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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 27-40.

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The bananas we know today all originate from Musa acuminata, a wild, spindly banana plant native to the South East Asian islands that make up modern-day Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. The evolution of banana has been traced back to 10,000 years by agricultural experts. It has been at ...
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Questions 27-32
Complete the table using the list of words, A-F, below.
  1. Ronald Romero
  2. Rodomiro Ortiz
  3. David McLaughlin
  4. Emile Frison
  5. Geoff Hawtin
  6. Luadir Gasparotto
Said by Statements
Emile Frison Lessons can be learned from bananas for other crops.
Consumers would not accept genetically modified crops.
The impact of fungal infection in soil is often long-lasting.
A banana disease has damaged a huge number of banana plantation
A pest invasion may seriously cause damages to banana industry.
Banana disease may develop resistance to sprayed chemicals.
A manufacturer gave up on breeding bananas for disease-resistant

The answer is C. The statement 'Consumers would not accept genetically modified crops.' is said by David McLaughlin. In the passage, it states: 'Biotechnology is extremely expensive and there are serious questions about consumer acceptance,' says David McLaughlin, Chiquita’s senior director for environmental affairs. This is found in the final paragraph, making (C) David McLaughlin the person who made this statement.

Associated Text:
Biotechnology is extremely expensive and there are serious questions about consumer acceptance, says David McLaughlin, Chiquita’s senior director for environmental affairs.

The answer is B. The statement 'The impact of fungal infection in soil is often long-lasting.' was made by Rodomiro Ortiz. The passage states: 'Once the fungus gets into the soil, it remains there for many years. There is nothing farmers can do. Even chemical spraying won’t get rid of it,' says Rodomiro Ortiz, director of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, Nigeria. This is found in the fifth paragraph and directly links Ortiz to the statement about long-lasting effects of soil fungal infections.

Associated Text:
Once the fungus gets into the soil, it remains there for many years. There is nothing farmers can do. Even chemical spraying won’t get rid of it," says Rodomiro Ortiz, director of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, Nigeria.

The answer is F. The statement 'A banana disease has damaged a huge number of banana plantation' was made by Luadir Gasparotto. In the sixth paragraph, it says: Brazil's leading banana pathologist with the government research EMBRAPA Luadir Gasparotto, says “Most of the banana fields in Amazonia have already being destroyed by the disease. Predicting a fall in production to 70 per cent, with an only option to find a new variety.” This confirms that Gasparotto made the statement about widespread destruction caused by banana disease.

Associated Text:
Brazil's leading banana pathologist with the government research EMBRAPA Luadir Gasparotto, says “Most of the banana fields in Amazonia have already being destroyed by the disease. Predicting a fall in production to 70 per cent, with an only option to find a new variety.”

The answer is E. The statement 'A pest invasion may seriously cause damages to banana industry' is attributed to Geoff Hawtin. In the fourth paragraph, it is stated: Even the director of the Rome-based International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Geoff Hawtin says “When some pest or disease comes along, severe epidemics can occur.” Here, 'severe epidemics' translates to serious damage to the banana industry, making Geoff Hawtin (E) the correct answer.

Associated Text:
Even the director of the Rome-based International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Geoff Hawtin says “When some pest or disease comes along, severe epidemics can occur.”

The answer is D. The statement 'Banana disease may develop resistance to sprayed chemicals.' is made by Emile Frison. In paragraph six, it reads: Frison says, “ as soon as you bring a new fungicide they develop resistance”. This directly supports Emile Frison as the correct answer.

Associated Text:
Frison says, “ as soon as you bring a new fungicide they develop resistance”.

The answer is A. The statement 'A manufacturer gave up on breeding bananas for disease-resistant' can be tied to Ronald Romero. The passage states in paragraph eight: The banana companies also abandoned the breeding effort and invested more assets on finding new fungicides. The Cavendish is still the only success for over 40 years in the breeding program. 'It was quite expensive and we got nothing back,' says Ronald Romero, head of research at Chiquita. This shows that Romero was the one to make the statement.

Associated Text:
The banana companies also abandoned the breeding effort and invested more assets on finding new fungicides. The Cavendish is still the only success for over 40 years in the breeding program. “It was quite expensive and we got nothing back,” says Ronald Romero, head of research at Chiquita, one of the three biggest companies dominating the banana industry.

Questions 33-39
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In boxes 33-39 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.

33. The banana and the potato have a similar nutritional content.

34. The bananas that we commonly eat today have a strong natural immunity to infection.

35. Fungal disease is almost impossible to eradicate.

36. Modern supermarkets stock a wide range of banana varieties.

37. Black Sigatoka cuts fruit yields by 40% and drastically reduces the productive lifetime of bananas.

38. The black Sigotoka disease can be effectively combated by genetic modification.

39. The introduction of a new disease resistant banana proved unsuccessful.

The answer is NOT GIVEN. The question asks whether 'The banana and the potato have a similar nutritional content.' There is no information or comparison between the nutritional contents of banana and potato in the passage. Therefore, 'NOT GIVEN' is the correct answer.

Associated Text:

The answer is FALSE. The statement claims that bananas we commonly eat today have a strong natural immunity to infection. However, the passage explains that bananas "lack the genetic capability to ward off pests and diseases" and are "ripe for disease like no other crop on Earth" due to their uniformity and lack of genetic diversity. This can be found in the first and third paragraphs.

Associated Text:
it lacks the genetic capability to ward off pests and diseases that are in Central America, Africa and Asia. Each is a virtual clone, almost devoid of genetic diversity. And that uniformity makes it ripe for disease like no other crop on Earth.

The answer is TRUE. The statement says that 'Fungal disease is almost impossible to eradicate.' In the fifth paragraph, Rodomiro Ortiz is quoted as saying, 'Once the fungus gets into the soil, it remains there for many years. There is nothing farmers can do. Even chemical spraying won’t get rid of it.' This directly supports the answer TRUE. It shows that fungal diseases, once in the soil, are extremely difficult to remove.

Associated Text:
Once the fungus gets into the soil, it remains there for many years. There is nothing farmers can do. Even chemical spraying won’t get rid of it.

The answer is FALSE. The statement 'Modern supermarkets stock a wide range of banana varieties.' is directly contradicted by the passage, which states: 'As a result, most people in the developed world eat just one variety.' This occurs in the second paragraph and demonstrates that there is not a wide range of banana varieties in supermarkets today.

Associated Text:
As a result, most people in the developed world eat just one variety.

The answer is FALSE. The statement says: 'Black Sigatoka cuts fruit yields by 40% and drastically reduces the productive lifetime of bananas.' The passage says: 'It is also capable of cutting crops yield down to 40 per cent and also cutting the productivity lifetime of bananas from 30 to as short as 3 years.' The phrase 'is also capable of' means it can have this effect, not that it always does, which contradicts the definitiveness of the statement in the question.

Associated Text:
It is also capable of cutting crops yield down to 40 per cent and also cutting the productivity lifetime of bananas from 30 to as short as 3 years.

The answer is TRUE. The statement 'The black Sigatoka disease can be effectively combated by genetic modification.' is supported by the last paragraph: 'the genes resisting black Sigatoka can be identified and processed in a laboratory tissue culture of cells from edible varieties. This can thereafter turn to new disease-resistant plants and further distributed to local farmers.' This means that genetic modification offers an effective way to combat black Sigatoka in the future.

Associated Text:
the genes resisting black Sigatoka can be identified and processed in a laboratory tissue culture of cells from edible varieties. This can thereafter turn to new disease-resistant plants and further distributed to local farmers.

The answer is TRUE. The statement 'The introduction of a new disease resistant banana proved unsuccessful.' is affirmed in the eighth paragraph, where the passage says: 'The results of the new hybrid are rather disheartening as western supermarkets and peasant farmers dislike it. Some say it tastes like an apple instead of a banana, causing planters to grow other plants avoiding banana. And the banana companies also abandoned the breeding effort and invested more assets on finding new fungicides.' This shows the new disease-resistant variety was not a success.

Associated Text:
The results of the new hybrid are rather disheartening as western supermarkets and peasant farmers dislike it. Some say it tastes like an apple instead of a banana, causing planters to grow other plants avoiding banana. And the banana companies also abandoned the breeding effort and invested more assets on finding new fungicides.

Question 40
Complete the short answers below.

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

Write your answers in 40-40 on your answer sheet.

40. Where was Banana first planted?

The answer is South-East Asia. The question asks where banana was first planted. The first paragraph states: 'It has been at an evolutionary standstill ever since it was first propagated in the jungles of South-East Asia at the end of the last ice age.' This makes 'South-East Asia' the correct answer.

Associated Text:
It has been at an evolutionary standstill ever since it was first propagated in the jungles of South-East Asia at the end of the last ice age.

Answer Sheet
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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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