Cambridge IELTS 11 · General Training · Test 1 · Section 1
Is Your Child At School Today? – School Attendance Information For Parents/carers & Holiday Apartment To Let — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Is Your Child At School Today? – School Attendance Information For Parents/carers & Holiday Apartment To Let, Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 1 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 True / False / Not Given (Q1–5), Matching Information (Q6–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–5: 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.
Children must go to the school where they are registered.
“The law says that parents must ensure that their child regularly attends the school where he/she is registered”
'The law says that parents must ensure that their child regularly attends the school where he/she is registered', which is the requirement in the statement.
All arrivals after the register has closed are recorded as ‘unauthorised’ absences.
“If your child arrives after the register has closed without a good reason, this will be recorded as an 'unauthorised' absence for that session”
Only an arrival 'without a good reason' is recorded as an 'unauthorised' absence, so arrivals with a good reason are not; the statement's 'All' is wrong.
If your child is absent from school, you must send the school a letter to explain why.
“If your child has to miss school it is vital that you let the school know why, preferably on the first morning of absence”
Parents must 'let the school know why', but the passage never says a letter is required; a phone call would satisfy it just as well.
Staff who think a child is having difficulties at school will contact the parents.
“If you know or think that your child is having difficulties attending school you should contact the school”
The text tells parents to 'contact the school' themselves if they think their child has difficulties; it never says staff will contact parents.
Schools will contact other authorities about children who take frequent unauthorised absences.
“If your child is absent and the school either does not receive an explanation from you, or considers the explanation unsatisfactory, it will record your child's absence as 'unauthorised', that is, as truancy”
Absences without a satisfactory explanation become 'unauthorised ... that is, as truancy', but contacting other authorities is never mentioned.
Questions 6–14: 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.
It overlooks a golf course.
“Situated in a peaceful location on the edge of an inland village, with attractive views of the golf course”
Apartment F sits 'on the edge of an inland village, with attractive views of the golf course', so it overlooks a course.
It has its own parking space.
“Private parking in front of building”
Apartment B offers 'Private parking in front of building', a parking space of its own.
It is in the centre of a town.
“Two-bedroom apartment in central location in busy street with shops, restaurants etc. not far from the beach”
Apartment G is a 'Two-bedroom apartment in central location in busy street with shops, restaurants', so it is in a town centre.
The sea can be seen from it.
“One-bedroom apartment with uninterrupted sea views”
Apartment A is a 'One-bedroom apartment with uninterrupted sea views', so the sea is visible from it.
There is a swimming pool for residents of the apartment complex.
“D Sleeps 2-5. Two-bedroom apartment in a complex with its own pool and beautiful views of the national park”
Apartment D sits 'in a complex with its own pool', which is the residents' swimming pool described.
It is in a new apartment complex.
“Spacious one-bedroom apartment in a complex that has only just opened, five minutes' walk from the sea”
Apartment B is in 'a complex that has only just opened', meaning the complex is new.
It is part of an apartment complex with its own supermarket.
“This is a small first floor apartment in a well-established apartment complex containing a range of leisure facilities and a supermarket for residents”
Apartment A belongs to 'a well-established apartment complex containing a range of leisure facilities and a supermarket for residents'.
It has a private outdoor area where you can sit.
“One-bedroom cottage (child's bed can also be provided), large terrace with uninterrupted views of the river and mountains”
Apartment C has a 'large terrace with uninterrupted views of the river and mountains', a private outdoor place to sit.
The owners will organise parking on request.
“Garage available by arrangement with the owners”
Apartment F has a 'Garage available by arrangement with the owners', so parking can be organised on request.
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Where does the Is Your Child At School Today? – School Attendance Information For Parents/carers & Holiday Apartment To Let passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 1, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Is Your Child At School Today? – School Attendance Information For Parents/carers & Holiday Apartment To Let?
The section is tested with True / False / Not Given, Matching Information. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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