Cambridge IELTS 17 · General Training · Test 3 · Section 1
Local Countryside Walks & Poppi Properties — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Local Countryside Walks & Poppi Properties, Cambridge IELTS 17 General Training Reading Test 3 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Local Countryside Walks & Poppi Properties answer key at a glance
Questions 1–14. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Matching Information (Q1–6), True / False / Not Given (Q7–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–6: 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.
There is very little shade.
“The path itself is open and unprotected so be sure to wear a hat or you could get sunburnt”
Walk E has 'an open and unprotected' path, so walkers need a hat to avoid sunburn — very little shade.
There are some steep sections.
“Be prepared to go up and down a bit on this route”
Walk D says 'be prepared to go up and down a bit', indicating steep sections on the route.
There is a choice of route on this walk.
“Take either the yellow path or the blue path”
Walk A offers a decision: 'take either the yellow path or the blue path'.
There is a special site for watching wildlife.
“The exercise is worth it though as there are some spectacular views across the valley. There is a viewing platform, from which you may be lucky enough to see one of the herds of deer that roam the area”
Walk D has 'a viewing platform, from which you may be lucky enough to see one of the herds of deer'.
Dogs must not be allowed to run freely.
“If you bring your dog keep it on a lead as the smaller shrubs can be easily destroyed”
Walk E requires dogs on a lead: 'if you bring your dog keep it on a lead'.
You can sit down in several places.
“There are benches along the way where you can rest and admire the beauty of the area”
Walk C has 'benches along the way where you can rest', several places to sit.
Questions 7–14: 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.
Sally Hanugoldi is still renting a property with Poppi Properties.
“I have had a terrible experience with Poppi Properties and as an ex-tenant I advise you to go elsewhere if you want to rent or buy a property – as I have now done”
FALSE: she writes 'as an ex-tenant' and says she has moved elsewhere, so she no longer rents from Poppi.
Sally Hanugoldi was the first person to view the flat.
“At this point she was professional and kind but once I had moved into the property I discovered that she was far less approachable than she had been during the viewing period”
NOT GIVEN: 'the viewing period' is mentioned, but nothing says whether Sally was the first person to see the flat.
Sally made a quick decision to rent the property.
“I knew immediately that it was the right property for me because of the convenient location”
TRUE: 'I knew immediately that it was the right property', so she decided quickly.
The flat was on a lower level than Sally had expected.
“The flat was on the 12th floor which I admit was a surprise to me as I thought it was lower when I first read about it”
FALSE: the flat was on 'the 12th floor', which she thought was 'lower when I first read about it'.
Lillee’s behaviour towards Sally changed over time.
“At this point she was professional and kind but once I had moved into the property I discovered that she was far less approachable than she had been during the viewing period”
TRUE: Lillee was 'professional and kind' at first but 'far less approachable' after Sally moved in.
The flat that Sally rented from Poppi Properties was unfurnished.
“For example as a new tenant you have a right to expect your flat to be clean”
NOT GIVEN: the text mentions expecting 'your flat to be clean', but whether it came furnished is never stated.
Sally employed someone to clean her carpets.
“In fact carpets should be professionally cleaned but mine had not even been hoovered. I had hoped that this problem would be addressed quickly but nothing happened and so I did the job myself”
FALSE: 'so I did the job myself', meaning Sally cleaned the carpets rather than employing a cleaner.
The landlord raised Sally’s rent while she was living in the flat.
“No one should have to put up with these problems particularly when Poppi Properties charges such high rents”
NOT GIVEN: the text mentions 'such high rents' but never says the landlord increased them.
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It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 17 General Training Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Local Countryside Walks & Poppi Properties?
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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