Cambridge IELTS 10 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 1
Passport Application & Auckland International Airport Services — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Passport Application & Auckland International Airport Services, Cambridge IELTS 10 General Training Reading Test 2 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Passport Application & Auckland International Airport Services answer key at a glance
Questions 1–14. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with True / False / Not Given (Q1–7), Matching Features (Q8–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–7: 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.
A husband can fill in an application form for his wife.
“Your application form must be completed in your own handwriting”
The form 'must be completed in your own handwriting', so a husband cannot complete it on his wife's behalf; the statement contradicts this requirement.
Photocopies of documents are acceptable in some circumstances.
“All documents must be originals; these will be returned with your passport”
'All documents must be originals' leaves no exception, so the claim that photocopies are sometimes accepted is false.
An incomplete application will affect processing time.
“Applicants should expect delays if the Passport Office receives a form with missing information”
'Applicants should expect delays if the Passport Office receives a form with missing information', confirming that an incomplete form slows processing.
The passport photos included with your application must be in colour.
“Please provide two identical passport photos of yourself. Both photos must be the same in all respects and must be less than 12 months old”
Photos must be identical and 'less than 12 months old', but the passage never says whether they must be in colour.
A witness can be a relative of the applicant.
“Ask someone who can identify you to fill in the 'Proof of Identity' information and identify one of your photos. This person will be called your witness and needs to meet the following requirements: a witness must be aged 16 years or over,”
A witness must be 16 or over, contactable by phone and hold a valid passport; the text never says whether a relative may act as witness.
Anyone acting as a witness must have a passport.
“be the holder of a valid passport”
One listed requirement is that the witness 'be the holder of a valid passport', which makes the statement true.
The passport applicant must sign their name on the back of both photos.
“A witness must also write the full name of the person applying for the passport on the back of one of the photos, sign their own name and date the back of the same photo”
The witness writes the applicant's full name and signs 'on the back of one of the photos', not both, and the applicant's own signature there is not required.
Questions 8–14: Matching Features
Strategy: Match the statement to the named person or thing. Names can repeat, so check each option against what that person actually says.
Section A
“The second floor of the international terminal offers a view of the airfield and all incoming and outgoing flights”
Section A matches ii: the 'second floor of the international terminal offers a view of the airfield and all incoming and outgoing flights', an aircraft observation point.
Section B
“We are open for all international flights and provide a comprehensive service for visitors to the city. Brochures on a range of attractions are available, and we also offer a booking service for accommodation and transport”
Section B matches x: staff are 'open for all international flights' and offer brochures plus 'a booking service for accommodation and transport', an information and booking desk.
Section C
“Passengers who require urgent medical attention should dial 9877 on any public telephone in the terminal. The airport pharmacy is located on the ground floor near the departure lounge, and stocks a comprehensive range of products”
Section C matches v: passengers needing 'urgent medical attention' dial 9877, and the pharmacy 'stocks a comprehensive range of products', so medical help and medicines.
Section D
“Departing passengers can completely seal their luggage or packages in recyclable polythene to protect them from damage. Luggage storage, charged at $10 per hour, is available on the first floor”
Section D matches iii: passengers can seal luggage in polythene and use 'Luggage storage, charged at $10 per hour', so luggage protection and storage.
Section E
“Every international passenger, with the exception of children under 12 years of age and transit passengers in Auckland for less than 24 hours, is required to make a payment of $25 when leaving the country”
Section E matches ix: every international passenger must 'make a payment of $25 when leaving the country', a departure charge.
Section F
“As Auckland International Airport has adopted the 'quiet airport' concept, there are usually no announcements made over the public address system. Details of all arrivals and departures are displayed on the monitors located in the terminal halls and lounge areas”
Section F matches vi: because of the 'quiet airport' concept 'there are usually no announcements', with arrival and departure details shown on monitors instead.
Section G
“The airport caters for the needs of business travellers and has several rooms available for seminars or business gatherings”
Section G matches iv: the airport 'cater[s] for the needs of business travellers' with 'rooms available for seminars or business gatherings', so business facilities.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Passport Application & Auckland International Airport Services passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 10 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Passport Application & Auckland International Airport Services?
The section is tested with True / False / Not Given, Matching Features. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
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