Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

=>ANSWER: B
9
. Received insufficient funding 
Keywords
: insufficient, funding 
In paragraphs 4 and 5, the writer says that “Headstart” received substantial funding: “A lot of money 
was poured into it”. 
“Missouri” also gained a lot of funding, as described in paragraph 6, Section D: “As a result 
of the 
growing research evidence of the importance of the first three years of a child‟s life and the 
disappointing results from that “Headstart” 
a pilot programme was launched in Missouri in the US that focused on parents as the child‟s first 
teachers”. “Missouri” provided a lot of guidance and support to parents and the children, so it could 
not have received insufficient funding. 
=>ANSWER: D
10
. Was designed to improve pre-schooler‟s educational development 
Keywords
: improve, pre-schooler‟s education development 
Paragraph 6, Section D says that “Missouri” “included 380 families who were about to have t
heir 
first child” and this programme lasted in 4 years. During these 4 years, the programme offer
ed training and support to the parents and medical check-
ups for the children. So this programme was designed to improve the pre-schooler‟s educational 
development. Pre-school education : children‟s education before 3 – the age of going to 
school. In paragraph 4, Section C, the writer states that “Headstart” 
“took children into pre-school institutions at the age of three and was supposed to help the children 
of poorer families succeed in school.” 
=>ANSWER: C
QUESTIONS 11-13: TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN 

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11
. Most “Missouri” programme three-year-
olds scored highly in areas such as listening, speaking, reasoning and interacting with others. 
Keywords
: Missouri, scored highly, listening, speaking, reasoning, interacting 
Paragraph 9, Section E reports on the results of the “Missouri” programme. It states that: “By the age 
of three, the children in the programme were significantly more advanced in language 
development than their peers, had made greater strides in problem solving and other intellectua
l skills, and were further along in social development.” 
+ scored highly = advanced