Cambridge IELTS 3 · General Training · Test 1 · Section 2
Ashwood College & the Totara Language Institute New Zealand — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Ashwood College & the Totara Language Institute New Zealand, Cambridge IELTS 3 General Training Reading Test 1 Section 2, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Ashwood College & the Totara Language Institute New Zealand answer key at a glance
Questions 16–28. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with True / False / Not Given (Q16–21), Summary Completion (Q22–28). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 16–21: True / False / Not Given
Strategy: Judge the whole statement against the text. FALSE contradicts the passage; NOT GIVEN means the passage never addresses that specific claim.
Overseas students must pay a deposit when they apply for a course at the college.
“1. STUDENT SENDS APPLICATION FORM TO ASHWOOD COLLEGE WITH DEPOSIT OF £100 FOR COURSE ONLY OR £200 FOR COURSE & ACCOMMODATION”
Step 1 requires the application form to be sent 'with deposit of £100', so overseas applicants pay a deposit when applying.
Outstanding fees are payable by the end of the first week of the course.
“Any balance of course and accommodation fees must be paid in full by the first day of your course”
Any balance 'must be paid in full by the first day of your course', earlier than the end of the first week.
Classes are organised according to ability level.
“Before entry to the school, students must take an entry test to determine the level of class they enter”
Students take 'an entry test to determine the level of class they enter', so classes are arranged by ability.
There is a break between each lesson.
“Each hour consists of 50 minutes' tuition and a 10-minute break”
Each hour 'consists of 50 minutes' tuition and a 10-minute break', so a break follows every lesson.
Students may change courses at any time during the term.
“A charge of £20 will be made for any changes made to bookings”
A £20 charge for 'changes made to bookings' exists, but the passage never says course changes are allowed at any time.
Any student is permitted to take a week’s holiday during a 12-week course.
“Students on long courses except examination preparation courses may take a holiday of one week every 12 weeks without losing their course fee for this period”
Only students on long courses, 'except examination preparation courses', may take that holiday, so not any student may.
Questions 22–28: Summary Completion
Strategy: Read the summary as a paragraph first to establish the logic, then locate the missing idea in the passage. With a lettered list, confirm the grammar fits.
“Students are met at Auckland airport on arrival and accommodation is provided with local families or in University Halls of Residence with New Zealand students”
Accommodation is provided with local families or 'in University Halls of Residence with New Zealand students'.
“Intensive English classes are taught in four-week blocks throughout the year and students may enrol for as many blocks as they wish”
Intensive English classes 'are taught in four-week blocks throughout the year', so four weeks is the block length.
“Classes are small, usually from 10-12 students with a maximum number of 15, and normally contain a mix of students from a wide range of countries”
Classes are 'usually from 10-12 students with a maximum number of 15', so the lower figure is 10.
“Students who study English at the Language Institute become international members of the Waikato Students’ Union”
Students become 'international members of the Waikato Students' Union' while studying English at the Institute.
“The Waikato river, the longest river in New Zealand, flows through the centre of the city, providing a picturesque and park-like setting of riverside walks and gardens”
The 'Waikato river, the longest river in New Zealand, flows through the centre of the city'.
“The Waikato river, the longest river in New Zealand, flows through the centre of the city, providing a picturesque and park-like setting of riverside walks and gardens”
The river provides 'a picturesque and park-like setting of riverside walks and gardens'.
“Assistance is also available for ongoing travel arrangements for students”
Assistance is 'also available for ongoing travel arrangements for students', which is what the summary asks about.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Ashwood College & the Totara Language Institute New Zealand passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 3 General Training Reading Test 1, and it covers Questions 16–28.
What question types appear in Ashwood College & the Totara Language Institute New Zealand?
The section is tested with True / False / Not Given, Summary Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
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