The Game of Tennis – IELTS Reading Answers
Read the following passage and answer Questions 28-40.
The Game of Tennis
Answers
The answers to questions 28-40 are given below along with their explanations.
Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Locations of Keywords |
---|---|---|---|
28 | viii | The game form into, recognizable, 11th century | Para B, line 1 |
29 | i | The 16th and 17th centuries were the heyday of tennis. | Para C, line 1 |
30 | xi | the game was played with | Para D, line 1 |
31 | ix | The influence of real tennis can most clearly be seen in | Para E, line 1 |
32 | vi | All England Club held a tournament | Para F, line 5 |
33 | v | Nowadays, real tennis circuit as there is for lawn tennis | Para G, line 1 |
34 | vii | First World
War cut short tennis’ re-emergence |
Para H, lines 2-3 |
35 | developed | game started, form, recognizable, 11th century, started, hand
ball, played by monks, monasteries of Italy and France |
Para B, first 2 lines |
36 | fantastic | 16th, 17th centuries, heyday of tennis | Para C, line 1 |
37 | dilapidated | would have been quite ramshackle structures | Para C, line 3 |
38 | influenced | influence, real tennis, clearly, seen, Basque games, pelota | Para E, first 2 lines |
39 | resurgence | Nowadays, real tennis circuit | Para G, line 1 |
40 | construction | modern costs of building the courts inhibits the growth | Para H, line 4 |
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