Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

5
. Was administered to a variety of poor and wealthy families 
Keywords
: administered, variety, poor, wealthy families 
Section D discusses the „Missouri‟ programme. In paragraph 6 in Section D, the writer says 
that: “The four-
year pilot study included 380 families who were about to have their first child and who 
represented a cross-section of socio-economic status, age and family configurations.” a variety of poor 
and wealthy families = a cross-section of socio-economic status 
And in paragraph 9 in Section E, the writer states that “At the age of three, the children who
had been involved in the „Missouri‟ programme were evaluated alongside a cross-
section of children selected from the same range of socio-economic backgrounds and family 
situations” 
=>ANSWER: B
6
. Continued with follow-up assistance in elementary schools 
Keywords
: follow-up assistance, elementary schools. 
Both the “Headstart” and “Missouri” programmes focused on children‟s early education before the age 
of three. So neither “Headstart” nor “Missouri” continued with further assistance in elementary 
schools. 
=>ANSWER: D

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. Did not succeed in its aim 
Keywords
: not succeed, aim 
Paragraph 5 of Section C reports on the „Headstart‟ programme and its failure: “Despite subst
antial funding, results have been disappointing”. 
+ not succeed in its aim = results have been disappointing 
=>ANSWER: A
8
. Dupplied many forms of support and training to parents 
Keywords
: support, training, parents 
We can see that “Headstart” did not provide support and training to parents, as stated in paragraph 5, 
Section C that: “Second, the parents were not involved. At the end of each day, “Headstart” children 
returned to the same disadvantaged home environment”. 
The parents were not involved: parents were not the subject of the programme. „Headstart‟ only took 
children at the age of three to pre-school institutions and taught them in schools. However, the 
“Missouri” programme offered support and training to parents, as indicated in paragraphs 6 and 7, 
Section D: “a pilot programme was launched in Missouri in the US that focused on parents 
as the child‟s first teachers… The programme involved trained parent-educators visiting the 
parent‟s home and working with the parent, or parents, and the child. Information on child 
development, and guidance on things to look for and expect as the child grows were provided, plus 
guidance in fostering the child‟s intellectual, language, social and motor-skill development.”