Odonata IELTS Reading Answers
Odonata IELTS Reading Answers
The Academic passage ‘Odonata’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test. 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
| Question number | Answer | Keywords | Location of keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Dragonflies and damselflies get their name from the powerful serrated jaws they use to tear apart their prey. | Paragraph A;
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| 2 | B | Dragonflies hold their wings out to the side while damselflies fold their wings back | Paragraph B;
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| 3 | B | Damselflies’ eyes are smaller, and there is a space between them. | Paragraph B;
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| 4 | A | Dragonflies are larger and stronger animals than damselflies and fly longer distances. Thus, they can be found in woods and fields away from the water. | Paragraph B;
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| 5 | C | 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 | Paragraph C;
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| 6 | A | 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. | Paragraph C;
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| 7 | E | Dragonflies and damselflies both lay their eggs on or just below the surface of the water in a pond or stream | Paragraph D;
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| 8 | F | The babies emerge from the eggs in the form of nymphs. | Paragraph D;
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| 9 | H | Depending on the species, they live this way for several months or even several years. | Paragraph D;
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| 10 | B | They have a special lip that they can extend far forward in order to grab their prey when it comes close. | Paragraph D;
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| 11 | I | The adults do not live for more than four months, and many species live as adults for only a few weeks. | Paragraph D;
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| 12 | D | 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. | Paragraph E;
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| 13 | A | they catch their prey while flying | Paragraph E;
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