Cambridge IELTS 14 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 1
Five Reviews Of The Wellington Hotel & Come And Play Walking Football Or Walking Netball — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Five Reviews Of The Wellington Hotel & Come And Play Walking Football Or Walking Netball, Cambridge IELTS 14 General Training Reading Test 2 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Questions 1–14. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Matching Information (Q1–7), True / False / Not Given (Q8–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–7: Matching Information
Strategy: Scan for the idea, not the exact words. The answer is a paragraph letter, and one paragraph may be used more than once unless the instructions say otherwise.
liking the view from the bedroom window
“It wasn't quite what we would have chosen, but it was a pleasure to sit in it with a cup of tea, and look out at the swimmers and surfers in the sea”
C: the reviewer could 'look out at the swimmers and surfers in the sea' while sitting in the room.
finding the receptionists welcoming
“we're always treated like old friends by the staff, so we very much feel at home”
A: guests are 'always treated like old friends by the staff', which made the reviewer 'feel at home'.
being pleased with the bedroom
“Our room was very comfortable and quite spacious”
B: 'Our room was very comfortable and quite spacious', so the reviewer was pleased with the bedroom.
becoming confused when booking a room
“The only difficulty we had was making our reservation online – it wasn't clear whether payment for our deposit went through or not, and I had to call the hotel to find out”
E: booking online was confusing because 'it wasn't clear whether payment for our deposit went through'.
being impressed by the wide choice of food
“Breakfast was a highlight – there was so much on offer we could hardly decide what to eat”
D: breakfast had 'so much on offer we could hardly decide what to eat', showing a wide choice.
staying in the hotel regularly
“we've returned every year since then”
A: the reviewer says 'we've returned every year since then', evidence of regular stays.
finding it inconvenient that the hotel was crowded
“though we had to wait for a table as the hotel was so full”
B: 'we had to wait for a table as the hotel was so full', the inconvenience of crowding.
Questions 8–14: 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.
Walking football became well-known when a club featured in a TV programme about the sport.
“Walking football was invented in the UK in 2011, but it was a 2014 TV commercial for a bank, showing it providing financial support to someone who wanted to set up a website for the game, that brought it to people’s attention”
FALSE: it was 'a 2014 TV commercial for a bank' that raised awareness, not a club on a TV programme.
The majority of walking netball players are men.
“Both men and women play walking football, but at the moment the netball teams consist only of women”
FALSE: 'the netball teams consist only of women', so men are not the majority of players.
Most clubs arrange social activities for their members
“In particular, they were invented to encourage older men and women to get more exercise, and to give them a chance to meet other people.”
NOT GIVEN: the games were invented so older people could 'meet other people', but club social programmes are never described.
Players are tested regularly to measure changes in their fitness.
“Regular physical activity helps to maintain energy, strength and flexibility”
NOT GIVEN: activity is said to 'maintain energy, strength and flexibility', but no regular fitness testing of players is mentioned.
People who have never played football are encouraged to play walking football.
“though people who have never played the standard game before are also very welcome”
TRUE: 'people who have never played the standard game before are also very welcome', so newcomers are encouraged.
People can take part in the Active Lifestyles Team’s sessions whenever they wish
“you don't have to come regularly or at the same time each week”
TRUE: participants 'don't have to come regularly or at the same time each week', so they attend whenever they wish.
The Active Lifestyles Team intends to start clubs in the future.
“Our aim is to set up netball and football clubs as soon as there are enough regular players”
TRUE: the aim is 'to set up netball and football clubs as soon as there are enough regular players', a future plan.
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Where does the Five Reviews Of The Wellington Hotel & Come And Play Walking Football Or Walking Netball passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 14 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Five Reviews Of The Wellington Hotel & Come And Play Walking Football Or Walking Netball?
The section is tested with Matching Information, True / False / Not Given. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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