Fair Games? Reading Answers

Janice Thompson

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Updated On Aug 14, 2024

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Answers for Fair Games Reading Answers with Location and Explanations
Tips to Solve the Question Types in Fair Games IELTS Reading Answers

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Fair Games is a passage that appeared in IELTS Academic Reading exam. With diligent practice, the Reading Module can be the top-scoring category for IELTS aspirants. To score well, you must understand how to approach and answer the different question types in the Reading Module.

By solving and reviewing Sample Reading Questions from past IELTS papers, you can ensure that your Reading skills are up to the mark. Practice the reading passage, Fair Games below and for more, try IELTS reading practice tests from IELTSMaterial.com.

The question types found in this passage are:

IELTS Reading Matching Sentence Endings (Q. 14-18)
True/False/Not Given IELTS Reading (Q. 19-25)
IELTS Reading Multiple-Choice Questions (Q. 26-27)

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Reading Passage

Fair Games?

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27, which are based on the Reading Passage below.

Find the practice test with the Fair Games PDF here.

Answers for Fair Games Reading Answers with Location and Explanations

Let’s now review the answers to the questions from the passage in the reading section, Fair Games, and assess your improvement for a high IELTS Reading band score.

Question number	Answer	Keywords	Location of keywords
14	E	while officially bidding only takes two years (for cities that make the shortlist), most cities can expect to exhaust a decade working on their bid from the moment it is initiated to the announcement of voting results from International Olympic Committee members.	Paragraph B; Line 2
15	J	All of this can be for nothing if a bidding city does not appease the whims of IOC members – private connections and opinions on government conduct often hold sway (Chicago’s 2012 bid is thought to have been undercut by tensions over U.S. foreign policy).	Paragraph B; Last line
16	I	budgeting for the Olympics is a notoriously formidable task. Los Angelinos have only recently finished paying off their budget-breaking 1984 Olympics; Montreal is still in debt for its 1976 Games. The tradition of runaway expenses, London Olympics managers have admitted that their 2012 costs may increase ten times over their initial projections, leaving taxpayers 20 billion pounds in the red.	Paragraph C; Line 2 – end

Question number

Answer

Keywords

Location of keywords

while officially bidding only takes two years (for cities that make the shortlist), most cities can expect to exhaust a decade working on their bid from the moment it is initiated to the announcement of voting results from International Olympic Committee members.

Paragraph B;

Line 2

All of this can be for nothing if a bidding city does not appease the whims of IOC members – private connections and opinions on government conduct often hold sway (Chicago’s 2012 bid is thought to have been undercut by tensions over U.S. foreign policy).

Paragraph B;

Last line

budgeting for the Olympics is a notoriously formidable task. Los Angelinos have only recently finished paying off their budget-breaking 1984 Olympics; Montreal is still in debt for its 1976 Games. The tradition of runaway expenses, London Olympics managers have admitted that their 2012 costs may increase ten times over their initial projections, leaving taxpayers 20 billion pounds in the red.

Paragraph C;

Line 2 – end

17	D	Despite the enthusiasm many populations initially have for the development of world-class sporting complexes in their hometowns, these complexes typically fall into disuse after the Olympic fervor has waned.	Paragraph D; Line 4
18	B	Furthermore, since the International Olympic Committee favors prosperous “global” centers (the United Kingdom was told, after three failed bids from its provincial cities, that only London stood any real chance at winning), the improvement of public transport, roads, and communication links tend to concentrate in places already well-equipped with world-class infrastructures.	Paragraph E; Line 3
19	TRUE	Despite the enthusiasm many populations initially have for the development of world-class sporting complexes in their hometowns, these complexes typically fall into disuse after the Olympic fervor has waned.	Paragraph D; Line 4
20	NOT GIVEN	–	–
21	FALSE	Another major concern is that when civic infrastructure developments are undertaken in preparation for hosting the Olympics, these benefits accrue to a single metropolitan center (with the exception of some outlying areas that may get some revamped sports facilities).	Paragraph E; Line 1
22	TRUE	Perpetually bypassing minor cities create a cycle of disenfranchisement: these cities never get an injection of capital, they fail to become first-rate candidates, and they are constantly passed over in favor of more secure choices.	Paragraph E; Last line
23	NOT GIVEN	–	–
24	TRUE	The “feel good” factor that most proponents of Olympic bids extol (and that was no doubt driving the 90 to 100 percent approval rates of Parisians and Londoners for their cities’ respective 2012 bids) can be an elusive phenomenon and one that is tied to that nation’s standing on the medal tables.	Paragraph F; Line 2
25	TRUE	Greece’s preparation for Athens 2004 famously deterred tourists from visiting the country due to widespread unease about congestion and disruption	Paragraph F; Last line
26	C	One option is to designate a permanent host city that would be re-designed or built from scratch, especially for the task.	Paragraph G; Line 2
27	A	Failing that, the Olympics could simply be scrapped altogether. International competition could still be maintained through world championships in each discipline.	Paragraph H; Lines 1 -2

Tips to Solve the Question Types in Fair Games IELTS Reading Answers

Let us check out some quick IELTS exam preparation tips to answer the three types of questions in the Reading Answers of Fair Games.

Matching Sentence Endings:

Matching sentence ending questions come with two lists – a list of incomplete sentences and another one of possible sentence endings. You will have to match them on the basis of the information provided in the passage. Some tips to answer the questions and obtain a high band in the IELTS exam are given below:

The answers will be in the same order as the list of incomplete sentences.
Use the elimination process to get the correct answer.
Don’t read the complete text until you have studied the incomplete sentences and the endings.
Only read the relevant sentences.
You will have to match meanings and not the exact words. Thus, look for paraphrasing and words.
You must ensure that the grammatical structure of two halves of the sentence is matching correctly.

True/False/Not Given

In IELTS Reading, ‘True, False, Not Given’ questions are based on facts. Several factual statements will be provided to you, and it is up to you to determine whether or not they are accurate by reading the text.

To answer this type of question, you can use the following strategies:

Read the question and identify the keywords – Before reading the material, have a look at your list of True, False, and Not Given questions.
Scan the passage for synonyms or paraphrased words of the keywords – When you have highlighted the keywords, swiftly read the text to look for paraphrases or synonyms.
Match the highlighted words in the questions with their synonyms in the text – Once you find both sets of keywords, cross-check them to find the answer.
Identify the answer – If the facts match, the answer is TRUE, and in case it doesn’t match, it is FALSE. If you are unable to find the answer or unsure of it, mark it NOT GIVEN.

Multiple-Choice Questions:

You will be given a reading passage followed by several questions based on the information in the paragraph in multiple-choice questions. Your task is to understand the question and compare it to the paragraph in order to select the best solution from the available possibilities. Check out some IELTS Reading tips to increase reading speed to answer the questions:

Before reading the passage, read the question and select the keywords. Check the keyword possibilities if the question statement is short on information.
Then, using the keywords, read the passage to find the relevant information.
To select the correct option, carefully read the relevant words and match them with each option.
You will find several options with keywords that do not correspond to the information.
Try opting for the elimination method mostly.
Find the best option by matching the meaning rather than just the keywords.

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