The Students’ Problem IELTS Reading Answers

Updated On Aug 30, 2021

The Students’ Problem IELTS Reading Answers

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1 The Students’ Problem
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The Academic passage ‘The Students’ Problem’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test. Read the passage below and answer questions 1 – 14. Beyond the questions, you will find the answers along with the location of the answers in the passage and the keywords that help you find out the answers.

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Question number	Answer	Explanation
1	D	The last line of paragraph D mentions that “commuting is just too expensive, stressful and difficult.” Therefore, this paragraph lists down the cons or negative attributes of commuting, as it mentions that it’s too expensive. Hence, the correct answer is “D.”
2	A	The first line of paragraph A states the things a student has to go through, i.e., “students are being forced to sleep rough, share a bed with strangers – or give up on studying altogether.” Hence, the correct answer is “A.”
3	B	The last line of paragraph B mentions that “commutes – which would once have been considered ridiculous – are now normal.” Therefore, this passage discusses that commutes have become common nowadays in Ireland since it’s considered normal now. Hence, the correct answer is “B.”

4	C	The last line of paragraph C conveys the danger of the overflow through the line which states, “with 165,000 full-time students in Ireland – and that figure is expected to increase to around 200,000 within the next 15 years.” The overflow of students is a problem because there aren’t enough properties to accommodate these many students. Hence, the correct answer is “C.”
5	F	The beginning line of paragraph F mentions that “according to the Irish Independent, it’s the “Google effect” which is to blame.” From the earlier line, we can deduce that people believe it’s google which causes the problem. Hence, the correct answer is “F.”
6	G	Paragraph G provides the information that “a two-bedroom apartment overlooking the Grand Canal costs €2,100 per month to rent and another two-bedroom apartment at Hanover Dock costs€2,359 .” This information implies that this passage discusses the rent costs and provides pricing data. Hence, the correct answer is “G.”
7	H	In Paragraph H, Michel Martin, the Fianna Fail party leader, states that “it is very worrying that all of the progress in opening up access to higher education in the last decade – particularly for the working poor – is being derailed because of an entirely foreseeable accommodation crisis.” From the term ‘being derailed,’ we can infer that the progress of high school is regressing. As derailed means diverting from its intended course, regression means returning to a former or less developed state. Hence, the correct answer is “H.”
8	E	According to paragraph E, “those who have been lucky to find a place to live have had to do so ‘blind’ by paying for accommodation, months in advance, they haven’t even seen so that they will have a roof over their head over the coming years.” Since the people have had to do so ‘blind’, it implies that it was an eyeless choice of people, as people wanted to roof over their heads. Hence, the correct answer is “E.”
9	TRUE	In paragraph B Kevin Donoghue, deputy president of the Union of Students in Ireland, states that “the problem has become particularly acute in Dublin.” Also, that “students are so desperate, they’re not just paying the nose to share rooms – they’re paying to share a bed with complete strangers.” This line highlights the problem of accommodation such as for beds in Dublin. As the statement agrees with the information, the correct answer is “TRUE.”
10	FALSE	Paragraph B conveys that “commutes – which would once have been considered ridiculous – are now normal.” The earlier line provides the information that commuting was once considered ridiculous, not now anymore. As the statement contradicts the information, the correct answer is “FALSE.”
11	FALSE	Paragraph C provides the information that “worrying is increasing over the problems facing Ireland’s 200,000 students as the number increases over the next 15 years.” This information confirms that students in Ireland are likely to increase over the future 15 years. As the statement contradicts the information, the correct answer is “FALSE.”
12	NOT GIVEN	None of the passages confirms or denies that due to the opening of new offices around Dublin, the number of local restaurants will go up significantly over the next 3 to 10 years. Hence, the correct answer is “NOT GIVEN.”
13	TRUE	The initial lines of paragraph G convey that “rent in the area soared by 15 per cent last year.” The term soared means increase rapidly above the usual level, which confirms that it went up by 15%. As the statement agrees with the information, the correct answer is “TRUE.”
14	NOT GIVEN	In none of the passages, Micheal Martin states that the crisis could have been omitted if the government reacted properly. Hence, the correct answer is “NOT GIVEN.”