Cambridge IELTS 11 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 1
Sustainable School Travel Strategy & Flu: The Facts — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Sustainable School Travel Strategy & Flu: The Facts, Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 2 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Sustainable School Travel Strategy & Flu: The Facts 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 (Q1–6), Matching Information (Q7–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–6: 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.
More children are injured when walking or cycling to school than when travelling by car.
“Reducing cars around schools makes them safer places, and walking and cycling are better for health and the environment”
The passage says walking and cycling are 'better for health and the environment', but it never compares injury rates by travel method.
Children who are driven to school are more ready to learn than those who walk or cycle.
“it has been noted by teachers that children engaging in active travel arrive at school more alert and ready to learn”
Teachers note that 'children engaging in active travel arrive at school more alert and ready to learn', the opposite of what the statement claims.
Every year the Council gathers information about travel to schools.
“We collect data annually about how pupils get to school”
'We collect data annually about how pupils get to school', so information is gathered every year.
The Council is disappointed with the small reduction in the number of cars taking children to school.
“we are proud that we have been able to reduce the number of cars on the daily school run by an average of 1% in each of the last three years”
The Council is 'proud' of cutting cars on the school run by an average of 1% yearly; it is not disappointed by the small figure.
The number of children in schools has risen in recent years.
“despite an increase in pupil numbers”
'Despite an increase in pupil numbers' confirms that the number of children in schools has gone up.
Parents can get help with paying for their children to travel to school by public transport.
“Contact your school to find out what they are doing as part of their School Travel Plan to help you get your child to school in a sustainable, safe way”
The text directs parents to their school's travel plan, but it never mentions financial help with public transport fares.
Questions 7–14: 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.
examples of people who are likely to be particularly badly affected by flu
“If you are over 65 years old, or suffer from asthma, diabetes, or certain other conditions, you are considered at greater risk from flu and the implications can be serious”
Paragraph D gives the vulnerable groups: people 'over 65 years old, or suffer from asthma, diabetes, or certain other conditions'.
how to get a vaccination if you choose to pay for it
“If you are not eligible for a free flu vaccination, you can still protect yourself and those around you from flu by getting a flu vaccination at a local pharmacy”
Paragraph E explains that anyone 'not eligible for a free flu vaccination' can still be vaccinated at 'a local pharmacy', which means paying.
why new vaccines become available
“The influenza virus is constantly changing and vaccines are developed to protect against the predicted strains each year so it is important to get vaccinated against the latest strains”
Paragraph I says 'the influenza virus is constantly changing and vaccines are developed to protect against the predicted strains each year'.
how long a vaccine remains effective
“About seven to ten days after vaccination, your body makes antibodies that help to protect you against any similar viruses that may infect you. This protection lasts about a year”
Paragraph F gives the duration: after vaccination 'This protection lasts about a year'.
reference to the possibility of catching a different type of flu from the ones in the vaccine
“A flu vaccination is designed to protect you against the most common and potent strains of flu circulating so there is a small chance you could catch a strain of flu not contained in the flu vaccine”
Paragraph H warns 'there is a small chance you could catch a strain of flu not contained in the flu vaccine'.
categories of people who do not have to pay for vaccination
“If you are over 65 years old, or suffer from asthma, diabetes, or certain other conditions, you are considered at greater risk from flu and the implications can be serious. If you fall into one of these 'at-risk' groups, are pregnant or a carer, you are eligible for a free flu vaccination”
Paragraph D says those in an 'at-risk' group, or who are 'pregnant or a carer, you are eligible for a free flu vaccination'.
information about what a vaccine consists of
“A flu vaccination contains inactivated, killed virus strains so it can't give you the flu”
Paragraph G describes the contents: 'A flu vaccination contains inactivated, killed virus strains so it can't give you the flu'.
signs that you might have flu
“Symptoms can include fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, extreme fatigue, a dry cough, sore throat and stuffy nose”
Paragraph C lists the warning signs: 'fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, extreme fatigue, a dry cough, sore throat and stuffy nose'.
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It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Sustainable School Travel Strategy & Flu: The Facts?
The section is tested with True / False / Not Given, Matching Information. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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