Cambridge IELTS 3 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 1
The Medicine & Important Notice: Product Return — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for The Medicine & Important Notice: Product Return, Cambridge IELTS 3 General Training Reading Test 2 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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The Medicine & Important Notice: Product Return answer key at a glance
Questions 1–13. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Yes / No / Not Given (Q1–4), Short Answers (Q5–9), Matching Headings (Q10–13). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–4: Yes / No / Not Given
Strategy: These test the writer's opinions, not facts. Look for evaluative language, and treat 'may' or 'could' as weaker than the question's claim.
You should lie down after you have taken the medicine.
“Do not take this medicine on an empty stomach or immediately before lying down”
The label warns 'Do not take this medicine... immediately before lying down', so lying down afterwards is not advised.
You must stop taking the medicine if your eyesight is affected.
“If any of the following occur, discontinue taking the medicine and contact your doctor: dizziness, vomiting, blurred vision”
'Blurred vision' is on the list of effects requiring you to 'discontinue taking the medicine and contact your doctor'.
You must stop taking the medicine when you feel better.
“Once you have begun to take this medicine you must continue to take it until the bottle is empty, unless advised otherwise by your doctor”
You 'must continue to take it until the bottle is empty' unless your doctor says otherwise, so feeling better is no reason to stop.
This medicine is suitable for a person of any age.
“This medicine is not available without a prescription and is not suitable for children under 5 years”
It 'is not suitable for children under 5 years', so the medicine cannot be given to a person of any age.
Questions 5–9: Short Answers
Strategy: Use the question word to predict the answer type, locate the relevant sentence, and copy no more words than the limit allows.
Where can you find the batch number on the jars?
“The batch number is printed on the bottom of each jar”
The batch number 'is printed on the bottom of each jar', so that is where to look.
How much will you receive for an opened jar of contaminated Chicken Curry?
“Fancy Foods will pay $10 for each jar returned unopened and $5 for each jar already opened”
Fancy Foods pays '$10 for each jar returned unopened and $5 for each jar already opened', so an opened jar earns $5.
If you have eaten Chicken Curry from a jar with one of the batch numbers listed, whom should you contact?
“However, the company’s Retailing Manager will be interested to hear from people who have consumed chicken curry from any of the above batch numbers”
The 'company's Retailing Manager will be interested to hear from people who have consumed chicken curry' from the listed batches.
What information do they ask you to provide about the jar of Chicken Curry you ate?
“In particular, it will be helpful if they can give information about the place of purchase of the product”
The notice asks for 'information about the place of purchase of the product', which is the detail required.
What is the maximum reward Fancy Foods is offering for information about who contaminated their product?
“Fancy Foods will pay a reward of $10,000 to $50,000 for information which leads to the conviction of any person found guilty of placing metal pieces in its products”
The reward runs '$10,000 to $50,000', so the maximum Fancy Foods offers is $50,000.
Questions 10–13: Matching Headings
Strategy: Read the paragraph first and summarise its main idea in five words. Choose the heading that matches the whole paragraph, not a repeated keyword.
Section C
“Unlike most cards, the Fabulous Furniture Credit Card offers a full 60-day interest-free period on every Fabulous purchase - no matter when you make your purchase. This leaves you with more money to spend on other things”
Heading ii fits Section C, which highlights 'a full 60-day interest-free period on every Fabulous purchase'.
Section D
“You may choose to pay the full amount within 60 days. In this case, you pay no interest You may spread your payments over a longer period. In this case, interest will be charged after the initial 60-day interest-free period”
Heading i fits Section D, which sets out paying the full amount within 60 days or spreading payments over a longer period.
Section E
“Application is absolutely free! Nor are there any annual fees or administration fees. Just fill in the application form and bring it to your nearest Fabulous Furniture store. Your application will be processed promptly and you can begin making purchases immediately after your application is approved”
Heading vi fits Section E, which stresses 'Application is absolutely free! Nor are there any annual fees'.
Section F
“We have stores in every major city, so you’re never far away from a Fabulous Furniture store. For our addresses, just check in your local telephone directory”
Heading v fits Section F, which says there are 'stores in every major city' listed in the local telephone directory.
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It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 3 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 1–13.
What question types appear in The Medicine & Important Notice: Product Return?
The section is tested with Yes / No / Not Given, Short Answers, Matching Headings. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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