Cambridge IELTS General Training 15 Reading Test 3 Answers with Explanation / Young Fashion Designer, Which keyboard.., Working for a small company ,Starting a new job, How animals keep fit

Young Fashion Designer UK competition

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	FALSE	Participants, required to create, new item of clothing	Second paragraph, lines 1-2	“The competition is designed for students to enter the coursework they are currently working on rather than specifically producing different pieces of work.”
2	TRUE	Participants must send, information, thoughts that led to, item	Third paragraph, first requirement	“Initial ideas about the clothing” = the thoughts that led to the item they are entering for the competition.
3	NOT GIVEN	Shortlist, will consist of, fixed number, finalists	First line of paragraph 4	No information about a fixed number of finalists. Therefore, the answer is NOT GIVEN.
4	TRUE	Finalists can choose, how to present, their work, judges, their stand	Paragraph 4, lines 3-5	“Feel free to add as much creativity to your stand as possible” = finalists can choose how to present their work.
5	FALSE	Strongly recommended, finalists support, their entry, additional photographs	Paragraph 4, lines 5-7	“It should be emphasised that these may not necessarily improve your chances of success” = NOT strongly recommended.
6	NOT GIVEN	Questions, students, ask the judges, may count, towards, final decisions	Fifth paragraph, lines 3-4	No information on whether asking questions may count towards the final decisions.
7	TRUE	Extra prizes, may be awarded, depending on, standard, entries submitted	Final paragraph, lines 1-2	“The judges can also decide to award special prizes if the work merits this” = Extra prizes may be awarded depending on the standard of the entries submitted.

Which keyboard should you buy?

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
8	B	May not suit, users, prefer, keys, to be almost silent	Description of Keyboard B (Cherry MX 3.0), line 3	“It’s also rather loud though, which can take some getting used to.” = may not suit users who prefer the keys to be almost silent.
9	E	Easily portable, because, can be made, to fit into, small space	Description of Keyboard E (Microsoft Universal Bluetooth), first lines	“You can fold it in half and carry it around in your jacket pocket or bag” = easily portable, can be made fit into a small space.
10	C	Includes a special place, put, small devices	Description of Keyboard C (Logitech K780), lines 1-2	“There’s an integrated stand for smartphones and tablets too” = a special place, smartphones and tablets = small devices.
11	D	Designed, to prevent injury, who spend, a lot of time, on the computer	Description of Keyboard D (Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic), lines 1-3	“It provides wrist support and lifts your forearms into a relaxed position so you don’t hurt yourself from typing for lengthy periods.” = prevent injury, typing for lengthy periods = spend a lot of time on the computer.
12	A	Offers, good value for money	Description of Keyboard A (Logitech K120), line 3	“For the price, it’s a tempting choice.” = offers good value for money.
13	F	Primarily aimed at, people who use, computer, for entertainment	Description of Keyboard F (Corsair Strafe RGB), line 3	“It’s designed for gamers.” = primarily aimed at people who use their computer for entertainment.
14	C	Shouldn't take long, users, to get used to, the shape of the keys	Description of Keyboard C (Logitech K780), lines 3-4	“Easy to familiarise yourself with, well-spaced and large enough to hit accurately” = shouldn’t take long to get used to the shape of the keys.

Working for a small company may be better than you think

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
15	familiar	Small business, easy to become, colleagues and other departments	Second paragraph, first lines	“It’s likely to be easy to become part of it. It won’t be long before you’re familiar with the staff and the departments you need to deal with.” = easy to become familiar with colleagues and departments.
16	abilities	May find, have, were not aware	Third paragraph, lines 1-3	“... which will allow you to identify abilities that you didn’t know you had.” = find abilities you were not aware of.
17	stimulating	Finding, will make, enjoy doing it	Third paragraph, lines 4-5	“This variety in your work will help to make it stimulating, so you have a good reason for getting out of bed in the morning.” = make you enjoy doing it.
18	potential	Other people, likely to realise, have	Fourth paragraph, lines 2-5	“Your efforts are more likely to attract the attention of those higher up... to have your potential noticed.” = other people are likely to realise your potential.
19	promotion	Opportunities, will come sooner, than, larger business	Fourth paragraph, last line	“The result is very likely to be that promotion comes to you faster.” = promotion comes sooner than in a larger business.
20	flexible	Can benefit from, small company, being, more, than, large one	Final paragraph, first lines	“Small businesses are usually flexible, something that is rarely true of large organisations.” = small companies are more flexible than large ones.

Starting a new job

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
21	C	emotions, new employees, likely to experience, at first	Paragraph C, first lines	“It can be a shock to join a new organisation. When you are a newcomer, feeling uncertain and perhaps a little confused...” = emotions that new employees are likely to experience at first.
22	F	warning, be patient, at first	Paragraph F, first lines	“Don’t try to do the job too soon...” = warning to be patient at first.
23	C	how, colleagues, might react, certain behaviour	Paragraph C, lines 2-6	“... talking about your old job... will suggest that you have a high opinion of yourself, and that you think your old place was better. It has enormous power to annoy...” = colleagues might react by being annoyed.
24	A	travelling to, new workplace, before, start working	Paragraph A, beginning	“If the route from home is unfamiliar to you, make a practice run first...” = travelling to your new workplace before you start working there.
25	E	example, observing, an activity, carried out, within, organisation	Paragraph E, lines about experience	“When I worked for a television company, all of us... were strongly encouraged to visit a studio and see how programmes were made...” = example of observing an activity within an organisation.
26	B	some things, organisation, should arrange for, when, begin	Paragraph B, lines about arrangements	“You should expect to have an induction programme planned for you; a security pass; visits to whatever parts of the organisation you need to understand...” = things the organisation should arrange for.
27	D	division of jobs, within, organisation, two categories	Paragraph D, first line	“All employers have a core product or service paid for by customers...” = division of jobs into two categories: core product/service.

How animals keep fit    

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
Question 28	D	marathon runners, barnacle geese, to introduce the idea	Paragraph 1 & 2	Paragraph 1: "But no matter how well they have stuck to their training regime, contestants will find that running non-stop for 42 kilometres is going to hurt."  Paragraph 2: "Instead, says environmental physiologist Lewis Halsey, ‘They just basically sit on the water and eat a lot.’"
Question 29	A	human muscles	Paragraph 9, lines 1-5	"Our ancestors’ lives were unpredictable. They had to do a lot of running to catch food and escape danger, but they also needed to keep muscle mass to a minimum because muscle is biologically expensive. Each kilogram contributes about 10 to 15 kilocalories a day to our metabolism when resting – which doesn’t sound like much until you realise that muscles account for about 40 percent of the average person’s body mass."
Question 30	B	in order to survive, early humans, developed, the ability	Paragraph 9, lines 1-2	"Our ancestors’ lives were unpredictable. They had to do a lot of running to catch food and escape danger."
Question 31	efficient	biological terms, animal, physically fit, body changes, becoming, more powerful	Paragraph 6, lines 2-3	"Biologically speaking, all it means is that the body has undergone changes that make it stronger and more efficient."
Question 32	food	bears, this change, may be, initially caused by, colder weather, lack of	Paragraph 6, lines 3-5	"In animals such as bears these changes appear to be triggered by cues such as falling temperatures or insufficient food."
Question 33	hibernation	during, causes, certain compounds, released into, travel, around the body	Paragraph 6, lines 5-7	"In the months of hibernation, these factors seem to prompt the release of muscle-protecting compounds which are then carried to the bears’ muscles in their blood and prevent muscle loss."
Question 34	blood	during, causes, certain compounds, released into, travel, around the body	Paragraph 6, lines 5-7	"These compounds are then carried to the bears’ muscles in their blood and prevent muscle loss."
Question 35	temperature	barnacle geese, change, may be, due to, variation in	Paragraph 7, lines 1-2	"Barnacle geese, Halsey suggests, may be responding to an environmental change such as temperature, which helps their bodies somehow, ‘know’ that a big physical challenge is looming."
Question 36	A	One belief, how animals, stay fit, possibly untrue	Paragraphs 3-4	Paragraph 3: "Until recently, nobody has really asked whether exercise is as tightly connected to fitness in the rest of the animal kingdom as it is for us."  Paragraph 4: "Halsey points out that this may not necessarily be the case."
Question 37	D	may not be possible, train, all animals, improve, speed	Final Paragraph	"I don’t know that all animals are the same, performance-wise . . . and we don’t know whether training would enhance their ability."
Question 38	B	One type of bird, demonstrated fitness, exposed to a stimulus, experimental conditions	Paragraph 7, lines 3-7	"Chris Guglielmo, a physiological ecologist has studied the effect of subjecting migratory songbirds known as yellow-rumped warblers to changing hours of daylight."
Question 39	C	Human energy use, developed, different way, animals	Paragraph 10	"This makes us evolutionarily different from most of other animals," says Lieberman. "Humans, on the other hand, needed to adapt to run slower, but for longer."
Question 40	A	one type of bird, may develop, more strength, weather becomes, warmer, cooler	Paragraph 7, lines 1-3	"Barnacle geese, Halsey suggests, may be responding to an environmental change such as temperature, which helps their bodies somehow ‘know’ that a big physical challenge is looming."