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Academic Test 2 answers with clear explanations
These Cambridge IELTS 19 Academic Test 2 Reading answers explain all 40 questions. Review The Industrial Revolution in Britain, Athletes and stress, An inquiry into the existence of the gifted child.
Cambridge IELTS 19 Academic Test 2 Reading answer key
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1. The Industrial Revolution in Britain
Questions 1 to 132. Athletes and stress
Questions 14 to 263. An inquiry into the existence of the gifted child
Questions 27 to 40Passage 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain
This passage reviews the Industrial Revolution in Britain. It explains how labour, transport, energy and manufacturing changed economic life.
Why: The answer is piston. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is coal. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is workshops. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is labour. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Accepted alternative: labor.
Why: The answer is quality. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is railways. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is sanitation. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.
Passage 2: Athletes and stress
This passage explores the pressures experienced by athletes. It compares organisational stress, performance stress and ways competitors manage demanding situations.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph D.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph F.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph A.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph C.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph F.
Why: The answer is injury. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is serves. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is excitement. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is visualisation. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Accepted alternative: visualization.
Why: The passage supports option B: symptoms of her performance stress at the tournament.
Accepted alternative: D.
Why: The passage supports option D: aspects of the Wimbledon tournament which increased her stress levels.
Accepted alternative: B.
Why: The passage supports option A: the factors which determine how severe it may be.
Accepted alternative: E.
Why: The passage supports option E: the harm that can result if athletes experience it too often.
Accepted alternative: A.
Passage 3: An inquiry into the existence of the gifted child
This passage examines how researchers define gifted children. It considers intelligence, creativity, education and the limits of traditional testing.
Why: The detail belongs with unique.
Why: The detail belongs with appeal.
Why: The detail belongs with intrigued.
Why: The detail belongs with determined.
Why: The detail belongs with satisfaction.
Why: The detail belongs with innovative.
Why: The writer clearly agrees with the idea in this statement.
Why: The writer does not express a clear view on this point.
Why: The writer clearly agrees with the idea in this statement.
Why: The writer does not express a clear view on this point.
Why: The writer presents a view that disagrees with this statement.
Why: Option C is supported by the passage: the development of a spirit of inquiry towards their studies.
Why: Option B is supported by the passage: Being born with a special gift is not the key factor in becoming expert..
Why: Option D is supported by the passage: the guidance of someone who recognises the benefits of learning..
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