Cambridge ielts 5 Reading

=> ANSWER: stability
1. As a reward for his hard work, he was granted a … by the king. 
Keywords : reward, his hard work, the king 
In the last paragraph, the writer says: ” The Dictionary, together with his other 
writing, made Johnson famous and so well esteemed that his friends were able to 
prevail upon King George III to offer him a pension”. 
– prevail upon= have influence in= persuade 
=> ANSWER: pension
Questions 8-13 
1. The growing importance of the middle classes led to an increased demand for 
dictionaries. 
Keywords: growing importance, middle classes, increased demand 
In paragraph 3, the first sentence, the writer explains : “… the rise of dictionaries is 
associated with the rise of the English middle class…. 
Associated with =closely related toð 
Rise= growing=increasedð 
=> ANSWER: TRUE
1. Johnson has become more well known since his death. 
Keywords: more ,well known, his death 

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In the last paragraph, the writer says: ” The Dictionary…made Johnson famous and 
so well esteemed that his friends were able to prevail upon King George III to offer 
him a pension. From then on, he was to become the Johnson of folklore.” The last 
paragraph tells us that Johnson became very famous after he finished the Dictionary 
and even the King gave Johnson money for the rest of his life [=a pension]. As a 
result of his fame during his lifetime, Johnson remained famous after his death and 
people continued to talk about his work [„the Johnson of folklore‟]. 
– well known=famous 
=> ANSWER: FALSE
1. Johnson had been planning to write a dictionary for several years. 
Keywords: Johnson, planning, a dictionary, several years 
In paragraph 4, we are simply told that: “Johnson decided that he did not need an 
academy to settle arguments about language; he would write a dictionary 
himself….” There is no mention of how many years Johnson had been planning this 
task.