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This reading practice simulates one part of the IELTS General Reading test. You should spend about twenty minutes on it. Read the passage and answer questions 1-13.

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THE KAKAPOThe kakapo is a critically endangered nocturnal parrot that cannot fly, and it is regarded as one of New Zealand's distinctive natural treasures.The kakapo, sometimes called the owl parrot, is a large bird of the forest with a pale face that resembles an owl's. It may reach 64 cm in length...
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Questions 1-6
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In boxes 1-6 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.

1. There are other parrots that share the kakapo's incapacity to fly.

2. Adult kakapo produce chicks annually.

3. Adult male kakapo return with food to nesting females.

4. The Polynesian rat was a larger threat to the kakapo than Polynesian settlers.

5. Kakapo were transferred from Rakiura Island to different locations because they were at risk from feral cats.

6. One Recovery Plan initiative that helped raise the kakapo population size was caring for struggling young birds.

The answer is FALSE because the statement contradicts the passage. The key evidence is: "It is the world's only flightless parrot and may also be among the longest-lived birds in the world, with some individuals reported to live for up to 100 years.". This evidence gives a different meaning from the question statement, so the statement is not correct.

Associated Text:
It is the world's only flightless parrot and may also be among the longest-lived birds in the world, with some individuals reported to live for up to 100 years.

The answer is FALSE because the statement contradicts the passage. The key evidence is: "Their diet is entirely vegetarian and includes leaves, roots and bark from trees, as well as bulbs and fern fronds.". This evidence gives a different meaning from the question statement, so the statement is not correct.

Associated Text:
Their diet is entirely vegetarian and includes leaves, roots and bark from trees, as well as bulbs and fern fronds.

The answer is FALSE because the statement contradicts the passage. The key evidence is: "Males play no part in incubation or chick-rearing; females alone incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.". This evidence gives a different meaning from the question statement, so the statement is not correct.

Associated Text:
Males play no part in incubation or chick-rearing; females alone incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.

The answer is NOT GIVEN because the passage does not give enough information to confirm the statement. The closest relevant evidence is: "The settlers also brought the Polynesian dog and rat, both of which preyed on kakapo.". This may discuss a related idea, but it does not prove the statement in the question.

Associated Text:
The settlers also brought the Polynesian dog and rat, both of which preyed on kakapo.

The answer is TRUE because the statement agrees with the passage. The key evidence is: "These birds became the foundation for all later management of the species.". This evidence says the same thing as the question statement, so the statement is supported.

Associated Text:
These birds became the foundation for all later management of the species.

The answer is TRUE because the statement agrees with the passage. The key evidence is: "This included moving birds between islands, giving supplementary food to adults, and rescuing and hand-raising any failing chicks.". This evidence says the same thing as the question statement, so the statement is supported.

Associated Text:
This included moving birds between islands, giving supplementary food to adults, and rescuing and hand-raising any failing chicks.

Questions 7-13
Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in 7-13 on your answer sheet.

A large flightless parrot from New Zealand

Kakapos feed on several plant parts.

Females produce one to four eggs in (7).

Early settlers made soft cloaks from kakapo (8).

Introduced animals, including (9), reduced food available in forests.

In (10), females were confirmed on Rakiura.

The conservation plan raised the amount of (11).

The plan aimed to keep (12) fully engaged in protecting the species.

Use "Bulbs" because the passage lists bulbs as part of the kakapo's vegetarian diet. The supporting sentence says: "Their diet is entirely vegetarian and includes leaves, roots and bark from trees, as well as bulbs and fern fronds."

Associated Text:
Their diet is entirely vegetarian and includes leaves, roots and bark from trees, as well as bulbs and fern fronds.

Use "Soil" because the passage says the eggs are laid in soil. The supporting sentence says: "Between one and four eggs are laid in soil."

Associated Text:
Between one and four eggs are laid in soil, which the female turns repeatedly before and during incubation.

Use "Feathers" because the passage says early settlers used kakapo feathers for cloaks. The supporting sentence says: "They ate its meat and used its feathers to make soft cloaks."

Associated Text:
They ate its meat and used its feathers to make soft cloaks.

Use "Deer" because the passage identifies deer as introduced animals that depleted food. The supporting sentence says: "introduced animals such as deer reduced the food available in the remaining forests."

Associated Text:
Large areas of habitat were cleared, while introduced animals such as deer reduced the food available in the remaining forests.

Use "1980" because that is when females were confirmed on Rakiura. The supporting sentence says: "in 1980 it was confirmed that females were also present."

Associated Text:
There were about 200 individuals, and in 1980 it was confirmed that females were also present.

Use "Funding" because the Recovery Plan included a higher level of funding. The supporting sentence says: "a higher level of funding."

Associated Text:
The kakapo population had fallen to 51 birds, forcing an urgent review of management in New Zealand.

Use "Stakeholders" because the plan says stakeholders must remain involved. The supporting sentence says: "ensure stakeholders remain fully involved in preserving the species."

Associated Text:
Its main aims are to minimise the loss of genetic diversity in the kakapo population, restore or maintain enough habitat for the expected increase in numbers, and ensure stakeholders remain fully involved in preserving the species.

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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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