Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Test 4 Reading Answers and Explanations

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Cambridge IELTS 19 | General Training Reading

General Training Test 4 answers with clear explanations

These Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Test 4 Reading answers explain all 40 questions. Review Cafés and Frog Valley, Percil Training Institute, Rewilding farmland.

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Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Test 4 Reading answer key

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1. Cafés and Frog Valley

Questions 1 to 14
1C
2E
3F
4C
5B
6FALSE
7TRUE
8TRUE
9FALSE
10NOT GIVEN
11TRUE
12NOT GIVEN
13FALSE
14NOT GIVEN

2. Percil Training Institute

Questions 15 to 27
15FALSE
16TRUE
17FALSE
18TRUE
19FALSE
20NOT GIVEN
21NOT GIVEN
22TRUE
23TRUE
24FALSE
2520 weeksAlso: twenty weeks
26airline vouchersAlso: vouchers
27the scholarship holderAlso: scholarship holder

3. Rewilding farmland

Questions 28 to 40
28maize
29Africa
30butterflies
31A
32G
33D
34F
35E
36B
37A
38C
39C
40B

Section 1: Cafés and Frog Valley

Section 1 covers local cafés and activities in Frog Valley. It tests your ability to compare services, facilities and visitor information.

Question typesmatching information, True / False / Not Given.
1Cup sizes are more generous than you might expect.C

Why: The detail belongs with Billy Ding’s Café.

2Recent changes are likely to have a negative impact.E

Why: The detail belongs with Chocolotta’s.

3It needs better signage for customers.F

Why: The detail belongs with Café Soloist.

4It has a strong local customer base.C

Why: The detail belongs with Billy Ding’s Café.

5It deserves the public praise it has received.B

Why: The detail belongs with Cafelingo.

6Builders have already started work on the new primary school.FALSE

Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.

7The new school will take in children from outside Frog Valley.TRUE

Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.

8There will be an increase in the number of shops.TRUE

Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.

9The community centre will replace an existing social club building.FALSE

Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.

10The swimming pool will be free for residents of Frog Valley.NOT GIVEN

Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.

11The office space will accommodate businesses of different sizes.TRUE

Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.

12The business car parking area will be underground.NOT GIVEN

Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.

13The health centre will offer a wide range of new services.FALSE

Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.

14At present, there are too few doctors at the health centre.NOT GIVEN

Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.

Section 2: Percil Training Institute

Section 2 explains courses at the Percil Training Institute. It focuses on entry requirements, study arrangements and available support.

Question typesTrue / False / Not Given, sentence completion.
15All of the staff have overseas teaching experience.FALSE

Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.

16All modules are of equal length.TRUE

Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.

17Students are encouraged to take holidays in the two-week breaks between modules.FALSE

Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.

18Courses may have very different timetables.TRUE

Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.

19You can still obtain an attendance certificate if you have been absent through illness.FALSE

Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.

20Permission is required for students to bring guests into the restaurant.NOT GIVEN

Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.

21The coffee lounge is closed in the evenings.NOT GIVEN

Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.

22Groups of 20 or more can make reservations to dine at the restaurant on public holidays.TRUE

Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.

23Guests may use the swimming pool.TRUE

Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.

24Students are unable to enter the institute after 8.30 pm.FALSE

Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.

25To obtain a scholarship, what is the minimum course length?20 weeks

Why: The answer is 20 weeks. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.

Accepted alternative: twenty weeks.

26What do scholarship winners receive towards their airfares if they live over 2,500 km from Sydney?airline vouchers

Why: The answer is airline vouchers. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.

Accepted alternative: vouchers.

27Who pays for dependent children to travel?the scholarship holder

Why: The answer is the scholarship holder. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.

Accepted alternative: scholarship holder.

Section 3: Rewilding farmland

Section 3 examines efforts to rewild farmland. It considers wildlife, agriculture, land management and environmental recovery.

Question typessummary completion, matching information, multiple choice.
28The ____ that used to be grown there has disappeared.maize

Why: The answer is maize. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.

29The countryside is more like parts of ____.Africa

Why: The answer is Africa. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.

30The estate hosts the largest number of ____ of a particular species in the whole country.butterflies

Why: The answer is butterflies. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.

31Some people are against rewilding as it reduces the amount of crops that could provide much needed nourishment.A

Why: The detail belongs with Charlie Burrell.

32It may not be easy to get city residents to take part in rewilding.G

Why: The detail belongs with Elaine Gilligan.

33Rewilding does not necessarily lead to a landscape thickly covered in trees.D

Why: The detail belongs with Frans Vera.

34It is acceptable to turn fields which do not yield many crops into natural spaces for people to enjoy.F

Why: The detail belongs with Wouter Helmer.

35The support of people living in the area is needed to make the authorities take rewilding seriously.E

Why: The detail belongs with David Balharry.

36There is evidence that people get used to the idea of rewilding with time.B

Why: The detail belongs with Leo Linnartz.

37In the fifth paragraph, the writer points out that BurrellA

Why: Option A is supported by the passage: had clear financial reasons for rewilding his farm..

38What does Helmer say about young people and the land?C

Why: Option C is supported by the passage: They have developed new ways of interacting with it..

39Ted Green is particularly concerned thatC

Why: Option C is supported by the passage: modern agricultural methods mean rain washes away productive soil..

40In the final paragraph, what point is made about rewilding?B

Why: Option B is supported by the passage: It may attract so much public interest that smaller projects get forgotten..

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