Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

Answer: 6. Branches; 7. Leaves & bark (in any order); 8. Trunk.
7. Answer: IN EITHER ORDER (BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK) leaves (and) bark
Paragraph 3 gives information about traditional uses of huarangos (“For centuries the huarango tree 
was vital to the people”). Firstly, leaves and bark were used for “herbal remedies”, which refers to 
types of medicine. So answers for Q7 should be „leaves‟ and „bark‟ (in any order). 
Secondly, its branches were used for “charcoal for cooking and heating”. In other words, branches 
were used as fuel for cooking and heating. Thus, the answer for Q6 is „branches‟. 
Finally, its trunk was used to build houses. „building‟ is synonymous to „construction‟, so the answer 
must be „trunk‟. 
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medicine = remedies 
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construction = build (building) 
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Answer: 6. Branches; 7. Leaves & bark (in any order); 8. Trunk.
8. Answer: (its / huarango / the) trunk
Paragraph 3 gives information about traditional uses of huarangos (“For centuries the huarango tree 
was vital to the people”). Firstly, leaves and bark were used for “herbal remedies”, which refers to 
types of medicine. So answers for Q7 should be „leaves‟ and „bark‟ (in any order). 
Secondly, its branches were used for “charcoal for cooking and heating”. In other words, branches 
were used as fuel for cooking and heating. Thus, the answer for Q6 is „branches‟. 
Finally, its trunk was used to build houses. „building‟ is synonymous to „construction‟, so the answer 
must be „trunk‟. 
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medicine = remedies 
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construction = build (building) 
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Answer: 6. Branches; 7. Leaves & bark (in any order); 8. Trunk.
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QUESTIONS 9-13: DO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AGREE 
WITH THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN READING PASSAGE 1? 
9. Answer: NOT GIVEN
Key words: local, families, Whaley, traditional, uses, huarango, products
There is no information regarding this. The answer is not given. We only learn that Whaley is trying 
to get local people interested in planting more huarangos and to use the products from the tree to 
“create a sustainable income”. There is no mention of the local people telling Whaley about the 
traditional uses of the tree.