Cambridge IELTS 16 · General Training · Test 3 · Section 1
Maps Showing Walks Starting From Bingham Town Hall & The Maplehampton Scarecrow Competition – A Great Success! — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Maps Showing Walks Starting From Bingham Town Hall & The Maplehampton Scarecrow Competition – A Great Success!, Cambridge IELTS 16 General Training Reading Test 3 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Maps Showing Walks Starting From Bingham Town Hall & The Maplehampton Scarecrow Competition – A Great Success! 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 (Q1–5), True / False / Not Given (Q6–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–5: 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.
the chance to go into caves
“it passes the entrance to the famous Butter Caves visitor attraction”
Walk E 'passes the entrance to the famous Butter Caves visitor attraction', giving the chance to go into caves.
the chance to spend time beside a lake
“This walk is ideal in fine weather, as it takes you to the shore of a lake, at a spot convenient for swimming”
Walk D 'takes you to the shore of a lake, at a spot convenient for swimming', so time beside water is possible.
some unusual architecture
“This route leads you through the village of Cottesloe, which was created in the 1930s and is famous for its strange-looking houses and ceramics factory”
Walk C passes Cottesloe, 'famous for its strange-looking houses', which is the unusual architecture described.
unsuitability for young children
“the ground is very uneven, and under-sixes should not be taken on this walk”
Walk A warns 'under-sixes should not be taken on this walk' because the ground is uneven, making it unsuitable for young children.
the length of the walk depending on the weather
“After you leave Cottesloe, you have a choice of routes to return to the starting point, so either continue via Thurley Park, or if it's raining, take the shorter direct route”
Walk C offers a shorter 'direct route' 'if it's raining', so the walk's length changes with the weather.
Questions 6–14: 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.
Traditionally, most scarecrows were the same size as a human being.
“A traditional scarecrow was a model – usually life-size – of a man or woman dressed in old clothes”
TRUE: a traditional scarecrow was 'usually life-size', a model of a man or woman, so it matched human size.
The competition in September was the first one in Maplehampton.
“Maplehampton’s scarecrow competition took place on September 12th”
NOT GIVEN: the text gives only the date, September 12th, and never says whether this was Maplehampton's first competition.
The farmers who provided materials could take part in the competition.
“Local farmers supplied everything needed to make a scarecrow – like pieces of wood to form a frame, and straw to stuff the scarecrow”
NOT GIVEN: farmers 'supplied everything needed to make a scarecrow', but the text never says whether they could enter.
Old clothes were supplied to the people who made the scarecrows.
“The scarecrows were dressed in old clothes which the competitors brought with them”
FALSE: competitors 'brought' the old clothes 'with them', which contradicts the claim that clothes were supplied to them.
The venue for the competition was changed because of the weather.
“The festival was held in the village hall, instead of outdoors as planned, due to the unusually high temperature”
TRUE: the festival moved into the village hall 'instead of outdoors as planned, due to the unusually high temperature'.
Competitors could get advice on making their scarecrows.
“They were encouraged by an audience of around 50, and had ideas and guidance from local artist Tracey Sanzo”
TRUE: competitors 'had ideas and guidance from local artist Tracey Sanzo', so advice on making scarecrows was available.
In the judges’ opinion, the scarecrow dressed as an alien was better than the giant bird.
“The winning children’s team made a scarecrow that looked like a giant bird – which would surely keep every real bird away!”
NOT GIVEN: the giant bird won the children's class, but the judges never compare it with an alien scarecrow.
The competition organisers supplied a picnic for the competitors and spectators.
“After the judging, many of the participants and the spectators had a picnic which they had brought”
FALSE: people had 'a picnic which they had brought', so the food came from participants, not from the organisers.
Alice Cameron bought a scarecrow to frighten birds away from her crops.
“she said she didn't need it to scare birds away from her crops, as only bird-scarers that made a noise were effective”
FALSE: she 'didn't need it to scare birds away from her crops', saying only noisy bird-scarers worked.
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Where does the Maps Showing Walks Starting From Bingham Town Hall & The Maplehampton Scarecrow Competition – A Great Success! passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 16 General Training Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Maps Showing Walks Starting From Bingham Town Hall & The Maplehampton Scarecrow Competition – A Great Success!?
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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