Cambridge IELTS General Training 21 Reading Test 4 Answers with Explanation / IELTS GT Reading: Cambridge 21 Test 4 Answer / Cambridge GT IELTS 21 Reading Test 4 Answers
Cambridge IELTS General Training 21 Reading Test 4 Answers with Explanation
Section 1: The Scottish Curling School
Q | Answer | Keywords | Location | Analytical Explanation |
1 | FALSE | Curling, slow, gentle pace | Paragraph 1 | The text states: "The impression given in the media that curling is a relaxed game is far from the truth." This contradicts the idea that it is played at a slow, gentle pace. DOCX |
2 | TRUE | take part, any age | Paragraph 2 | The text confirms: "Many start curling as children and continue to play well into retirement." This supports the statement that people can participate at any age. DOCX |
3 | TRUE | team, professional and amateur | Paragraph 2 | The passage notes: "you could easily find yourself playing a match against a team of international champions". Since the reader (a beginner) would be an amateur playing against champions, a game can involve both. DOCX |
4 | FALSE | basic experience, required | Paragraph 3 | The course is targeted at those who "have never dared to try", and Day 1 is designed for a "basic understanding of the rules", meaning no prior experience is needed. DOCX+ 1 |
5 | TRUE | best, wear several tops | Clothing section | The clothing recommendations advise wearing "layers of clothing, which you can remove as you warm up." "Layers of clothing" corresponds to wearing several tops. DOCX |
6 | TRUE | avoid clothes, certain kinds of material | Clothing section | The text recommends choosing "fabrics which won’t drop fibres onto the ice surface." This means certain materials that shed fibres must be avoided. DOCX |
7 | FALSE | Suitable footwear, any type of trainers | Footwear section | The footwear guidance explicitly states: "If you plan to wear trainers instead, check that the soles are rubber; synthetic ones are very slippery on ice." Therefore, not any type of trainer is suitable. DOCX |
Section 1: Outdoor places to visit
Q | Answer | Keywords | Location | Analytical Explanation |
8 | C | organisers, welcome the help of volunteers | Place C (Turner’s Wood) | The text states they "are keen for people living nearby to get involved in looking after the reserve." Asking locals to get involved in looking after the reserve means welcoming volunteers. DOCX |
9 | D | writer used to visit | Place D (Moseley Reserve) | The text notes the old trees were the "childhood inspiration of the author JRR Tolkien, who often passed through as he lived nearby." A writer passing through means he visited the place. DOCX |
10 | B | not reached its intended size | Place B (Thurrock Thameside Nature Park) | The park currently has "120 acres of nature park, which will soon expand to 845 acres." Since it will soon expand, it has not reached its intended size yet. DOCX |
11 | E | possible to take part in water sports | Place E (Druridge Park) | The text states the large freshwater lake "is available for launching windsurfers (by permit)." Windsurfing constitutes a water sport. DOCX |
12 | B | area, used to get rid of large quantities of rubbish | Place B (Thurrock Thameside Nature Park) | The visitor centre is "built on the site of a former waste disposal site". A waste disposal site is where rubbish was gotten rid of. DOCX |
13 | C | used for educational purposes | Place C (Turner’s Wood) | The text states: "We do make it available for pupils to visit on nature observation trips". Trips for pupils implies educational purposes. DOCX |
14 | A | past, old building, provide information | Place A (Balloch Castle Country Park) | The text states: "The ruined castle... was once the main visitor centre." A visitor centre provides information. DOCX |
Section 2: Job: Sunset Orchard, Cromwell, New Zealand – Cherry Picking
Q | Answer | Keywords | Location | Analytical Explanation |
15 | 16 buckets / sixteen buckets | minimum daily amount, picker must pick | Picking section | The text explicitly states: "However, you are required to pick at least 16 buckets." DOCX |
16 | (good) concentration | mental quality, packer need | Packing section | The packing job description notes: "the employee must be fit and have good concentration." DOCX |
17 | bunkrooms | form of accommodation | Accommodation section | The text states: "We have accommodation available on site in bunkrooms". DOCX |
18 | residential manager / the residential manager | organises the accommodation | Accommodation section | The text notes: "Our residential manager will allocate beds and look after everyone’s needs." Allocating beds means organising accommodation. DOCX |
19 | fortnightly | How often, bank accounts credited | Transport and pay section | The text states: "Pay is fortnightly and is paid by credit so you require a bank account." DOCX |
20 | a bicycle / bicycle | type of personal transport, recommended | Transport and pay section | The text advises: "On-site parking for cars and vans is extremely limited so we suggest using a bicycle." DOCX |
Section 2: Service Division – Daylight Trading Company
Q | Answer | Keywords | Location | Analytical Explanation |
21 | May | annual deadline, submit ideas | Staff Guidelines section | The text instructs: "Any suggestions for additional items to be included should be sent to the Directorate Mailbox by the end of May each year." DOCX |
22 | lunch breaks / lunch break | schedule, always someone in the office | Hours of Work section | The text emphasizes: "it is important that offices are staffed throughout the day. Please observe this when taking lunch breaks." DOCX |
23 | team | insufficient staff, contribute to the work | Hours of Work section | The guidelines note: "we may need to help another team in times of staff shortage". Helping another team means contributing to a different unit's work. DOCX |
24 | urgent | extra hours, without prior approval | Hours of Work section | The text states: "There will be occasions when an urgent job arises which will require extra time to be worked... if this is not possible [to approve in advance], you must advise him/her as soon as possible after the event." DOCX |
25 | three weeks' / 3 weeks' | two-week holiday, advance warning | Holidays section | The guidelines require "three weeks’ notice for one week or more" of leave. Since two weeks is more than one week, three weeks' notice is needed. DOCX |
26 | operational needs | turned down, take priority | Holidays section | The text states: "Wherever possible, holiday requests will be approved but operational needs will be the overriding criterion, and there may be occasions when requests cannot be approved." DOCX |
27 | ten days / 10 days | maximum, saved from your holiday | Holidays section | The policy states that "staff are not allowed to carry more than ten days forward to the new holiday year". DOCX |
Section 3: Tracking elephants in Namibia
Q | Answer | Keywords | Location | Analytical Explanation |
28 | vii | Section A | Section A | Section A ends with Hendrick giving "the signal not to move, not to make a sound, not to breathe," matching "The need to keep still and quiet". DOCX |
29 | iv | Section B | Section B | Section B recalls: "The last time I had seen these elephants, 15 years earlier, I had narrowly escaped being flattened". This describes "A past encounter". DOCX |
30 | vi | Section C | Section C | Section C describes Deliwe getting too close, leading Hendrick to clap his hands, after which "the mother and daughter retreated a little." This matches "Making the elephants move back". DOCX |
31 | viii | Section D | Section D | Section D details the reasons for the trip: "to collect data: to record the locations of these herds... support conservation efforts...". This aligns with "The expedition’s aims". DOCX |
32 | ix | Section E | Section E | Section E explains how the writer took her clear picture of the trip and "had to make it happen," contacting EHRA and recruiting friends until "we were there in Namibia". This maps to "Turning an idea into reality". DOCX |
33 | v | Section F | Section F | Section F describes expecting a dry desert but finding rain and flooded rivers, and later spotting a rainbow. The writer notes: "We certainly hadn’t expected to be cooking our barbecue under umbrellas!" This aligns with "A great surprise". DOCX |
34 | ii | Section G | Section G | Section G notes that despite the rain, "the spirits of this all-women team were not dampened". This matches "A cheerful group of people". DOCX |
35 | C | wasn't flattened, 15 years ago | Section B | The writer was "saved by the fact that the matriarch... had been towards the back of the herd. The younger females... had turned to check and see what she wanted to do." This confirms the oldest was behind the others, giving the humans time to escape. DOCX |
36 | A | one aim of EHRA | Section B | Hendrick and rangers with EHRA try to "create a positive relationship... between the animals and the humans who live and work side by side with them". This implies preventing conflict. DOCX |
37 | B | implies, pretending to eat | Section A & C | In Section A, the writer panics upon hearing they might be pretending to eat, asking "Is that bad?". In Section C, when they actually were eating, it "meant they were calm and curious rather than nervous and potentially aggressive." Therefore, pretending to eat implies they might be aggressive or a danger. DOCX+ 1 |
38 | binoculars | hard to see, even when using | Section F | The text states: "This made tracking them difficult, and we frequently had to climb up the rocks and peer through binoculars." DOCX |
39 | rainbow | writer saw a | Section F | The text describes: "Later, as we headed back to our camp, I spotted a rainbow. In the desert!" DOCX |
40 | umbrellas | had to use, prepared their meal | Section F | The section concludes: "We certainly hadn’t expected to be cooking our barbecue under umbrellas!" Cooking a barbecue corresponds to preparing their meal. DOCX |
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