Cambridge IELTS 12 Reading Test 5-6-7-8 Answers from Academic and General Training practice booklets.
Academic Test 5 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Reading Test 5 answers for ‘Cork‘, ‘Collecting as a hobby‘ and ‘What’s the purpose of gaining knowledge‘ passages:
| 1. NOT GIVEN 2. FALSE 3. FALSE 4. TRUE 5. TRUE 6. taste 7. cheaper 8. convenient 9. image 10. sustainable 11. recycled 12. biodiversity 13. desertification 14. antiques 15. triumph 16. information 17. contact/meetings 18. hunt/desire 19. aimless/empty 20. educational 21. Trainspotting 22. NOT GIVEN 23. FALSE 24. NOT GIVEN 25. TRUE 26. TRUE 27. vi 28. viii 29. ii 30. iv 31. iii 32. vii 33. fire science 34. investigators 35. evidence 36. prosecution 37. NOT GIVEN 38. YES 39. NO 40. NO |
Academic Test 6 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Reading Test 6 answers for ‘The risks agriculture faces in developing countries‘, ‘The Lost City‘ and ‘The Benefits of Being Bilingual‘ passages:
| 1. A 2. B 3. H 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. G 8. B 9. A 10. D/E 11. D/E 12. C/D 13. D/C 14. iv 15. vi 16. viii 17. v 18. i 19. vii 20. iii 21. TRUE 22. FALSE 23. FALSE 24. NOT GIVEN 25. rubber 26. farmer 27. eye movements 28. language co-activation 29. Stroop Task 30. conflict management 31. cognitive control 32. YES 33. NOT GIVEN 34. NO 35. NO 36. NOT GIVEN 37. D 38. G 39. B 40. C |
Academic Test 7 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Reading Test 7 answers for ‘Flying tortoises‘, ‘Music and the emotions‘ and ‘The Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography‘ passages:
| 1. v 2. iii 3. viii 4. i 5. iv 6. vi 7. ii 8. pirates 9. food 10. oil 11. settlers 12. species 13. eggs 14. D 15. C 16. F 17. G 18. D 19. B 20. vaccinations 21. antibiotics 22. mosquito(e)s 23. factories 24. forests 25. Polio 26. mountain 27. dopamine 28. pleasure 29. caudate 30. anticipatory phase 31. food 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. F 38. B 39. E 40. C |
Academic Test 8 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Reading Test 8 answers for ‘The history of glass‘, ‘Bring back the big cats‘ and ‘UK companies need more effective boards of directors‘ passages:
| 1. obsidian 2. spears 3. beads 4. impurities 5. Romans 6. lead 7. clouding 8. taxes 9. TRUE 10. FALSE 11. NOT GIVEN 12. TRUE 13. FALSE 14. D 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. E 20. D 21. F 22. A 23. NO 24. NOT GIVEN 25. YES 26. YES 27. iv 28. ii 29. vi 30. viii 31. vii 32. i 33. iii 34. YES 35. NOT GIVEN 36. NO 37. NO 38. information 39. financial 40. shareholders/investors |
General Test 5 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 General Reading Test 5 answers for ‘Big Rock climbing centre‘, ‘Marketing advice for new businesses‘, ‘Working Time regulations for mobile workers‘, and ‘A brief history of automata‘ passages:
| 1. G 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. F 6. D 7. E 8. C 9. FALSE 10. NOT GIVEN 11. TRUE 12. TRUE 13. FALSE 14. FALSE 15. research 16. survey 17. mix 18. updates 19. information 20. reputation 21. self-employed 22. average 23. agreement 24. checks 25. train 26. freedom 27. congestion 28. myths 29. levers 30. tools 31. F 32. E 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. palace 37. trades 38. water 39. techniques 40. children |
General Test 6 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 General Reading Test 6 answers for ‘Lost, damaged or delayed inland mail claim form‘, ‘Days out for the family‘, ‘North Sydney Council‘, ‘Registering as an apprentice‘ and ‘Crossing the Humber estuary‘ passages:
| 1. booklet 2. checklist 3. website 4. value 5. (provide) photographs/photos 6. (original) packaging 7. sender 8. A 9. F 10. D 11. B 12. E 13. D 14. E 15. indoor 16. 3 weeks 17. maternity (leave) 18. 5 years 19. pension(s) 20. (registered) psychologists 21. (written) contract 22. qualifications/courses 23. outline/term 24. (prior) coursework 25. workforce 26. journey workers 27. location 28. vi 29. ix 30. vii 31. iii 32. ii 33. iv 34. viii 35. integrated 36. competition 37. hovercraft(s) 38. piers 39. tunnel 40. concrete |
General Test 7 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 General Reading Test 7 answers for ‘Evening Courses‘, ‘The Bike Foundry‘, ‘Benefits for staff of Hamberton Hospital‘, ‘Performance related pay‘, and ‘Marine Ecosystems‘ passages:
| 1. C 2. E 3. D 4. B 5. E 6. A 7. C 8. TRUE 9. FALSE 10. NOT GIVEN 11. FALSE 12. TRUE 13. NOT GIVEN 14. TRUE 15. contribution 16. sick 17. loans 18. parents 19. policies/schemes 20. parking 21. holidays 22. retain 23. targets 24. commission 25. senior 26. meetings/letters 27. women 28. vi 29. iv 30. ii 31. viii 32. v 33. vii 34. iii 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. glaciers 39. birds 40. oxygen |
General Test 8 Answers
Following are the Cambridge IELTS 12 General Reading Test 8 answers for ‘Music Clubs‘, ‘Negotiating a better salary package‘, ‘Biological Research Institute‘,’How to run a successful project‘, and ‘Mass appeal of the Manta rays‘ passages:
| 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. security 10. safety 11. machinery 12. photography 13. nursery 14. accident 15. asset 16. culture 17. internet 18. union 19. review 20. compromise 21. budget 22. scope creep 23. skills 24. (clear) communication 25. milestones 26. plans 27. report 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. FALSE 32. TRUE 33. FALSE 34. TRUE 35. NOT GIVEN 36. FALSE 37. plankton 38. parasites 39. wings 40. brain |
About Cambridge IELTS 12
Cambridge 12 booklet contains four authentic IELTS previous year papers from Cambridge English Language Assessment, providing excellent practice for the examination. This booklet with answers allows students to familiarise themselves with IELTS format and to practise examination techniques using real test structures.
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