Amateur Naturalists – IELTS Reading Answers

Justin,

Updated On Apr 20, 2021

Amateur Naturalists – IELTS Reading Answers

Contents

1 Amateur Naturalists
2 Answers

Answer questions 1-14 based on the given reading passage.

Amateur Naturalists

amateur naturalists 1

amateur naturalists 2

amateur naturalists 3

amateur naturalists 4

amateur naturalists 5

amateur naturalists 6

amateur naturalists 7

Answers

Unlock Answers

The answers to questions 1-14 are given below along with their explanations.

Question Number	Answer	Keywords	Locations of Keywords
1	B	timing of biological events, or phenology	Para B, line 3
2	C	Sparks, aware, “closet phenologists”, retiring colleague gave, Marsham records	Para C, first 2 lines
3	H	People thrilled, data, collecting, hobby, used for, scientific, empowers them	Para H, last 2 lines
4	G	contribution, amateurs can make, get at, raw power, science: careful observation, natural world	Para G, first 2 lines
5	E	The data can also hint at how nature will change in the future	Para E, lines 3-4
6	D	studied records, betting contest, participants, guess, exact time, wooden tripod, fall through, surface, thawing river	Para D, lines 2-4
7	A	Marshams, compiling, notes, 211 years	Para A, last line
8	beekeeping	book’s yellowing pages contain bee-keeping notes	Para A, first 2 lines
9	life cycles	recording, life cycles, plants, animals, estate	Para A, line 6
10	droughts	increased droughts, could halve, breeding populations	Para E, lines 8-9
11	C	scientists won’t touch, say, too full of problems	Para F, first 2 lines
12	D	We need to know, precisely what, person’s been observing	Para F, line 6
13	D	developing statistical techniques, account, uncertainty, amateur phenological data	Para G, lines 8-9
14	D	Because, the public understands, records, they accept them	Para H, first 2 lines

Also check :

Justin

Justin is our Exam Prep Master and helps our learners with the important information, tips to tackle the IELTS Test. He has his way of researching and putting into words the details that students need to know while prepping for the IELTS Test. Justin joined us right after working with an NGO, which helped students study. He understood the difficulties for local students who took up the IELTS Test as English wasn't their first language and thus took it upon him to educate and help students learn the basics of the language and how to tackle the test.

Amateur Naturalists – IELTS Reading Answers

Amateur Naturalists

Answers

Practice IELTS Reading based on question types

Justin

Explore other Reading Topics

Recent Articles

IELTS Reading (Academic) Actual Tests with Answers (May - August 2021) | eBook