The Coral Reefs of Agatti Island – IELTS Reading Answers

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The Coral Reefs of Agatti Island – IELTS Reading Answers

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Answer questions 1-13 based on the reading passage given below.

The Coral Reefs of Agatti Island

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The answers to questions 1-13 are given below with their explanations.

Question number	Answer	Keywords	Locations of keywords
1	v	islands, surrounded by lagoons, coral reefs, surrounded, open ocean	Para A, first 2 lines
2	viii	reefs provide food, other products, consumption, different types of fish, octopus and molluscs, reef resources, also used, medicinal purposes	Para B, first 4 lines
3	xi	reef contributes, income generation, 20%, households, Agatti, lagoon fishing, shingle, mollusc, octopus and cowrie collection, main occupation	Para C, first 3 lines
4	ii	Bartering of reef resources also commonly takes place	Para D, first line
5	iv	investment required, exploit the reefs, minimal, simple, locally available tools, equipment	Para E, first 2 lines
6	ix	Agatti islanders, developed, intimate knowledge, reefs	Para F, first 2 lines
7	i	Most of the island’s folklore revolves around the reef and sea	Para G, line 2
8	xii	The reef, regarded by the islanders, common property, all the islanders, entitled, use the lagoon, reef resources there is, code of conduct, etiquette, exploiting the reef	Para H, first 2 lines; line 5
9	vii	Exploitation, vast and diverse resources, encouraged collaborative efforts	Para I, first 2 lines
10	A	12% of poor households, completely dependent on the reef, household income	Para C, lines 4-5
11	C	The investment required, exploit, reefs, minimal, involves simple, locally available tools, used without a boat, such as, Kat moodsal	Para E, first 3 lines
12	B	islanders, developed, wide range of skills, techniques, exploiting them	Para F, line 8
13	D	The reef, regarded, common property, all the islanders, entitled, use the lagoon, reef resources	Para H, first 2 lines

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