Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

→ Answer: NOT GIVEN 
7. Answer: TRUE
Key words: following, Treaty of Breda, Dutch, control, all, where nutmeg grew
By using the scanning technique, we can see that the Treaty of Breda is brought up referred to in 
paragraph 5, which mentions how the Dutch and British arrived at the settlement and what happened 
afterwards. The paragraph shows that the Dutch managed to be “securely in control of the Bandas”, 
where all nutmeg production was concentrated into easily guarded areas, and “there was no chance a 
fertile seed which could be grown elsewhere would leave the islands”. which This means that the 
Banda Islands were the sole islands that where nutmeg grew in, and the Dutch is were fully in control 
of those, except for only the island of Run. However, through the Treaty of Breda, the ownership of 
this island of Run was also transferred to the Dutch. Therefore, after the Treaty of Breda, it is true that 
all the islands where nutmeg grew are were under the control of the Dutch. 
→ Answer: TRUE 
QUESTIONS 8 -13: COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW. CHOOSE ONE 
WORD ONLY FROM THE PASSAGE FOR EACH ANSWER. WRITE 
YOUR ANSWERS IN BOXES 8-13 ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET. 
8. Answer: arabs
Key words: Middle Ages, brought to, Europe
We would look into paragraph 2 where the Middle Ages period was brought up is mentioned. As 
mentioned, Here, it is stated that “throughout this period, the Arabs were the exclusive importers of the 
spice to Europe”, which means that the Arabs were the only people that brought nutmeg to Europe in 
the Middle Ages. Therefore, “Arabs” is the answer here. 
→ Answer: Arabs 

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9. Answer: plague
Key words: 17th century, disease
The 17th century starts from 1600, so we would look into where this period was first mentioned – 
paragraph 4. In this paragraph, a disease that was called “the plague” was mentioned, 
which was doctors decided tocould be cured by nutmeg, making everyone want it at the time. 
Therefore, “plague” is the answer for question 9.