Cambridge IELTS 13 · General Training · Test 1 · Section 1
The Best Suitcases & The Oxford School Of Drama — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for The Best Suitcases & The Oxford School Of Drama, Cambridge IELTS 13 General Training Reading Test 1 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Questions 1–14. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Matching Information (Q1–7), True / False / Not Given (Q8–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–7: 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.
This suitcase is for those who wish to purchase expensive luggage.
“this bag from the renowned fashion house is a truly indulgent buy”
B comes from 'the renowned fashion house' and is called 'a truly indulgent buy', signalling a high price for expensive-luggage buyers.
This suitcase is the right one for people who like to follow the latest fashion.
“this suitcase really is a delight. Custom printed, with Herschel's signature leather toggles this well-crafted case is as cool, stylish and up to date as they come”
F is 'as cool, stylish and up to date as they come', which matches a taste for the latest fashion.
It is easy to choose one of these suitcases to match most clothing.
“They also come in a huge range of cheerful colours that should go with anything you choose to put on”
D's 'huge range of cheerful colours ... should go with anything you choose to put on', so matching clothing is easy.
The manufacturer is confident that this suitcase will last a long time.
“With two wheels and a telescopic handle, the bag is guaranteed for 30 years”
E is 'guaranteed for 30 years', showing the manufacturer's confidence that it will last.
Items in this suitcase will not be affected if it gets wet.
“The strong nylon outer fabric is water and abrasion resistant, so it should handle any knocks without showing signs of damage”
A's 'water and abrasion resistant' nylon fabric keeps contents dry and protected if the suitcase gets wet.
This suitcase is of a useful, medium size.
“For those who want something in between an annual holiday suitcase and a weekend bag, this is a fantastic compromise”
E sits 'in between an annual holiday suitcase and a weekend bag', a compromise size the question calls useful and medium.
Those who want to be reminded of an earlier age of travel will like this suitcase.
“Travel in style with this beautiful suitcase that goes back to the days when trains ran on steam and air travel was leisurely”
G evokes 'the days when trains ran on steam and air travel was leisurely', appealing to nostalgia for earlier travel.
Questions 8–14: 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.
Students can begin the one-year course without any previous involvement in acting.
“This is an intensive course which is designed for those who have completed their academic studies and have some theatre or film experience already”
FALSE: the course is 'designed for those who have completed their academic studies and have some theatre or film experience already', so beginners are excluded.
Students will act in a performance in front of their classmates at the end of the first term.
“The term finishes with an internal production given for tutors and students”
TRUE: the term 'finishes with an internal production given for tutors and students', so students perform before classmates.
Family members may attend a performance during the second term.
“the Showcase Drama in front of an invited audience including casting directors and agents”
NOT GIVEN: the second term's Showcase is for 'an invited audience including casting directors and agents', with no mention of family members attending.
Students are required to make a film on their own in the last term of the course.
“This term includes a public performance of a play outdoors in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, and the chance to act a short film recorded on location by a professional crew”
FALSE: the short film is 'recorded on location by a professional crew', so students do not make a film on their own.
In their first audition, candidates perform speeches they have worked on in advance.
“For your initial audition, you will need to prepare two contrasting speeches from plays, lasting no longer than two minutes”
TRUE: candidates must 'prepare two contrasting speeches from plays', so the first audition uses speeches worked on beforehand.
The Oxford School of Drama will send candidates details of local accommodation.
“Entry to The Oxford School of Drama is by audition only and there are no academic requirements for any of our courses”
NOT GIVEN: entry is 'by audition only' with no academic requirements, but the text never promises accommodation details for candidates.
Overseas candidates can do all their auditions via a digital link.
“If you are applying from overseas, you will be able to submit your first audition by means of DVD, YouTube or link to a secure website”
FALSE: overseas applicants may submit only 'your first audition' by DVD, YouTube or link, so later auditions cannot all be remote.
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It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 13 General Training Reading Test 1, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in The Best Suitcases & The Oxford School Of Drama?
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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