Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

38. Answer: desire
Explain 
· Key words: adults, help, children, learn, play, activity, structured, based on 
· According to Nicolopolou et al in paragraph 9, while play can be somewhat structured (with the 
help of adults), it must also be child-centred and “stem from the child‟s own desire”. In other words, 
the play should be based on the child and his/her desire to play. 
39. Answer: autonomy
Explain 
· Key words: play, without, intervention, adults, real 
· It is stated (in paragraph 10) that “free play provides the child with true autonomy”. 
· without intervention = free 
· real = true 
40. Answer: targeted
Explain 
· Key words: with, adults, particular goals 
· In paragraph 10, it is stated that “guided play…can provide more targeted learning experiences”. 
We already know (from question 36), that „targets‟ and „goals‟ have a similar meaning. Guided play 
refers to play with the intervention of adults, so the blank should be filled with “targeted”. 

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CAMBRIDGE IELTS 14 READING TEST 4 
ANSWERS 
THE SECRET OF STAYING YOUNG
1. 
Answer: four / 4 
Explain 
Key words: focused age groups, ants 
– In paragraph 3, it is stated that “Giraldo focused on ants at four age ranges”, 
so the answer must be “four/4”. 
2. 
Answer: young 
Explain 
– Key words: how well, ants, looked after 
– The first sentence of paragraph 4 states that “Giraldo watched how well the ants took care of the 
young of the colony” 
– Look after = take care of
 
3. 
Answer: food 
Explain 
– Key words: ability, locate, scent trail 
– In the second sentence of paragraph 4, the author mentions how ants “followed the telltale scent that 
the insects usually leave to mark a trail to food”. This means that she studied ants‟ ability to locate 
food using a scent trail. 
4. 
Answer: light 
Explain 
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Key words: effect 
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In the same paragraph, we are told that “she tested how ants responded tolight”, meaning that she 
tested the effect of “light” on ants 
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