Online Roommate Finder: Toronto IELTS Reading Answers

The General passages ‘Online Roommate Finder: Toronto’ and ‘Smartphones Fitness Apps’ are reading passages that appeared in an IELTS Test. They contain some of the IELTS reading question types. If you are interested in familiarising yourself with all the question types, don’t hesitate to take an IELTS reading practice test.

The question types found in these passages are:

True/False/Not Given

In True/False/Not Given questions, you are required to give an answer using ‘True’, ‘False’, or ‘Not Given’ with respect to the statements made. If you believe that the given statement is mentioned in the text and holds true, write ‘True’. If you think the statement is wrong, write ‘False’. And, in case you do not find any piece of information regarding the given statement, write ‘Not Given’.

Matching Information questions

In Matching Information questions, you are given a list that contains information taken from the paragraphs. You are asked to find out the paragraph from which the information is taken. Sometimes the information provided might not be in exact words as given in the paragraph and might be paraphrased. So, you need to read all the paragraphs vigilantly to understand the meaning/idea behind them to answer these questions.

Online roommate finder: Toronto

Answers

1 Answer: False

Question Type: True/False/Not Given

Answer location: Paragraph 1, Lines 2-3

Answer Explanation: “The room is fully furnished with a double bed, desk, shelf and wardrobe.” This suggests that the room has a single bed with space for two people and not two separate beds.

2 Answer: True

Question Type: True/False/Not Given

Answer location: Paragraph 2, Lines 4-5

Answer Explanation: “The third room is occupied by Simon, who is from Australia. He works part-time in a music shop downtown and is a great drummer.” This suggests that Sasha’s flatmate who is an Australian is also a good drummer, that is, a musician.

3 Answer: False

Question Type: True/False/Not Given

Answer location: Paragraph 2, Lines 6-7

Answer Explanation: “We both like keeping the place neat and tidy – I actually enjoy cleaning in my spare time and sometimes we do it together as a roommate team (we make it fun!)” This suggests that although Sasha likes to clean the apartment, her flatmate helps her in cleaning.

4 Answer: True

Question Type: True/False/Not Given

Answer location: Paragraph 2, Lines 8-9

Answer Explanation: “I love watching movies, exploring, getting out of the city and into the outdoors, and listening to music.” This suggests that Sasha loves to travel and explore the world and that she loves being outdoors (in the open air).

5 Answer: True

Question Type: True/False/Not Given

Answer location: Paragraph 3, Lines 3-4

Answer Explanation: “The bedroom is a long way from the living room, so it shouldn’t disturb you if people come round and besides, we are certainly very respectful.” This suggests that any prospective flatmate won’t have any problem as far as peace and quietness is concerned.

6 Answer: Not Given

Question Type: True/False/Not Given

Answer location: N/A

Answer Explanation: Although there is a mention that the location has a good neighbourhood, there is no such reference found where it is suggested that Sasha thinks her apartment is in the best part of Toronto.

7 Answer: Not Given

Question Type: True/False/Not Given

Answer location: N/A

Answer Explanation: There is no such reference found where it is suggested that Sasha has never had a roommate from Canada.

8 Answer: C

Question Type: Match Information

Answer location: Paragraph C, Lines 3-5

Answer Explanation: “If you’re ever not sure where to run or cycle you can find user-created routes on the app, or share your own.” This description of Impel suggests that for a variety of sports related activities like running or cycling, it is the aptest.

9 Answer: D

Question Type: Match Information

Answer location: Paragraph D, Lines 5-7

Answer Explanation: “If you can afford the ‘pro’ version, you can add possible routes, voice coaches, smartwatch connectivity and more; but as a starting point, the free app gets you moving.” This suggests that one has to pay for the ‘pro’ version and can add the routes and find where to go as per the possible suggestions of this app.

10 Answer: D

Question Type: Match the information

Answer location: Paragraph D, Lines 3-4

Answer Explanation: “..the free release gets you GPS tracking, a nicely designed map view, your training history, music, and cheering.” This suggests that the GPS of the Fast Track app presents one with a visual map that has well-illustrated graphics.

11 Answer: A

Question Type: Match Information

Answer location: Paragraph A, Lines 1-2

Answer Explanation: “…Pacer’s developer now generously includes all the features in one free app.” This suggests that one doesn’t have to pay anything to avail oneself of all the features of the Pacer app.

12 Answer: B

Question Type: Match Information

Answer location: Paragraph B, Lines 6-8

Answer Explanation: “Or if you fancy something different, the app also has In-App Purchases, including tales of past sporting heroes you can listen to while you run.” This suggests that in the premium version of the Beat2 app, one can listen to the stories and tales of various sportsmen.

13 Answer: C

Question Type: Match Information

Answer location: Paragraph C, Lines 3-5

Answer Explanation: “If you’re ever not sure where to run or cycle you can find user-created routes on the app, or share your own.” This suggests that in case one is lost and couldn’t find the route, on the Impel app, they can find user-created paths (get ideas about where to go from other people) to help.

14 Answer: A

Question Type: Match Information

Answer location: Paragraph A, Lines 2-4

Answer Explanation: “That means you can spend no money, yet use your smartphone’s GPS capabilities to track your jogging routes, and examine details of your pace and calories burned.” This suggests that you can evaluate the amount of calories burned (details of energy you have used) through the Pacer app.

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