Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

6. Answer: FALSE
Key words: Mayan sculpture, similar, other, stone sculptures

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Still in paragraph 4, regarding the Mayan sculpture, Moore thought it “had a power and originality that 
no other stone sculpture possessed”. The word “originality” and the phrase “no other stone sculpture 
possessed” imply that the Mayan sculpture was different and unlike any others. Thus, it would be 
wrong to say that the Mayan sculpture was similar to other stone sculptures. 
7. Answer: TRUE
Key words: artists, Unit One, modern art, architecture, popular
Unit One is mentioned in paragraph 5: “The aim of the group was to convince the English public of the 
merits of […] modern art and architecture”. This means that Unit One wanted to prove to the public 
that modern art and architecture was of good quality and excellence. In other words, they wanted to 
make it more popular among the public. 
QUESTIONS 8-13: COMPLETE THE NOTES BELOW. 
8. Answer: resignation
Key words: urged, offer, leave, Royal College
Paragraph 6 mentions the event of Moore leaving the Royal College: “There were calls for his 
resignation from the Royal College, and the following year […] he left […]”. This means that people 
wanted Moore to leave by offering his resignation (an announcement made by Moore himself that he 
would leave the job). Thus, Moore was urged by his employers at the Royal College to offer his 
resignation. 
9. Answer: materials
Key words: turns to, drawing, sculpting, not, available
Moving on to the 1940s, paragraph 8 mentions: “A shortage of materials forced him to focus on 
drawing”. This means that Moore focused on drawing because materials for sculpting were not 
available. 
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turn to = focus on 
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not available = shortage 
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