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Cambridge 15 Reading Test 1-2-3-4 Answers

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Cambridge IELTS 15 Reading Test 1-2-3-4 Answers from Academic and General Training practice booklets.

Academic Test 1 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Reading Test 1 answers for ‘Nutmeg – a valuable spice‘, ‘Driverless cars‘ and ‘What is exploration?‘ passages:

1. oval
2. husk
3. seed
4. mace
5. FALSE
6. NOT GIVEN
7. TRUE
8. Arabs
9. plague
10. lime
11. Run
12. Mauritius
13. tsunami
14. C
15. B
16. E
17. G
18. D
19. human error
20. car (-) sharing
21. ownership
22. mileage
23. C
24. D
25. A
26. E
27. A
28. C
29. C
30. D
31. A
32. B
33. E
34. A
35. D
36. E
37. B
38. (unique) expeditions
39. uncontacted / isolated
40. (land) surface

Academic Test 2 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Reading Test 2 answers for ‘Could urban engineers learn from dance‘, Should we try to bring extinct species back to life‘ and ‘Having a laugh‘ passages:

1. B
2. C
3. F
4. D
5. E
6. A
7. safety
8. traffic
9. carriageway
10. mobile
11. dangerous
12. communities
13. healthy
14. F
15. A
16. D
17. A
18. genetic traits
19. heat loss
20. ears
21. (insulating) fat
22. (carbon) emissions
23. B
24. C
25. A
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. B
30. B
31. D
32. F
33. H
34. C
35. D
36. E
37. NOT GIVEN
38. YES
39. NO
40. NO

Academic Test 3 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Reading Test 3 answers for ‘Henry Moore‘, ‘The Desolenator: producing clean water‘ and ‘Why fairy tales are really scary tales‘ passages:

1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. FALSE
7. TRUE
8. resignation
9. materials
10. miners
11. family
12. collectors
13. income
14. iii
15. vi
16. v
17. x
18. iv
19. viii
20. i
21. wheels
22. film
23. filter
24. waste
25. performance
26. servicing
27. C
28. B
29. F
30. A
31. E
32. D
33. F
34. B
35. C
36. G
37. B
38. D
39. A
40. A

Academic Test 4 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Reading Test 4 answers for ‘The return of the huarango‘, ‘Silbo Gomero – the whistle ‘language’ of the Canary Islands‘ and ‘Environmental practices of big businesses‘ passages:

1. water
2. diet
3. drought
4. erosion
5. desert
6. (its / huarango / the) branches
7. IN EITHER ORDER (BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK) leaves (and) bark
8. (its / huarango / the) trunk
9. NOT GIVEN
10. FALSE
11. TRUE
12. FALSE
13. NOT GIVEN
14. NOT GIVEN
15. FALSE
16. TRUE
17. FALSE
18. FALSE
19. TRUE
20. words
21. finger
22. direction
23. commands
24. fires
25. technology
26. award
27. D
28. E
29. F
30. H
31. B
32. C
33. D
34. B
35. YES
36. NOT GIVEN
37. NO
38. YES
39. NOT GIVEN
40. D

General Test 1 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 General Reading Test 1 answers for ‘Consumer advice‘, ‘Rice cookers‘, ‘Maternity allowance for working women‘, ‘Safety when working on roofs‘, and ‘The California gold rush of 1849‘ passages:

1. NOT GIVEN
2. NOT GIVEN
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
6. NOT GIVEN
7. D
8. E
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. E
14. C
15. 3 metres
16. residential building sites
17. eliminate
18. (work) platforms
19. safety nets
20. (maintenance) work
21. selection
22. inspection
23. 140.98
24. unemployed
25. payslip
26. doctor’s letter
27. circumstances
28. D
29. C
30. C
31. D
32. C
33. F
34. B
35. A
36. G
37. gravel
38. nuggets
39. sieve
40. mercury

General Test 2 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 General Reading Test 2 answers for ‘Harvey’s storage‘, ‘Workplace health and safety considerations for plumbers‘, ‘Local museums‘, ‘Flexible working‘, and ‘Preventing the theft of turtle eggs‘ passages:

1. FALSE
2. NOT GIVEN
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
6. FALSE
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. C
12. E
13. B
14. D
15. sewage
16. poisoning
17. drowning
18. gloves
19. tags
20. disconnected
21. objectives
22. review
23. calendar
24. collaboration
25. distraction
26. creativity
27. retention
28. iv
29. vi
30. vii
31. i
32. v
33. iii
34. A
35. C
36. D
37. B
38. flexible
39. land
40. ball

General Test 3 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 General Reading Test 3 answers for ‘Young fashion designer UK competition‘, ‘Which keyboard should you buy‘, ‘Working for a small company may be better than you think‘, ‘Starting a new job‘, and ‘How animals keep fit‘ passages:

1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
6. NOT GIVEN
7. TRUE
8. B
9. E
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. F
14. C
15. familiar
16. abilities
17. stimulating
18. potential
19. promotion
20. flexible
21. C
22. F
23. C
24. A
25. E
26. B
27. D
28. D
29. A
30. B
31. efficient
32. food
33. hibernation
34. blood
35. temperature
36. A
37. D
38. B
39. C
40. A

General Test 4 Answers

Following are the Cambridge IELTS 15 General Reading Test 4 answers for ‘New cycle path to Marshbrook Country Park‘, ‘How to get promoted‘, ‘How to make your working day more enjoyable‘, ‘Study dramatic art at Thornley‘, and ‘Animals can tell right from wrong‘ passages:

1. E
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. NOT GIVEN
9. TRUE
10. TRUE
11. TRUE
12. FALSE
13. NOT GIVEN
14. FALSE
15. photo
16. screens
17. productivity
18. mobile
19. gossip
20. snacks
21. skills
22. commitment
23. value
24. panel
25. potential
26. organisation
27. courses
28. rules
29. fairness
30. submissive
31. biting
32. forgiveness
33. E
34. C
35. G
36. D
37. F
38. C
39. D
40. B
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