Cambridge IELTS 11 · General Training · Test 3 · Section 1
Summer Activities At London’s Kew Gardens & City Park And Ride — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Summer Activities At London’s Kew Gardens & City Park And Ride, Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 3 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Summer Activities At London’s Kew Gardens & City Park And Ride 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.
learning what all the different sections of a plant do
“Young explorers can discover the new children's outdoor play area, shaped like a plant, in Kew's magical Conservation Area. As you journey through this interactive landscape, discover the functions of every part of a plant”
Exhibit F, the Conservation Area, lets children 'discover the functions of every part of a plant' as they move through the plant-shaped landscape.
seeing art showing plants from a different part of the world
“Visit our exciting and colourful exhibition of South American botanical paintings, which brings the continent's exotic and lush plants to life in works from two hundred years ago and from this century”
Exhibit H holds 'an exhibition of South American botanical paintings', art showing plants from another continent.
the possibility of having your work exhibited
“Come and see the fantastic outdoor exhibition of garden, wildlife and botanical photography. Walk amongst enlarged photographs and admire the wonderful garden photos – all taken by children aged 16 and under from all round the country.”
Exhibit E says children aged 16 and under who 'fancy yourself as a photographer ... can enter for the next show', a chance to exhibit.
learning about why human beings need plants
“What is biodiversity all about? Did you know that every breath we take and every move we make depends on plants? Take a guided tour to discover what biodiversity means and why it matters so much”
Exhibit G asks 'every breath we take and every move we make depends on plants?' and promises a tour explaining 'why it matters'.
something that happens daily at the same times
“On the hour throughout the day, the Palm House is filled with the sound of the dawn and dusk choruses of birds”
Exhibit D runs 'On the hour throughout the day', when the Palm House fills with recorded bird choruses, a fixed daily timetable.
learning about the relationship between various creatures, insects and plants
“Come face-to-face with gigantic sculptures of insects, birds and bats, which will help tell the fascinating stories of how they interact with plants”
Exhibit C shows sculptures of 'insects, birds and bats' telling 'the fascinating stories of how they interact with plants', the creature-plant link.
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.
This was one of the first UK cities to introduce a Park and Ride scheme.
“We have six purpose-built Park and Ride sites serving the city, more than almost anywhere else in the UK”
Six purpose-built sites are 'more than almost anywhere else in the UK', a count of current sites, not a claim to have been the first city.
The amount of congestion in the city centre has fallen.
“More than 3,000,000 passengers a year take a bus from a Park and Ride site into the city, reducing congestion and helping to improve the air quality in the city centre”
Park and Ride buses are credited with 'reducing congestion and helping to improve the air quality in the city centre', so congestion has eased.
There is a special section of the car park for heavy goods vehicles.
“Heavy goods vehicles are not permitted at the Park and Ride site at any time”
'Heavy goods vehicles are not permitted at the Park and Ride site at any time', so no special lorry section exists.
Bus drivers do not give change so you must have the correct money for a ticket.
“Just park your car and buy your bus ticket from the bus driver, with the correct money if possible”
Drivers are asked for 'the correct money if possible', which only requests exact change; nothing says change is refused.
Ticket prices vary depending on the time of day.
“An individual adult daily return purchased prior to 12:30 hrs for use that day costs £2.40. If purchased after 12:30 hrs it costs £2.10”
A daily return costs £2.40 before 12:30 and £2.10 after, so the price changes with the time of purchase.
Children under 16 travelling alone are allowed free travel.
“The return fare for unaccompanied children under 16 is £1.10”
'The return fare for unaccompanied children under 16 is £1.10', so children travelling alone pay rather than travelling free.
The space for cycles, motorcycles and scooters is close to the site office.
“Just park your cycle, motorcycle or scooter in the allocated space, and buy your ticket from the site office”
Cycles and scooters go 'in the allocated space' and tickets come from the site office, but the distance between them is never given.
People with concessionary bus passes must pay the full fare to travel at certain times.
“At other times there is no reduction for holders of concessionary bus passes”
'At other times there is no reduction for holders of concessionary bus passes', so they pay the full fare at those times.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Summer Activities At London’s Kew Gardens & City Park And Ride passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Summer Activities At London’s Kew Gardens & City Park And Ride?
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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