Literacy in Freedonia’s Prisons – IELTS Reading Answers
You should spend 20 minutes on questions 11-25, based on the given passage.
Literacy in Freedonia’s Prisons
Answers
The answers to questions 11-25 are givenn below along with their explanations.
Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Locations of Keywords |
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11 | media | media, portray prisoners, illiterate, poorly educated | Para 2, lines 2-3 |
12 | Prison officials | Research, attitudes, prison officials, hold, prisoners, poor readers | Para 2, lines 6-7 |
13 | Overseas studies | Overseas studies, influential, strengthening, view | Para 2, lines 7-8 |
14 | Job applications | ‘X-literacy’, ability, correctly fill out forms, follow written directions | Para 3, lines 5-6 |
15 | Insurance applications | ‘X-literacy’, ability, correctly fill out forms, follow written directions | Para 3, lines 5-6 |
16 | Newspaper articles | ‘Y-literacy’, comprehension, reading passages | Para 3, line 6 |
17 | Train timetables | ‘Z-literacy’, interpretation, number-based | Para 3, lines 6-7 |
18 | Bank accounts | ‘Z-literacy’, interpretation, number-based | Para 3, lines 6-7 |
19 | E | – | Diagram |
20 | F | – | Diagram |
21 | C | – | Diagram |
22 | 2 | – | Diagram |
23 | 1 | – | Diagram |
24 | A | NPD, study, compare prisoner literacy, general public, Freedonian prisoners, conform, perceptions | Para 2, last 3 lines |
25 | C | while prisoners,no worse off, general adult, public cannot be said, perform, well | Para 7, lines 6-7 |
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