Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

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QUESTIONS 25 AND 26: 
Which TWO important implications drawn from the Nicaraguan study are mentioned by the writer of 
the passage? 
1.
It is better to educate mature women than young girls 
2.
Similar campaigns in other countries would be equally successful 
3.
The effects of maternal literacy programmes can be seen very quickly 
4.
Improving child health can quickly affect a country‟s economy 
5.
Money spent on female education will improve child health 
Look at the last 3 paragraphs because paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 start with “The Nicaraguan study may 
have important implications…”. “…there is increasing evidence that female education, at any age, is 
„an important health intervention in its own right‟” => so A is 
wrong. “..education budgets in developing countries should be increased, not just to help their 
economies but also to improve child health” => no relationship between child health and 
country‟s economy => D is wrong and E is 
right. “…we thought that even if we started educating girls today, we‟d have to wait
a generation for the pay-off. The Nicaraguan study suggests we may be able to bypass that.” 
=> it means we don‟t need to wait for that long, the effects can be seen quickly => so C is right. “Pay-
off” means an advantage or a reward from something you have done, here the writer refers to the 
beneficial effects of maternal literacy programmes. “Bypass” here means to reduce the necessary time 
to get something done quickly, or to be more specific, to see the effects. “similar campaigns elsewhere 
might not work as well” => B is wrong 
=> ANSWER: C & E

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CAMBRIDGE IELTS 6 – TEST 4 – PASSAGE 2
DO LITERATE WOMEN MAKE BETTER MOTHERS? 
CAMBRIDGE IELTS 6 – TEST 4 – PASSAGE 3
QUESTIONS 27-30: CHOOSE THE CORRECT HEADING FOR 
SECTIONS A-D 
27.SECTION A 
In the first section, the writer mentions the result of the survey he conducted into bullying in British 
schools: “… in British primary schools up to a quarter of pupils reported experience of bullying, which 
in about one in ten cases was persistent. There was less bullying in secondary schools..” So the correct 
heading for this section is “Research into how common bullying is in British schools”.