Cambridge IELTS 12 · General Training · Test 1 · Section 1
Music Festival & Big Rock Climbing Centre — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Music Festival & Big Rock Climbing Centre, Cambridge IELTS 12 General Training Reading Test 1 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Music Festival & Big Rock Climbing Centre 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 (Q1–8), True / False / Not Given (Q9–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–8: 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.
Visitors can help to make one particular event a success at this festival.
“the festival promises toe tapping action, including a world record attempt, where everyone is invited to join in”
Festival G promises 'a world record attempt, where everyone is invited to join in', so visitors help make that event succeed.
People can listen to local musicians here.
“this festival offers a combination of different music genres- many featuring artists from around the Wychwood area”
Festival D features 'artists from around the Wychwood area', musicians local to the festival's region.
At this festival, people can listen to music in lots of different places
“more than 300 bands will perform to around 10,000 people in 30-plus venues”
Festival B has 'more than 300 bands ... in 30-plus venues', so music can be heard in many different places.
It is not necessary to pay for one of the events here.
“Starting with a great night of free music, 'Party in the city' this year is going to be no exception”
Festival A begins with 'a great night of free music', the event that costs nothing.
It is possible to stay overnight at this festival.
“If you don't fancy taking a tent, some local residents usually offer to put visitors up”
Festival F notes that 'some local residents usually offer to put visitors up', so an overnight stay is possible.
Children will enjoy this festival.
“nominated for the best family festival award every year since it began in 2005”
Festival D has been 'nominated for the best family festival award every year since it began', a sign that children enjoy it.
Visitors can get advice here.
“this festival aims to educate visitors about how food should be produced and where it should come from”
Festival E 'aims to educate visitors about how food should be produced', which is the advice offered there.
People can watch craftspeople at work here.
“with sheep herding, wood carving demonstrations, insect hunts and more activities, accompanied by live music and a great farmers' market, offering all sorts of mouth-watering produce”
Festival C offers 'wood carving demonstrations' alongside sheep herding, letting people watch craftspeople at work.
Questions 9–14: 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.
When climbing at the Big Rock Centre, it is compulsory to be attached by a rope.
“Or experience the thrills of climbing without any harness in our special low-level arena”
The centre invites visitors to 'experience the thrills of climbing without any harness', so a rope is not compulsory for every climb.
People who just want to watch the climbing can enter the Centre without paying.
“If you are visiting friends or family but not climbing, or just fancy coming to look, please feel free to relax in our excellent cafe overlooking the climbing areas”
Non-climbers may 'relax in our excellent cafe', but the passage never says whether they must pay to enter the Centre.
People can arrange to have a climbing session in their own garden if they wish.
“Available on a day hire basis at any location, the Big Rock Mobile Climbing Wall is the perfect way to enhance any show, festival or event. The mobile wall can be used indoors or outdoors”
The Mobile Climbing Wall is hired 'on a day hire basis at any location' and 'can be used indoors or outdoors', so a garden works.
A certain item of clothing is forbidden for participants.
“We will however, ask people to remove scarves”
'We will however, ask people to remove scarves', so that one item of clothing is banned for climbers.
The Mobile Climbing Wall can only be used in dry, calm weather.
“The mobile wall is very adaptable and can be operated in light rain and winds up to 50 kph”
The wall 'can be operated in light rain and winds up to 50 kph', so it is not restricted to dry, calm weather.
It is inadvisable for children who are afraid of heights to use the Mobile Climbing Wall.
“If you are concerned that some children may not want to take part because they feel nervous if they climb, then please be assured that our instructors will support them up to a level which they are comfortable with”
Nervous children are reassured that 'our instructors will support them up to a level which they are comfortable with', so fear of heights is not a bar.
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Where does the Music Festival & Big Rock Climbing Centre passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 12 General Training Reading Test 1, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Music Festival & Big Rock Climbing Centre?
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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