Amateur Naturalists – IELTS Reading Answers

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Updated On Apr 20, 2021

Amateur Naturalists – IELTS Reading Answers

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

Amateur Naturalists

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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

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