Odonata Reading Answers

Odonata is a real Reading test passage that appeared in the IELTS.

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The question types found in this passage are:

Matching Information

Matching Information questions have a list which contains information taken from the paragraphs. You are asked to find out the paragraph from which the information is taken. Sometimes the question may be tricky because the information given might not be in exact words as given in the paragraph instead it will be paraphrased so you need to read the paragraph to understand the meaning/idea behind it to answer these questions.

Notes Completion

In Note Completion Question, you will be asked to complete a set of notes based on the information given in the text. Sometimes the question will be to write a short answer and sometimes you’ll have to choose from the list of answers given. Usually, these kinds of questions will only be based on one part of the passage, so you won’t have to read the whole passage to fill in the important information.

Read the passage below and answer questions 1 – 13. Beyond the questions, you will find the answers along with the location of the answers in the passage and the keywords that help you find out the answers.

Odonata

Answers

1 Answer: C

Question type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph A; Line 4

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. However, it has been paraphrased. In the passage, you can figure out serrated jaws, which means saw like jaws.

2 Answer: B

Question type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph B; Line 4

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. The paraphrased difference can be noticed as from the passage “while resting” is missing. However, the meaning is the same.

3 Answer: B

Question type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph B; Line 6

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. However, the word space in the passage has been paraphrased to gap in the question.

4 Answer: A

Question type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph B; Line 7 – 8

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. However, you must note the paraphrasing here. In the passage, you can find “Thus, they can be found in woods and fields away from the water.” On the other hand, the question says “fields at a distance from ponds and streams.”

5 Answer: C

Question type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph C; Line 1

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. It has been paraphrased from “The largest odonata living today are the Hawaiian endemic dragonfly and the Central American damselfly, each of these species having a wingspan of 19 centimeters.” to “the largest species has a wingspan of 19 centimeters.”

6 Answer: A

Question type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph C; Line 4

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. You must note the paraphrasing here. In the passage, it is said that “The largest dragonfly fossil ever found belongs to the now-extinct meganeura monyi, which lived 300 million years ago and had a wingspan of 75 centimeters.” However, the question has been shortened that says “the largest fossil has a wingspan of 75 centimeters.”

7 Answer: E

Question type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph D; Line 1

Answer Explanation: You can note the paraphrasing here. In the passage, it states that “Dragonflies and damselflies both lay their eggs on or just below the surface of the water in a pond or stream.” On the other hand, in the question, it says “the eggs are laid near the water’s surface.” Thus, below the surface of the water is changed to near the water’s surface.

8 Answer: F

Question type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph D; Line 3

Answer Explanation: The entire sentence has been paraphrased here. In the passage, it says “The babies emerge from the eggs in the form of nymphs.” In the question, it says that “the young dragonflies and damselflies are called nymphs,:

9 Answer: H

Question type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph D; Line 7

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. “They live this way” from the passage has been paraphrased to “live underwater” in the question.

10 Answer: B

Question type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph D; Line 7

Answer Explanation: Upon comparing the question and the passage content, you can note the paraphrasing. “They have a special lip that they can extend far forward in order to grab their prey when it comes close.” from the passage is changed to “catching their food with their lips.”

11 Answer: I

Question type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph D; Last Line

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. You can refer to “The adults do not live for more than four months, and many species live as adults for only a few weeks.” It has been rephrased to “the adults live for only.”

12 Answer: D

Question type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E; Line 3

Answer Explanation: You can refer to “They have two sets of wings that can move independently of each other. This gives them great maneuverability in the air, they can hover, make sharp turns, and fly backward.” All of these qualities have been paraphrased with the adjective “skillfull” that describes both the species.

13 Answer: A

Question type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E; Line 4

Answer Explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. You can refer to “they catch their prey while flying.” It has been paraphrased to “in the air.”

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