IELTSAcademic ReadingPráctica35

(A) is correct. The passage says that, despite severe cold, "hunters still entered the mountains regularly, judging from the quantity of material they dropped there."

(B) is correct. The team found that "other periods produced few or no signs of activity."

(C) is incorrect. Isolated dates could be unreliable outside their archaeological context, but the passage does not say that any dates proved unreliable.

(D) is incorrect. The passage makes no comparison showing that Oppland yielded more artefacts than every other mountain location.

Associated Text:
Instead, hunters still entered the mountains regularly, judging from the quantity of material they dropped there.

(A) is correct. The passage says that, despite severe cold, "hunters still entered the mountains regularly, judging from the quantity of material they dropped there."

(B) is correct. The team found that "other periods produced few or no signs of activity."

(C) is incorrect. Isolated dates could be unreliable outside their archaeological context, but the passage does not say that any dates proved unreliable.

(D) is incorrect. The passage makes no comparison showing that Oppland yielded more artefacts than every other mountain location.

Associated Text:
They found that some periods produced many artefacts, showing that people had been highly active in the mountains, whereas other periods produced few or no signs of activity.

(A) is correct. Choice A matches the question because "Hunters then profited from rising demand for goods." is directly supported by the passage evidence: "Expanding Norwegian towns and export markets would have created strong demand for hides to protect against the cold and antlers for objects such as combs.". That sentence gives one of the required ideas for "Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the Viking Age?".

(B) is incorrect. Choice B says "The start of the period brought the largest increase in Viking wealth.", but the supporting evidence for the correct answers is "Expanding Norwegian towns and export markets would have created strong demand for hides to protect against the cold and antlers for objects such as combs. Although Scandinavian expansion is often associated with ships, the discoveries show that many goods moved overland through routes such as the mountain passes of Oppland.". That evidence does not give Choice B as one of the two required statements.

(C) is correct. Choice C matches the question because "Vikings used more than ships to move goods." is directly supported by the passage evidence: "Although Scandinavian expansion is often associated with ships, the discoveries show that many goods moved overland through routes such as the mountain passes of Oppland.". That sentence gives one of the required ideas for "Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the Viking Age?".

(D) is incorrect. Choice D says "Norwegian towns then drew traders from across the globe.", but the supporting evidence for the correct answers is "Expanding Norwegian towns and export markets would have created strong demand for hides to protect against the cold and antlers for objects such as combs. Although Scandinavian expansion is often associated with ships, the discoveries show that many goods moved overland through routes such as the mountain passes of Oppland.". That evidence does not give Choice D as one of the two required statements.

Associated Text:
Expanding Norwegian towns and export markets would have created strong demand for hides to protect against the cold and antlers for objects such as combs.

(A) is correct. Choice A matches the question because "Hunters then profited from rising demand for goods." is directly supported by the passage evidence: "Expanding Norwegian towns and export markets would have created strong demand for hides to protect against the cold and antlers for objects such as combs.". That sentence gives one of the required ideas for "Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the Viking Age?".

(B) is incorrect. Choice B says "The start of the period brought the largest increase in Viking wealth.", but the supporting evidence for the correct answers is "Expanding Norwegian towns and export markets would have created strong demand for hides to protect against the cold and antlers for objects such as combs. Although Scandinavian expansion is often associated with ships, the discoveries show that many goods moved overland through routes such as the mountain passes of Oppland.". That evidence does not give Choice B as one of the two required statements.

(C) is correct. Choice C matches the question because "Vikings used more than ships to move goods." is directly supported by the passage evidence: "Although Scandinavian expansion is often associated with ships, the discoveries show that many goods moved overland through routes such as the mountain passes of Oppland.". That sentence gives one of the required ideas for "Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the Viking Age?".

(D) is incorrect. Choice D says "Norwegian towns then drew traders from across the globe.", but the supporting evidence for the correct answers is "Expanding Norwegian towns and export markets would have created strong demand for hides to protect against the cold and antlers for objects such as combs. Although Scandinavian expansion is often associated with ships, the discoveries show that many goods moved overland through routes such as the mountain passes of Oppland.". That evidence does not give Choice D as one of the two required statements.

Associated Text:
Although Scandinavian expansion is often associated with ships, the discoveries show that many goods moved overland through routes such as the mountain passes of Oppland.