IELTS Academic Reading ‘Lost for words’ Answers
The IELTS Academic Reading: Cambridge Reading Sample; ‘Lost for words’ with answers. The post will discuss the answers to questions 1-13. The headline of the passage is ‘Lost for words’
Lost for words
You should spend about 20 minutes on Question 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 140 below.
Answers
The answers with explanations are given below
Question Number | Answers | Keywords | Location of Keywords |
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1. | isolation | Isolation, linguistic diversity | Paragraph 3, Line 1 |
2. | economic globalisation/globalization /socio-economic pressures | Deadliest weapon, economic globalization | Paragraph 5, Line 7-8 |
3. | Cultural identity | Growing interest, cultural identity | Paragraph 7, First 2 lines |
4. | Traditional skill | Native American tongue, traditional skill | Paragraph 7, Line 14-15 |
5. | E | Fostering diversity, ancestral tongue | Paragraph 7, Line 3-4 |
6. | B | Preventing language, preserving | Paragraph 7, Last 3 lines |
7. | D | Patterns and connections, linguistic habits | Paragraph 6, Last 2 lines |
8. | C | Next generations, old traditions | Paragraph 4, Last 2 lines |
9. | B | Bound up, culture | Paragraph 6, First 2 lines |
10. | No | Native language, dying, sprawls across | Paragraph 1, First 2 lines |
11. | Yes | Doubt, Navajo, remain in a hundred years’ time | Paragraph 1, Last 2 lines |
12. | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
13. | Yes | Despite, best efforts | Paragraph 7, First 2 lines |
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