IELTS Academic Reading ‘The Ant and the Mandarin’ Answers

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IELTS Academic Reading ‘The Ant and the Mandarin’ Answers

The Academic passage ‘The Ant and the Mandarin’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test.

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Question Number Answers Keywords Location of Keywords
14. C The earliest report of citrus ants, written by Hsi Han in AD 304 Paragraph E, First 3 lines
15. F in 1915, Walter Swingle, a plant physiologist Paragraph D, Lines 3-4
16. A the idea of using one insect to destroy another, the first breakthrough, in 1888 Paragraph J, First 4 lines
17. D introduction of powerful organic insecticides.  Paragraph K, First 5 lines
18. E revive the old ant patrols in the late 1960s, have faith in their insect workforce Paragraph K, Last 2 lines
19. True China also has the greatest diversity of citrus pests.  Paragraph C, Lines 3-4
20. False Swingle, was sent to China in search of varieties of orange that were resistant to the disease. Paragraph D, Lines 3-5
21. False despite his reports, many Western biologists were sceptical.  Paragraph J, First 2 lines
22. True As costs soared Paragraph K, Lines 5-6
23. True growers began to revive the old ant patrols  Paragraph K, Last 2 lines
24. False Trees with yellow ants produced more healthy leaves than those without. Paragraph L. Lines 4-5
25. True Trees yield just as big a crop as those protected by expensive chemical sprays. Paragraph L, Last 2 lines
26. False Carnivorous ants, maintain a better balance of species in their orchards.  Paragraph O, First 3 lines

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Soon after graduating with a Master’s in Literature from Southern Arkansas University, she joined an institute as an English language trainer. She has had innumerous student interactions and has produced a couple of research papers on English language teaching. She soon found that non-native speakers struggled to meet the English language requirements set by foreign universities. It was when she decided to jump ship into IELTS training. From then on, she has been mentoring IELTS aspirants. She joined IELTSMaterial about a year ago, and her contributions have been exceptional. Her essay ideas and vocabulary have taken many students to a band 9.

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