Pollination IELTS Reading Answers

Pollination is a real Reading test passage that appeared in the IELTS. With diligent practice, the Reading Module can be the top-scoring category for IELTS Aspirants. To score well, you must understand how to approach and answer the different question types in the Reading Module. 

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The question types found in this passage are:

Summary Completion

In IELTS Summary Completion, you will be provided with a summary of information from a text, and there will be a few gaps. You will either get a list of words to be filled in the gaps or you could be asked to find answers from the reading passage. You will have to insert a few words from the text into the gaps. All of the information in the summary will also be available in the reading text. However, they will be using paraphrasing and synonyms. Thus, you cannot expect to find the exact words.

True/False/Not Given Question

These IELTS True/False/Not Given Questions are very tricky. This question consists of several statements, such as if the statement is present in the article as it is then you need to mark it as true. If the statement is found to be the opposite of the sentence which is there then it should be marked as false. If the statement given in the question is not at all present in the article then it should be marked as not given. Do not spend a lot of time finding the sentence which is not there.

Pollination

Pollination IELTS Reading Answers

Check out the answer key for this IELTS Academic Reading passage, Pollination, with location and explanations.

1 Answer: C

Question type: Summary Completion

Answer location: Paragraph A, line 2

Answer explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. In the passage, it is said that “splitting off new roots and bulbs.” Here, ‘splitting off’ has been paraphrased to ‘send out new parts.’ Hence, plants send out roots and bulbs to reproduce.

2 Answer: G

Question type: Summary Completion

Answer location: Paragraph A, line 4

Answer explanation: If you observe, this paragraph has been dedicated to the reproduction of plants.  The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line “reproducing clones of themselves.” It signifies that plants are growing and making copies of themselves.

3 Answer: I

Question type: Summary Completion

Answer location: Paragraph A, line 7

Answer explanation: In the said paragraph, you can refer to, “plants more quickly and with less energy” In the given sentence, “more quickly” has been paraphrased to ‘does not require a lot of time.’

4 Answer: B

Question type: Summary Completion

Answer location: Paragraph A, 3rd last line

Answer explanation: In the said paragraph, you can refer to, “flowering plants, pollen (male) grains are moved from the anther to the stigma,” which confirms that many flowering plants reproduce themselves through the process of pollination.

5 Answer: F

Question type: Summary Completion

Answer location: Paragraph B, 4th last line

Answer explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line “through pollen being borne by the wind” Here, this line confirms that some plants rely on air to carry their pollens to other plants.

6 Answer: True

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: Paragraph C, line 4

Answer explanation: A line in the said paragraph infers that honeybees “collects nectar as well as pollen for food.” This line alludes that honeybees eat both nectar and pollen.

7 Answer: Not Given

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: N/A

Answer explanation: None of the information in the passage confirms or denies that butterflies will land on leaves of small attractive flowers.

8 Answer: True

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 5

Answer explanation: If you observe, in the said paragraph Moths are, “attracted to flowers that are pale or white, have a strong fragrance.” Thus, we can infer that Moths are attracted by both colour and scent.

9 Answer: True

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: Paragraph D, 2nd last line

Answer explanation: If you read thoroughly, there’s a line that claims “flowers that attract these tiny birds, stems and are designed for pollen to be brushed ” This line indicates that hummingbirds, characterised as tiny birds help certain flowers to pollinate.

10 Answer: True

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 3

Answer explanation: A line in the said paragraph indicates that ‘spots near the centre, reflect ultraviolet light, making it easier for the bees to find the nectar.’ From this line, we can infer that its true special marking on flowers such as spots, light etc makes it easier for bees to locate nectar.

11 Answer: False

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 5

Answer explanation: A line in the said paragraph infers that “bees are also attracted to flowers with a mint-like or sweet smell.” Since bees are attracted to the sweet smell of flowers, it’s incorrect to say that they rarely respond to scent.

12 Answer: False

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 1

Answer explanation: A line in the said paragraph infers that “staple crops such as rice, corn, canola, and wheat are self-pollinating or pollinated by the wind” Since these crops are self-pollinated, it would be incorrect to say that crop grains are pollinated by insects.

13 Answer: True

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 4

Answer explanation: If you read thoroughly, the first part of the paragraph refers to “over 30 percent, require the work of pollinator species.” Thus, we can infer that ‘over 30 percent’ has been paraphrased to ‘close to one-third.’

14 Answer: Not Given

Question type: True/False/Not Given Questions

Answer location: N/A

Answer explanation: None of the given passages confirms or denies that certain farmers in the world have suffered due to the declining population of honeybees.

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