Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

CAMBRIDGE IELTS 10 – TEST 3 – PASSAGE 2
AUTUMN LEAVES

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BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON 
QUESTIONS 27-31: 
COMPLETING SUMMARY 
; COMPLETE THE 
SUMMARY USING THE LIST OF WORDS AND PHRASES, 
A-
J,
BELOW. 
27. A 3,000-YEAR-
OLD BURIAL GROUND OF A SEAFARING PEOPLE CALLED THE LA
PITA HAS BEEN FOUND ON AN ABANDONED….ON THE PACIFIC 
ISLAND OF EFATE 
Keywords: 3,000-year-old burial ground, found on an abandoned, Efate 
In the first paragraph, the writer says that “An agricultural worker, digging in the grounds of a 
derelict plantation, scraped open a grave –
the first of dozens in a burial ground some 3,000 years old.” 
– abandoned=derelict 
=>ANSWER: B (PLANTATION) 
28. THE CEMETERY, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT… WAS UNCOVERED 
ACCIDENTALLY BY AN AGRICULTURAL WORKER. 
Keywords: cemetery, significant, agricultural worker 
In the first paragraph, “The site came to light only by chance. An important archaeological 
discovery on the island of Efate in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu has revealed traces of an ancient 
seafaring people, the distant ancestors of today‟s Polynesians…An agricultural worker, digging
in the grounds of a derelict plantation, scraped open a grave – the first of dozens in a burial ground 
some 3,000 years old. It is the oldest cemetery ever found in the Pacific islands…” 
– cemetery=burial ground 
– significant=important 
– accidentally=only by chance 
=> ANSWER: F (ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY) 
29. THE LAPITA EXPLORED AND 
COLONISED MANY PACIFIC ISLANDS OVER SEVERAL CENTURIES. 
THEY TOOK MANY THINGS WITH THEM ON THEIR VOYAGES 
INCLUDING…AND TOOLS. 
Keywords: The Lapita, took, voyages, including 
In paragraph 2, “They were also pioneers who carried with them everything they would need to build 
new lives – their livestock, taro seedlings and stone tools.” 

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– took=carried 
– animals=livestock 
=>ANSWER: I (ANIMALS) 
30-31. THE BURIAL GROUND INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF 
INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAPITA AVAILABLE TO SCIENTISTS. A 
TEAM OF RESEARCHERS, LED BY MATTHEW SPRIGGS FROM THE 
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, ARE HELPING WITH THE 
EXCAVATION OF THE SITE. SPRIGGS BELIEVES THE….WHICH WAS 
FOUND AT THE SITE IS VERY IMPORTANT SINCE IT CONFIRMS 
THAT THE….FOUND INSIDE ARE LAPITA. 
Keywords: Matthew Spriggs, important, inside 
In paragraph 3, the writer says that “Other items included a Lapita burial urn with modeled birds 
arranged on the rim as though peering down at the human remains sealed inside. “It‟s an important 
discovery, says Matthew Spriggs, ….” for it conclusively identifies the remains as Lapita. 
– bones=remains 
=>ANSWER: 30. G (BURIAL URN) 31. D (BONES) 
QUESTIONS 32-35: CHOOSE THE CORRECT LETTER