Book 17 IELTS Academic Reading Test 4

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READING PASSAGE 1 : Questions 1-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1. Many Madagascan forests are being destroyed by attacks from insects.

2. Loss of habitat has badly affected insectivorous bats in Madagascar.

3. Ricardo Rocha has carried out studies of bats in different parts of the world.

4. Habitat modification has resulted in indigenous bats in Madagascar becoming useful to farmers.

5. The Malagasy mouse-eared bat is more common than other indigenous bat species in Madagascar.

6. Bats may feed on paddy swarming caterpillars and grass webworms.

Questions 7-13

Complete the table below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet. 

The study carried out by Rocha’s team

Aim

 –  to investigate the feeding habits of bats in farmland near the Ranomafana National Park

Method

 –  ultrasonic recording to identify favourite feeding spots

 –  DNA analysis of bat 7. 

Findings

 –  the bats

  –  were most active in rice fields located on hills

  –  ate pests of rice, 8. , sugarcane, nuts and fruit

  –  prevent the spread of disease by eating 9.  and blackflies

  –  local attitudes to bats are mixed:

  –  they provide food rich in 10. 

  –  the buildings where they roost become 11. 

  –  they play an important role in local 12. 

Recommendation

  –  farmers should provide special 13. to support the bat population

READING PASSAGE 2 : Questions 14-26

Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A-F.

Which section contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet.

14. an explanation of the need for research to focus on individuals with a fairly consistent

15. examples of the sources the database has been compiled from

16. an account of one individual’s refusal to obey an order

17. a reference to a region being particularly suited to research into the link between education and economic growth

18. examples of the items included in a list of personal possessions

Questions 19-22

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 19-22 on your answer sheet.

Demographic reconstruction of two German communities

The database that Ogilvie and her team has compiled sheds light on the lives of a range of individuals, as well as those of their 19. , over a 300-year period. For example, Ana Regina and Magdalena Riethmüllerin were reprimanded for reading while they should have been paying attention to a 20. .

There was also Juliana Schweickherdt, who came to the notice of the weavers’ guild in the year 1752 for breaking guild rules. As a punishmet, she was later given a 21. . Cases like this illustrate how the guilds could prevent 22. and stop skilled people from working.

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 23 and 24 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about literacy rates in Section B?

Questions 25 and 26

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make in Section F about guilds in German-speaking Central Europe between 1600 and 1900?

READING PASSAGE 3 : Questions 27-40

Reading Passage 3 has eight paragraphs, A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet.

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

27. a reference to earlier examples of blindfold chess

28. an outline of what blindfold chess involves

29. a claim that Gareyev’s skill is limited to chess

30. why Gareyev’s skill is of interest to scientists

31. an outline of Gareyev’s priorities

32. a reason why the last part of a game may be difficult

Questions 33-36

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 33-36 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

33. In the forthcoming games, all the participants will be blindfolded.

34. Gareyev has won competitions in BASE jumping.

35. UCLA is the first university to carry out research into blindfold chess players.

36. Good chess players are likely to be able to play blindfold chess.

Questions 37-40

Complete the summary below

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write the correct letter in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet.

How the research was carried out

The researchers started by testing Gareyev’s 37. ; for example, he was required to recall a string of 38.  in order and also in reverse order. Although his performance was normal, scans showed an unusual amount of 39.  within the areas of Gareyev’s brain that are concerned with directing attention. In addition, the scans raised the possibility of unusual strength in the parts of his brain that deal with 40. input.

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