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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 14-26.

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To BritainMark Rowe examines efforts to bring elm trees back into the British countryside.A During the 1960s and 1970s, about 25 million elms died from Dutch elm disease, representing roughly 90% of all elm trees in the UK. After this loss, the elm, once a dominant feature of the British landscape, ...
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Questions 14-18
The reading passage has eight paragraphs labelled A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter A-H in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

14. mention of the research problems that arise from there being only a few surviving large elms

15. details of a disagreement about the value of reintroducing elms to Britain

16. mention of how Dutch elm disease was brought into Britain

17. a description of the conditions that have enabled a location in Britain to escape Dutch elm disease 18.mention of the stage at which young elms become vulnerable to Dutch elm disease

Choose paragraph C because this paragraph contains the information requested in "mention of the research problems that arise from there being only a few surviving large elms". The supporting sentence is: "However, the research opportunities are restricted because the number of mature survivors is relatively small.". This sentence matches the meaning of the prompt, so paragraph C is the best location.

Associated Text:
However, the research opportunities are restricted because the number of mature survivors is relatively small.

Choose paragraph G because this paragraph contains the information requested in "details of a disagreement about the value of reintroducing elms to Britain". The supporting sentence is: "In her view, the environmental argument for reintroducing elm is strong because the trees will support wildlife.". This sentence matches the meaning of the prompt, so paragraph G is the best location.

Associated Text:
In her view, the environmental argument for reintroducing elm is strong because the trees will support wildlife.

Choose paragraph B because this paragraph contains the information requested in "mention of how Dutch elm disease was brought into Britain". The supporting sentence is: "An initial epidemic in the 1920s gradually faded, but a second outbreak in the 1970s was triggered by shipments of elm from Canada.". This sentence matches the meaning of the prompt, so paragraph B is the best location.

Associated Text:
An initial epidemic in the 1920s gradually faded, but a second outbreak in the 1970s was triggered by shipments of elm from Canada.

Choose paragraph E because this paragraph contains the information requested in "a description of the conditions that have enabled a location in Britain to escape Dutch elm disease 18.mention of the stage at which young elms become vulnerable to Dutch elm disease". The supporting sentence is: "Strong winds from the sea make it difficult for the persistent elm bark beetle to attack the city's coastal elm population.". This sentence matches the meaning of the prompt, so paragraph E is the best location.

Associated Text:
Strong winds from the sea make it difficult for the persistent elm bark beetle to attack the city's coastal elm population.

Choose paragraph C because this paragraph contains the information requested. The supporting sentence is: "When an elm trunk grows to about 10-15 centimetres in diameter, it becomes the ideal size for beetles to lay eggs and for the fungus to establish itself.". This sentence matches the meaning of the prompt, so paragraph C is the best location.

Associated Text:
When an elm trunk grows to about 10-15 centimetres in diameter, it becomes the ideal size for beetles to lay eggs and for the fungus to establish itself.

Questions 19-23
Look at the following Statements (Questions 19-23) and List of people below below.

Look at the following statements and the list of people below.

Write the correct number A-C in boxes Questions 19-23 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.
List of people below
  1. Matt Elliot
  2. Karen Russell
  3. Peter Bourne

19. If a tree becomes infected with Dutch elm disease, the damage rapidly becomes visible.

20. It may be wiser to wait and see if the mature elms that have survived continue to flourish.

21. There must be an explanation for the survival of several mature elms.

22. We must to be aware that insects carrying Dutch elm disease are not very far away.

23. You grasp the effect Dutch elm disease has had when you see evidence of how prominent the tree once was.

Choose B because the passage connects this feature or person with the information in the question. The supporting evidence is: "Russell says the effects are very quick: after four to six weeks, resistant trees show no symptoms, while susceptible ones lose leaves and may even have died completely.". This evidence identifies the correct match and rules out choices that are not linked to this detail.

Associated Text:
Russell says the effects are very quick: after four to six weeks, resistant trees show no symptoms, while susceptible ones lose leaves and may even have died completely.

Choose A because the passage connects this feature or person with the information in the question. The supporting evidence is: "Sometimes, Elliot says, the best approach is to give nature time to recover; over time, resistance may appear. * horticultural analogue: a cultivated plant species that is genetically similar to an existing species.". This evidence identifies the correct match and rules out choices that are not linked to this detail.

Associated Text:
Sometimes, Elliot says, the best approach is to give nature time to recover; over time, resistance may appear. * horticultural analogue: a cultivated plant species that is genetically similar to an existing species.

Choose B because the passage connects this feature or person with the information in the question. The supporting evidence is: "Russell asks whether their survival is due to avoidance, tolerance or resistance, and says it cannot be entirely a matter of luck.". This evidence identifies the correct match and rules out choices that are not linked to this detail.

Associated Text:
Russell asks whether their survival is due to avoidance, tolerance or resistance, and says it cannot be entirely a matter of luck.

Choose C because the passage connects this feature or person with the information in the question. The supporting evidence is: "Even so, Bourne says the situation remains fragile, warning that the beetles could march in if people are not careful because the threat is right on the doorstep.". This evidence identifies the correct match and rules out choices that are not linked to this detail.

Associated Text:
Even so, Bourne says the situation remains fragile, warning that the beetles could march in if people are not careful because the threat is right on the doorstep.

Choose A because the passage connects this feature or person with the information in the question. The supporting evidence is: "Only when people look at old photographs from the 1960s, he explains, do they realise how important the large, significant elms had been before they vanished.". This evidence identifies the correct match and rules out choices that are not linked to this detail.

Associated Text:
Only when people look at old photographs from the 1960s, he explains, do they realise how important the large, significant elms had been before they vanished.

Questions 24-26
Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in 24-26 on your answer sheet.

For hundreds of years, the only tree that was more popular in Britain than elm was (24) Starting in the Bronze Age, many tools were made from elm and people also used it to make weapons. In the 18th century, it was grown to provide wood for boxes and (25) Due to its strength, elm was often used for mining equipment and the Cutty Sark's (26) was also constructed from elm.

Use "Oak" because the passage says only oak was preferred to elm as hardwood. The supporting sentence says: "elm was second only to oak as Britain's preferred hardwood."

Associated Text:
Russell asks whether their survival is due to avoidance, tolerance or resistance, and says it cannot be entirely a matter of luck.

Use "Flooring" because the passage says elm timber was used for storage crates and flooring. The supporting sentence says: "its timber was used for storage crates and flooring."

Associated Text:
In the eighteenth century, elm was planted more widely, and its timber was used for storage crates and flooring.

Use "Keel" because the passage says the Cutty Sark's keel was made from elm. The supporting sentence says: "to build the keel of the nineteenth-century sailing ship Cutty Sark."

Associated Text:
Because it could withstand heavy impact, it was also used in mining equipment and to build the keel of the nineteenth-century sailing ship Cutty Sark.

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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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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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