Cambridge IELTS 11 · General Training · Test 4 · Section 1
Visitor Attractions In Southern England & Paragliding In Australia — IELTS Reading Answers
All 14 answers for Visitor Attractions In Southern England & Paragliding In Australia, Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 4 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Visitor Attractions In Southern England & Paragliding In Australia 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 (Q1–7), 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.
Visitors can look at animals from another part of the world.
“At Canford we have a new walk-through exhibit called Island Magic. Here visitors can observe many species from the tropical island of Madagascar”
Attraction E, Canford, has 'Island Magic', where 'visitors can observe many species from the tropical island of Madagascar', animals from elsewhere.
People can hold a business conference in this place.
“The visitors' centre may also be hired for private or corporate events”
Attraction B says 'The visitors' centre may also be hired for private or corporate events', which covers a business conference.
Visitors can find out what toys were used in the last century.
“They can visit the childhood gallery with its large playroom, and listen to stories told by actors dressed in the costumes of a hundred years ago”
Attraction F has a 'childhood gallery with its large playroom' and actors in 'costumes of a hundred years ago', evoking last century's toys.
Activities are available all year round here.
“Visitors will enjoy a visit to Withney whatever the season”
Attraction B promises 'Visitors will enjoy a visit to Withney whatever the season', so it is open and worth visiting all year.
You can buy light meals here.
“Homemade snacks are on sale”
Attraction A sells 'Homemade snacks', the light meals the question asks about.
Visitors can see how food was prepared in the past.
“visit the huge kitchen complete with period equipment – demonstrations are given at weekends”
Attraction C has a 'huge kitchen complete with period equipment' where 'demonstrations are given at weekends', showing historic cooking.
You can visit modem imitations of old buildings here.
“This famous, historically accurate, reconstructed castle and village enables visitors to travel back in time”
Attraction A is a 'historically accurate, reconstructed castle and village', a modern rebuild imitating old buildings.
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.
A paraglider is more comfortable than a parachute.
“The harness is where the pilots sit —and they report that it outperforms a parachute in terms of comfort”
The harness 'outperforms a parachute in terms of comfort', so a paraglider pilot sits more comfortably than under a parachute.
Most paragliding schools are situated by the sea.
“there are lots of schools, mainly based inland by appropriate hills or mountains, and there are also schools on the coast near spectacular cliffs”
Schools are 'mainly based inland by appropriate hills or mountains', with only some 'on the coast', so most are not by the sea.
Learners must pass a theory test in order to get their license.
“It takes about seven days to get your basic license; then you're free to fly independently at sites across Australia”
A seven-day basic licence is mentioned, but the passage never states that learners must pass a theory test.
Learners are able to paraglide unaccompanied after a week’s course.
“It takes about seven days to get your basic license; then you're free to fly independently at sites across Australia”
'It takes about seven days to get your basic license; then you're free to fly independently', which is flying unaccompanied after a week.
It is advisable to purchase some equipment before you do your training.
“However, you’ll probably want to buy your own more sophisticated equipment, which you’ll be able to choose much better once you’ve tried some out on your course”
Buying gear is best done after training, since you can 'choose much better once you've tried some out on your course', so buying first is not advised.
Fit people of any age can take up paragliding.
“there's no upper age limit provided your instructor deems you capable, but the youngest anybody can paraglide is 14”
'The youngest anybody can paraglide is 14', so the claim that people of any age can take it up is wrong.
The preliminary uphill walk may strain some of your muscles.
“You'll probably experience pain in some muscles you didn't know you had whilst learning, but many of those will be due to the walk up the training hill to launch”
Learners may feel 'pain in some muscles ... due to the walk up the training hill to launch', confirming the uphill walk can strain muscles.
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Where does the Visitor Attractions In Southern England & Paragliding In Australia passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 11 General Training Reading Test 4, and it covers Questions 1–14.
What question types appear in Visitor Attractions In Southern England & Paragliding In Australia?
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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