Crop-growing Skyscrapers, The Falkirk Wheel, Reducing The Effects Of Climate Change – Reading Answers
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The Reading Module of the IELTS can be the top-scoring category, with diligent practice. To achieve the best results in this section, 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.
In the Academic Reading practice test, “Crop-growing Skyscrapers, The Falkirk Wheel, Reducing The Effects Of Climate Change” there are 40 questions of various question types. We at IELTSMaterial.com would urge every IELTS aspirant to time this test as in the real exam and find the answers without looking at the key. If you have scored 40/40, then we wish you all the best. If you haven’t, then we would earnestly advise you to take one of our IELTS reading practice tests.
Here are question types in this reading test
Reading Passage 1 ( Crop-growing Skyscrapers)
- Sentence completion
- True or False / Not Given
Reading Passage 2 ( The Falkirk Wheel)
- True or False / Not Given
- Diagram completion
Reading Passage 3 (Reducing The Effects Of Climate Change)
- Matching information
- Table completion
- Matching features
3 Reading Passages extracted from Test 1 – Cambridge IELTS Practice Test 11 – the latest edition of Cambridge IELTS Series.
You can also find below the explanation for each answer for Reading Practice Test 09.
Reading Passage 1- Crop-Growing Skyscrapers
Questions 1-7
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in the blank spaces to 1-7 on your answer sheet.
Indoor farming
1 Some food plants, including…………., are already grown indoors.
2 Vertical farms would be located in…………., meaning that there would be less need to take them long distances to customers
3 Vertical farms could use methane from plants and animals to produce…………..
4 The consumption of………… would be cut because agricultural vehicles would be unnecessary
5 The fact that vertical farms would need…………. light is a disadvantage
6 One form of vertical farming involves planting in………… which are not fixed.
7 The most probable development is that food will be grown on………… in towns and cities.
Questions 8-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE, if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this
8 Methods for predicting the Earth’s population have recently changed
9 Human beings are responsible for some of the destruction of food-producing land
10 The crops produced in vertical farms will depend on the season
11 Some damage to food crops is caused by climate change
12 Fertilizers will be needed for certain crops in vertical farms.
13 Vertical filing will make plants less likely to be affected by infectious diseases.
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Reading Passage 2- The Falkirk Wheel
Questions 14-19
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE, if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this
14 The Falkirk Wheel has linked the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal for the first time in their history.
15 There was some opposition to the design of the Falkirk Wheel at first.
16 The Falkirk Wheel was initially put together at the location where its components were manufactured.
17 The Falkirk Wheel is the only boat lift in the world which has steel sections bolted together by hand.
18 The weight of the gondolas varies according to the size of the boat being carried.
19 The construction of the Falkirk Wheel site took into account the presence of a nearby ancient monument.
Questions 20-26
Label the diagram below.
Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes next to 20-26 on your answer sheet.
How a boat is lifted on the Falkirk Wheel
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Reading Passage 3- Reducing The Effects Of Climate Change
Questions 27-29
Reading Passage 3 has eight paragraphs A-H.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes next to 27-29 on your answer sheet.
27 mention of a geoengineering project based on an earlier natural phenomenon
28 an example of the successful use of geo-engineering
29 a common definition of geo-engineering
Questions 30-36
Complete the table below.
Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in blank spaces 30-36 on your answer sheet.
Geo-Engineering Projects
Procedure | Aim |
put a large number of tiny spacecraft into orbit far above Earth | to create a 30………… that would reduce
the amount of light reaching Earth |
place 31………… in the sea | to encourage 32…………. to form |
release aerosol sprays into the stratosphere | to create 33………… that would reduce
the amount of light reaching Earth |
fix strong 34……….. to Greenland ice
sheets |
to prevent icebergs from moving into the sea |
plant trees in the Russian Arctic that would lose their leaves in winter | to allow the 35………… to reflect radiation |
change the direction of 36………… | to bring more cold water into ice-forming areas |
Questions 37-40
Look at the following statements (Questions 37-40) and the list of scientists below.
Match each statement with the correct scientist, A-D.
Write the correct letter, A-D, in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet.
37 The effects of geoengineering may not be long-lasting
38 Geoengineering is a topic worth exploring.
39 It may be necessary to limit the effectiveness of geoengineering projects.
40 Research into non-fossil-based fuels cannot be replaced by geo-engineering.
List of Scientists | |
A | Roger Angel |
B | Phil Rasch |
C | Dan Lunt |
D | Martin Sommerkorn |
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Crop-growing Skyscrapers Reading Answers
1. | tomatoes |
2. | urban centres/centres |
3. | energy |
4. | fossil fuel |
5. | artificial |
6. | (stacked) trays |
7. | (urban) rooftops |
8. | NOT GIVEN |
9. | TRUE |
10. | FALSE |
11. | TRUE |
12. | FALSE |
13. | TRUE |
The Falkirk Wheel Reading Answers
14. | FALSE |
15. | NOT GIVEN |
16. | TRUE |
17. | NOT GIVEN |
18. | FALSE |
19. | TRUE |
20. | gates |
21. | clamp |
22. | axle |
23. | cogs |
24. | aqueduct |
25. | wall |
26. | locks |
Reducing The Effects Of Climate Change Reading Answers
27. | D |
28. | B |
29. | A |
30. | sunshade |
31. | iron |
32. | algae |
33. | clouds |
34. | cables |
35. | snow |
36. | rivers |
37. | B |
38. | D |
39. | C |
40. | A |
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