29. No 30. No 31. Not Given 32. vi: The haphazard nature of reproduction 33. iii: An imbalance of the sexes 34. i: Loss of ability to adapt 35. ii: Natural disasters 36. will (/may) not survive / will (/ may)could become extinct 37. locality/ distribution 38. logging takes place (/ occurs) 39. B IELTS Academic Reading Sample 2 - Visual Symbols and the Blind 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. use of breaks 31. rapid spinning 32. steady spinning 33. pairs 34. shapes 35. sighted 36. sighted 37. deep 38. blind 39. similar 40. B IELTS Academic Reading Sample 3 - Zoo Conservation Programmes 16. Y 17. Y 18. NG 19. N 20. N 21. NG 22. Y 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. E (In any order) IELTS Academic Reading Sample 4 - A Workaholic Economy 27. No 28. Not Given 29. Yes 30. No 31. Yes 32. Not Given 33. C 34. A 35. B. Extra work is offered to existing employees. 36. D. Benefits and hours spent on the job are not linked 37. F. Longer hours indicate greater commitment to the firm. 38. G. Managers estimate staff productivity in of hours worked. IELTS Academic Reading Sample 5 - The Risks of Cigarette Smoke 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. NO 19. NOT GIVEN 20. YES 21. NOT GIVEN 22. E 23. G 24. H 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. C IELTS Academic Reading Sample 6 - A Remarkable Beetle 1. NOT GIVEN 2. NO 3. YES 4. YES 5. NO 6. South African 7. French 8. Spanish 9. temperate 10. early spring 11. two to five / 2-5 12. sub-tropical 13. South African tunneling/tunnelling IELTS Academic Reading Sample 7 - Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical Rainforests 1. FALSE 2. FALSE 3. TRUE 4. TRUE 5. FALSE 6. NOT GIVEN 7. TRUE 8. NOT GIVEN 9. M 10. E 11. G 12. P 13. J 14. B

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 8 - Changing Our Understanding of Health 14. viii

15. Ii

16. Iv

17. Ix

20. (the) wealthy () (of) (society) 22. (the) 1970s 23. NOT GIVEN 27. NOT GIVEN

18. Vii19. 1946

21. social, economic, environmental

24. YES

25. NO

26. NO

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 9 - Paper Recycling 30. sustamable 31. biodegradable 32.virgin fibre/ pulp 33.governments/ the government 34. advances 35. quality 36. contaminants 37. offices 38. sorted 39. (re)pulped 40. de-ink/ remove ink/ make white 41. Refined IELTS Academic Reading Sample 10 - Absenteeism In Nursing 1. NO 2. NO 3. NO 4. YES 5. NOTGIVEN 6. NO 7. YES 8. (local) busunesses 9.(work/working) schedule/ rostering/ roster(s) 10. excessive 11. voluntary absence / absenteeism 12. twenty / 20 13. Communication IELTS Academic Reading Sample 11 - The Rocket From East To West 1. iv 2. i 3. v 13. F 14. G

4. vii

5. B

6. D

7. A 8. A 9. B 10. E 11. B 12. E

IELTS Academic Reading Sample - 12 The Scientific Method 29. iv

30. Vii

36. YES

31. Iii

37. No

32. V

33. Vi

38. NOT GIVEN

34. B 39. YES

35. F 40. D

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 13 - A.D.D. Missing Out on Learning 27. a 28. d 32. completion 36. children

29. c 30. organised 31. hyperactivity 33. side effects 34. remedial action 35. switch 37. successfully 38. F 39. C 40. A

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 14 - The Beam Operated Traffic System 1. electrified 6. I 12. S

2. computer 7. B 8. H

3. Beam-Operated Traffic 4.roads 5. C 9. A 10.NS 11. S

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 15 - Beneath The Canopy 16. E 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. F 21. 3 22. time (and) money 23. Pharmaceutical companies / developed countries 25. d 26. A

24.b

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 16 - Destinations For International English Students 1. British 7. D 13. T

2. not given 3. (equal) 3 8. F 9. B 10. F 14.N 15. T

4. G 11. N

5. C 12. T

6. A

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 17 - The Danger Of Ecstasy 32. c

33. d

34. c

35. b

36. alcohol

37. (the chemical) serotonin 38. return to normal 39. free the personality / liberate somes / remove one's defenses

40. Addictive

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 18 - The Discovery of Uranus 27. 1772 33. NO

28. 1781 34. NOT GIVEN

38. Herschel

29. 1787

30. 1977

35. YES

36. NOT GIVEN

39. James L. Elliot

31. 1986

32. YES

37. georgium sidus

40. Miranda

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 19 - Creating Artificial Reefs 1, 2 & 3: B, D, E (In any order)

4 rigs and/or tanks

6. physical obstacles

8. commercial

7. concrete

5 fish stocks 9. Japan

10. sea [grass) beds/floor/bottom

11. bamboo and coconuts

12. management (control)

13. С

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 20 - The Pursuit of Happiness 28 С

29 D

30 В

35 doubled 36 dropped 40 reversed

31 В

32 A

33 D

37 less

38 no

39 slightly

34 E