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General Training Test 2 answers with clear explanations
These Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Test 2 Reading answers explain all 40 questions. Review Local campsites and Durridge Heights Newsletter, A care worker and work-life balance, The Henry programme.
Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Test 2 Reading answer key
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1. Local campsites and Durridge Heights Newsletter
Questions 1 to 142. A care worker and work-life balance
Questions 15 to 273. The Henry programme
Questions 28 to 40Section 1: Local campsites and Durridge Heights Newsletter
Section 1 covers local campsites and the Durridge Heights Newsletter. It tests practical reading across accommodation and community information.
Why: The detail belongs with South Turnbull.
Why: The detail belongs with Prettycoat Farm.
Why: The detail belongs with Oakerly Estate.
Why: The detail belongs with Boxer Trepis.
Why: The detail belongs with Oakerly Estate.
Why: The detail belongs with Newgammon Wild.
Why: The detail belongs with Newgammon Wild.
Why: The passage gives information that supports 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 contradicts this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.
Section 2: A care worker and work-life balance
Section 2 follows a care worker and examines work-life balance. It focuses on duties, professional support and managing competing demands.
Why: The answer is condition. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is conversation. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is hoovering. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is healthy. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is shopping. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is laundry. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is wellbeing. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is injuries. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is realistic. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is prioritise. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Accepted alternative: prioritize.
Why: The answer is productivity. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is holiday. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is pets. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Section 3: The Henry programme
Section 3 explains the Henry programme and its approach to family health. It reviews behaviour, community support and long-term wellbeing.
Why: Option D is supported by the passage: Its pattern of success in cutting childhood obesity is like that of Leeds..
Why: Option B is supported by the passage: She said she was amazed by the figures..
Why: Option D is supported by the passage: the youngest children show the highest levels of weight loss..
Why: Option C is supported by the passage: Their childhood obesity levels have remained the same since 2009..
Why: The detail belongs with Janice Burberry.
Why: The detail belongs with Susan Jebb.
Why: The detail belongs with Seema Kennedy.
Why: The detail belongs with Janice Burberry.
Why: The answer is boundaries. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is authoritative. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is permissive. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is story. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: Option A is supported by the passage: A look at what ‘Henry’ has achieved in Leeds.
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