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This reading practice simulates one part of the IELTS Academic Reading test. You should spend about twenty minutes on it. Read the passage and answer questions 1-14.

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Read the information below and answer questions 1-7. Food Poisoning: Understand the FactsAlmost everyone will experience food poisoning at one point in their lifetime, but not everyone is aware of proper precautions to avoid the illness. Read our helpful pamphlet below for more information...
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Questions 1-7
Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in 1-7 on your answer sheet.

Not all people are familiar with the correct to take to steer clear from the illness.

Food poisoning, an illness involving contaminated food, happens shortly after harmful chemicals or bacteria.

It is important not to store with cooked food in the refrigerator.

When preparing meat, it should first be thoroughly before it is cooked.

When cooking for guests, do not prepare food , since it gives germs a better chance at developing.

If you have been with food poisoning, follow your doctor's orders.

You may need to call your city's if you developed food poisoning after eating at a restaurant.

The answer is precautions. The correct answer is supported by the sentence in the first paragraph: "Almost everyone will experience food poisoning at one point in their lifetime, but not everyone is aware of proper precautions to avoid the illness." This quote shows that not all people are familiar with the correct precautions to take to steer clear from the illness.

Associated Text:
"Almost everyone will experience food poisoning at one point in their lifetime, but not everyone is aware of proper precautions to avoid the illness."

The answer is ingesting. The explanation can be found under the heading 'The Basics': "Food poisoning is an ailment that usually occurs after ingesting contaminated products, usually due to semi-toxic chemicals or harmful bacteria." Here, it is clear that the illness happens shortly after ingesting harmful chemicals or bacteria.

Associated Text:
"Food poisoning is an ailment that usually occurs after ingesting contaminated products, usually due to semi-toxic chemicals or harmful bacteria."

The answer is raw food. The detailed explanation is found in the 'Taking Precautions' section: "Do not keep raw food and cooked food together. Raw meat can easily contaminate cooked foods, even in the refrigerator!" This directly supports that it is important not to store raw food with cooked food.

Associated Text:
"Do not keep raw food and cooked food together. Raw meat can easily contaminate cooked foods, even in the refrigerator!"

The answer is thawed. Under 'Taking Precautions,' the statement is: "All meat should be thoroughly thawed before it is cooked." This means that when preparing meat, it should first be thawed thoroughly before cooking to ensure food safety.

Associated Text:
"All meat should be thoroughly thawed before it is cooked."

The answer is in advance. In the 'Cooking for Guests?' section, the statement says: "While tempting, it is best not to prepare food in advance, because this will give germs a better chance at developing." This clarifies that food should not be prepared in advance to avoid the risk of germs developing.

Associated Text:
"While tempting, it is best not to prepare food in advance, because this will give germs a better chance at developing."

The answer is diagnosed. The section 'How to Handle Sickness' states: "If you have been diagnosed with food poisoning, always follow a doctor's orders." This shows that if you are diagnosed with food poisoning, you should follow the doctor's orders.

Associated Text:
"If you have been diagnosed with food poisoning, always follow a doctor's orders."

The answer is sanitation services. The correct answer is found under 'How to Handle Sickness': "If you believe you have caught your sickness from a restaurant, you may be obligated to call the sanitation services in your city." This means you may need to call your city's sanitation services if you developed food poisoning after eating at a restaurant.

Associated Text:
"If you believe you have caught your sickness from a restaurant, you may be obligated to call the sanitation services in your city."

Questions 8-14
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In boxes 8-14 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE   if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE   if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN   if there is no information on this.

8. Tours will only take place during the weekend for one month.

9. Adults cannot join the morning tours unless they have a child with them.

10. Children under 13 years of age can attend the afternoon tours if they are accompanied by a parent or adult.

11. The Safari Ride Exhibition is at least one hour long.

12. Participants must wear sneakers or tennis shoes for the tour.

13. Participants can purchase photographs of their tour if they so choose.

14. Refunds will be available in the case of absence.

The answer is TRUE. The relevant information is in the first instruction of 'Tour Information': "These exclusive tours will take place each weekend (Saturdays and Sundays) during the month of August 2019." This means the tours are limited to weekends for one month only.

Associated Text:
"These exclusive tours will take place each weekend (Saturdays and Sundays) during the month of August 2019."

The answer is FALSE. The correct information is in 'Tour Information': "Adult groups can also attend the morning tours, but must be aware that the Safari Ride Exhibition is not included." There is no requirement for adults to be accompanied by children in order to join morning tours.

Associated Text:
"Adult groups can also attend the morning tours, but must be aware that the Safari Ride Exhibition is not included."

The answer is FALSE. In the 'Tour Information' section, it says: "Since the afternoon tours involve a Safari Ride Exhibition, children (under 13 years old) are not permitted to be in attendance." This clearly means that children under 13 cannot attend afternoon tours, regardless of whether they are accompanied by an adult.

Associated Text:
"Since the afternoon tours involve a Safari Ride Exhibition, children (under 13 years old) are not permitted to be in attendance."

The answer is NOT GIVEN. The passage mentions: "Afternoon tours will last approximately two hours." and that the 'Safari Ride Exhibition' is part of the afternoon tours, but does not state how long the exhibition itself lasts. Therefore, this specific detail is not given in the text.

Associated Text:
"Afternoon tours will last approximately two hours." and "The afternoon tours involve a Safari Ride Exhibition"

The answer is FALSE. In 'Key Details,' the guideline is: "It would be best to wear flat-soled, enclosed shoes with more ankle support for this tour due to the uneven terrain of some zoo areas." It does not specify that only sneakers or tennis shoes are allowed, only that the shoes should be flat-soled, enclosed, and provide ankle support. Other types of shoes may also be acceptable.

Associated Text:
"It would be best to wear flat-soled, enclosed shoes with more ankle support for this tour due to the uneven terrain of some zoo areas."

The answer is TRUE. The correct information from 'Key Details' is: "a designated photographer from the Parkland Zoo will take photos of your tour, which will be available for purchase at the end of the tour." This means participants can purchase photos of their tour.

Associated Text:
"a designated photographer from the Parkland Zoo will take photos of your tour, which will be available for purchase at the end of the tour."

The answer is NOT GIVEN. There is no information anywhere in the passage regarding refunds in the case of absence. Therefore, it is not possible to determine whether refunds will be available.

Associated Text:
[No direct supporting quote available. No information about refunds in the case of absence is provided in the passage.]

Answer Sheet
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Score Summary
0 / 1
Multiple Choice
Matching Sentence Endings
Note Completion
Table Completion
Flow Chart Completion
Summary Completion
Multiple Selection
Short Answer
Matching Headings
Matching Features
Matching Information
Identifying Information
Identifying Viewer Claims
Sentence Completion
Diagram Labelling
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Tips to improve your reading speed
To get a high score on the IELTS reading section, you need to have a fast reading speed. To have a fast reading speed, you need to improve your vocabulary and practice dissecting sentences. One strategy to dissect a sentence is to look for the subject and verb of the sentence. Finding the subject and verb will help you better understand the main idea of said sentence. Keep in mind, a common feature of a IELTS reading passage is to join strings of ideas to form long compound sentences. This produces large chunks that students have a hard time absorbing. Do not get overwhelmed by its length, just look for the subject and verb, the rest of the ideas will flow.

Keep in mind, having a slow reading speed makes skimming or scanning a reading passage more difficult. The process of quickly skimming through a reading passage for specific keywords or main ideas is a requirement for you to employ successful reading strategies to improve your IELTS reading score. In other words, skimming and scanning are critical skills to ensure you complete all questions in the allotted time frame.
IELTS Reading Strategies
Once you can read and comprehend a passage with a rate of, at least, 220 words per minute, you'll be ready to start implementing our strategies. All too often, students spend too much time reading the passages and not enough time answering the questions. Here is a step by step guide for tackling the reading section.

  1. Step 1: Read questions first

    One of the most common mistakes that candidates make when approaching the reading exam is reading every single word of the passages. Although you can practice for the exam by reading for pleasure, "reading blindly" (reading without any sense of what the questions will ask) will not do you any favors in the exam. Instead, it will hurt your chances for effectively managing your time and getting the best score.

    The main reason to read the questions first is because the type of question may determine what you read in the passage or how you read it. For example, some question types will call for the "skimming" technique, while others may call for the "scanning" technique.

    It is important to answer a set of questions that are of the same question type. You'll need to determine which question type you want to tackle first. A good strategy would be to start with the easier question type and move on to more difficult question types later. The Easiest question types are the ones where you spend less time reading. For example, the Matching Heading question type is an easier one because you only need to find the heading that best describes the main idea of a paragraph. An example of a difficult question type would be Identifying Information. For this question type, you'll need to read each paragraph to find out if each statement is TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN according to the passage.

    Here is a table that lists the difficulty levels for each question type. Use this table as a reference when choosing which question type you want to tackle first.

    Difficulty level Question Type
    Easy Sentence Completion
    Short answer
    Medium Matching Features
    Multiple choice
    Matching Headings
    Summary, Table, Flow-Chart Completion
    Difficult Matching Sentence Endings
    Matching Information
    Identifying Information (TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN)
    Identifying Viewer's claims (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)

  2. Step 2: Read for an objective

    After you've read the questions for the passage, you will be able to read for an objective. What does this mean? For example, if you come across a question that includes the year "1896", you can make a note of when this year comes up in the text, using it to answer the question later on. There are two reading techniques that will help you stay on track with reading for an objective. The first one, skimming, is best defined as reading fast in order to get the "gist", or general idea, or a passage. With this technique, you are not stopping for any unfamiliar words or looking for specific details. The second technique, scanning, is best defined as reading for specific information. With this technique, you are not reading for the overall gist, but rather, specific information. Notice how each of these techniques has a specific objective in mind. This will help you find information more quickly.

  3. Step 3: Take notes

    As you're reading for an objective, you should also be making notes on the margins of the passage, placing stars next to key information, or underlining things that you believe will help you answer the various questions. This will make it easier for you to check back when you are asked certain things in the questions. Choose whichever note-taking system is right for you - just make sure you do it!

  4. Step 4: Answer wisely

    After you've read the questions, read the passage, and have taken any appropriate notes, you you should have located the part of the text where you where you need to read carefully. Then just read carefully and think critically to determine the correct answer.

IELTS Reading Question Types

The IELTS reading test contains many different question types:

Matching HeadingsIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Headings
Matching InformationIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Information
Matching FeaturesIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Features
Summary CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Summary Completion
Identifying InformationIELTS Reading Lesson: Identifying Information
Identifying Writer's claimsIELTS Reading Lesson: Identifying Writer's claims
Multiple ChoiceIELTS Reading Lesson: Multiple Choice
Short AnswerIELTS Reading Lesson: Short Answer
Match Sentence EndingIELTS Reading Lesson: Match Sentence Ending
Sentence CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Sentence Completion
Table CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Table Completion
 
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