IELTs – Reading – Test 2
IELTS Reading – Test 2 (Passages 1–3)
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Reading Passage 1 (Questions 1–13)
Passage: The risks agriculture faces in developing countries. Questions 1–3 (Matching information), 4–9 (Match statements to people), 10–13 (Choose TWO letters).
Reading Passage 1
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Questions 1–13
Questions 1–3 (Which paragraph contains the following information?)
Choose the correct letter, A–I.
1. a reference to characteristics that only apply to food production
2. a reference to challenges faced only by farmers in certain parts of the world
3. a reference to difficulties in bringing about co-operation between farmers
Questions 4–9 (Match statements with the correct person)
Select the correct letter, A–G. You may use any letter more than once.
List of People: A Kanayo F. Nwanze • B Sophia Murphy • C Shengen Fan • D Rokeya Kabir • E Pat Mooney • F Gil Teon • G Sonali Bisht
4. Financial assistance from the government does not always go to the farmers who most need it.
5. Farmers can benefit from collaborating as a group.
6. Financial assistance from the government can improve the standard of living of farmers.
7. Farmers may be helped if there is a financial input by the same individuals who buy from them.
8. Governments can help to reduce variation in prices.
9. Improvements to infrastructure can have a major impact on risk for farmers.
Questions 10–11 (Choose TWO letters, A–E)
Choose one letter for Q10 and one letter for Q11. (The two answers can be in either order.)
10. First answer
11. Second answer
Questions 12–13 (Choose TWO letters, A–E)
Choose one letter for Q12 and one letter for Q13. (The two answers can be in either order.)
12. First answer
13. Second answer
Reading Passage 2 (Questions 14–26)
Passage: The Lost City. Questions 14–20 (Matching headings i–viii), 21–24 (T/F/NG), 25–26 (ONE WORD ONLY).
Reading Passage 2
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Questions 14–26
Questions 14–20 (Choose the correct heading for each paragraph, i–viii)
List of Headings: i Different accounts of the same journey • ii Bingham gains support • iii A common belief • iv The aim of the trip • v A dramatic description • vi A new route • vii Bingham publishes his theory • viii Bingham’s lack of enthusiasm
14. Paragraph A
15. Paragraph B
16. Paragraph C
17. Paragraph D
18. Paragraph E
19. Paragraph F
20. Paragraph G
Questions 21–24 (TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN)
Choose the correct answer.
21. Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca city.
22. Bingham chose a particular route down the Urubamba valley because it was the most common route used by travellers.
23. Bingham understood the significance of Machu Picchu as soon as he saw it.
24. Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in order to find evidence to support his theory.
Questions 25–26 (ONE WORD ONLY)
Complete the sentences. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage.
25. The track that took Bingham down the Urubamba valley had been created for the transportation of
26. Bingham found out about the ruins of Machu Picchu from a
in the Urubamba valley.
Reading Passage 3 (Questions 27–40)
Passage: The Benefits of Being Bilingual. Questions 27–31 (Table completion, ≤ TWO WORDS), 32–36 (YES/NO/NG), 37–40 (Paragraph matching A–G).
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Questions 27–40
Questions 27–31 (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS)
Complete the table. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
27. Observing the
of Russian-English bilingual people when asked to select certain objects
28. Bilingual people engage both languages simultaneously: a mechanism known as
29. A test called the
focusing on naming colours
30. Bilingual people are more able to handle tasks involving skill called
31. When changing strategies, bilingual people have superior
Questions 32–36 (YES / NO / NOT GIVEN)
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer? Choose YES, NO, or NOT GIVEN.
32. Attitudes towards bilingualism have changed in recent years.
33. Bilingual people are better than monolingual people at guessing correctly what words are before they are finished.
34. Bilingual people consistently name images faster than monolingual people.
35. Bilingual people’s brains process single sounds more efficiently than monolingual people’s in all situations.
36. Fewer bilingual people than monolingual people suffer from brain disease in old age.
Questions 37–40 (Which paragraph contains the following information?)
Choose the correct letter, A–G.
37. an example of how bilingual and monolingual people’s brains respond differently to a certain type of non-verbal auditory input
38. a demonstration of how a bilingual upbringing has benefits even before we learn to speak
39. a description of the process by which people identify words that they hear
40. reference to some negative consequences of being bilingual