Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

10. Answer: FALSE
Key words: Alberto Benevides, profit, growing, huarangos
By skimming the proper noun „Alberto Benevides‟, we can find the information we need in paragraph 
6: “His farm is relatively small and doesn‟t yet provide him with enough to live on”. The huarango 
farm doesn‟t provide him with enough to live, which means that the profit from huarangos is not yet 
enough. Thus, it cannot be said that Alberto Benevides is making a good profit. 

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11. Answer: TRUE
Key words: Whaley, co-operation, farmers, preserve, wildlife
Wildlife is mentioned in paragraph 7 as “movement of mammals, birds and pollen”. Whaley hopes to 
counteract, or reduce, the threat to wildlife by persuading farmers to let him plant forest corridors on 
their land. In other words, he needs farmers‟ co-operation because without their permission, he cannot 
plant forest corridors, which are necessary to enable the natural movement of mammals, birds and 
pollen in the area. So the answer is TRUE. 
 
12. Answer: FALSE
Key words: Whaley, project, succeed, extended
Whaley explains about his project in paragraph 8: “‟It‟s not like a rainforest that needs to have this 
huge expanse. […] If you just have a few trees left, the population can grow up quickly […]”. Thus, it 
can be understood that just a small area of huarangos can attract a wildlife population quickly, without 
a huge area or a great number of trees. In other words, Whaley‟s project does not need to be extended 
over a large area. The statement is FALSE. 
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area = expanse 
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large = huge 
 
13. Answer: NOT GIVEN
Key words: Whaley, plans, Africa, similar, project
The last paragraph mentions that: “He sees his project as a model that has the potential to be rolled out 
across other arid areas around the world”. These areas include Africa. However, Whaley does not 
deliberately say that he has plans to set up another project in Africa; he only mentions the possibility 
that the model could be implemented there and in lots of other places where there is drought. Thus, the 
answer is NOT GIVEN. 

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