Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

 
 
 
 
 

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CAMBRIDGE IELTS 9 – TEST 3 – PASSAGE 3
INFORMATION THEORY- THE BIG DATA 
CAMBRIDGE IELTS 9 READING – TEST 4 – 
ANSWERS 
THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARIE CURIE 

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QUESTIONS 1-6: DO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AGREE 
WITH THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN READING PASSAGE 1 ? 
1. MARIE CURIE‟S HUSBAND WAS A JOINT WINNER OF BOTH MARIE‟S 
NOBEL PRIZES 
Keywords: husband, joint winner, both Nobel Prizes. 
In the first paragraph, the writer says that “With her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel, she 
(Marie) was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics, and was then sole winner of the 191
1 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.” So, the statement is false. 
=>ANSWER: FALSE 
2. MARIE BECAME INTERESTED IN SCIENCE WHEN SHE WAS A 
CHILD. 
Keywords: interested, science, child 
All the information related to her childhood is given in paragraph 2: “From childhood, Marie
was 
remarkable for her prodigious memory, and at the age of 16 won a gold medal on completion
of her secondary school.” So, there is no information about whether Marie became interested in 
science when she was a child, therefore the answer is not given. 
=>ANSWER: NOT GIVEN 
3. MARIE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE SORBONNE BECAUSE OF HER 
SISTER‟S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION. 
Keywords: attend the Sorbonne, sister‟s financial contribution 
At the end of paragraph 2, the writer states that “From her earnings she was able to finance
her sister Bronia‟s medical studies in Paris, on the understanding that Bronia would, in turn, later help 
her to get an education.” 
Then, in the next paragraph, “In 1891, this promise was fulfilled and Marie went to Paris and 
began to study at the Sorbonne (the University of Paris).” So, it is true that Marie was able to attend 
the Sorbonne because of her sister‟s financial contribution. 
=>ANSWER: TRUE 
4. MARIE STOPPED DOING RESEARCH FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHEN 
HER CHILDREN WERE BORN. 
Keywords: stop doing research, children, born 
In paragraph 6, the writer indicates that “the births of Marie‟s two daughters, Irene and Eve, in 1897 
and 1904 failed to interrupt her scientific work.” So, it is false that Marie stopped doing rese
arch for several years when her children were born. 
=>ANSWER: FALSE 
5. MARIE TOOK OVER THE TEACHING POSITION HER HUSBAND HAD 
HELD. 
Keywords: took over, teaching position, husband, held 
In paragraph 7, the writer states that “On May 13, 1906, she was appointed to the professorship that 
had been left vacant on her husband‟s death, becoming the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne.” So, 
the statement is true. 

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– teaching position=professorship 
=>ANSWER: TRUE 
6. MARIE‟S SISTER BRONIA STUDIED THE MEDICAL USES OF 
RADIOACTIVITY. 
Keywords: Bronia, studied, medical uses of radioactivity 
In paragraph 2, the writer says that “From her earnings she was able to finance her sister Br
onia‟s medical studies in Paris.” However, whether Bronia studied the medical uses of radioactivity or 
not is not given. 
=>ANSWER: NOT GIVEN 
QUESTIONS 7-13: 
COMPLETE THE NOTES BELOW.
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