Why does Skin Wrinkle in Water – IELTS Reading Answers

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Updated On Sep 27, 2023

Why does Skin Wrinkle in Water – IELTS Reading Answers

IELTS Writing Prediction Questions for 2024

Why Does Skin Wrinkle in Water? 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.

In this Academic Reading passage, we have two types of questions. They are:

Sentence Completion
Summary Completion (without suggested options)

By solving and reviewing Sample Reading Questions from past IELTS papers, you can ensure that your Reading skills are up to the mark. Take the practice test below and check your score with the answers for Why Does Skin Wrinkle in Water?

Not sure how to answer Summary Completion Questions? Take a look at the video below for help!

Why does Skin Wrinkle in Water

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage below.

Find the practice test with the Why does Skin Wrinkle in Water PDF here.

Answers

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

Question Number	Answer	Keywords	Locations of Keywords
1	grip	wrinkled skin gives a better grip	Para A, lines 2-3
2	tools	might have helped handling tools in wet conditions	Para B, line 2
3	rippling	making the skin ripple, tiny folds	Para C, first 2 lines
4	car treads	wrinkles on fingers resemble car treads	Para D, line 3
5	No difference	Wrinkles, no difference, time it took, do the task, dry objects	Para F, line 3
6	primates	findings, question, how, which species, inherited, wrinkling skin, primates have pruney fingers, only evidence, macaques	Para G, first 3 lines
7	treads	wrinkles on fingers resemble car treads	Para D, line 3
8	blood vessels	fingertips shrink when they wrinkle because the blood vessels inside them contract	Para C, lines 3-4
9	fingers	once, water, squirted out through the channels	Para G, last line
10	damaged	the effect disappeared when the nerves in the fingers were damaged.	Para C, Line 2
11	Nervous system	The effect is controlled by the autonomic nervous system	Para C, Line 3
12	autonomous	The effect is controlled by the autonomic nervous system	Para C, Line 3
13	sensitivity	wrinkling comes at a cost: the loss of sensitivity.	Para H, line 2

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