ANSWER KEYS

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 1 - Population Viability Analysis

28. Yes
29. No
30. No
31. Not Given
32. vi: The haphazard nature of
reproduction
33. iii: An imbalance of the sexes
34. i: Loss of ability to adapt
35. ii: Natural disasters
36. will (/may) not survive / will (/ may)could become
extinct 37. locality/ distribution 38. logging takes place (/ occurs) 39. B
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 2 - Visual Symbols and the Blind
27. C 28. C 29. A 30. use of breaks 31. rapid spinning 32. steady spinning
33. pairs 34. shapes 35. sighted 36. sighted 37. deep 38. blind 39. similar
40. B
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 3 - Zoo Conservation Programmes
16. Y 17. Y 18. NG 19. N 20. N 21. NG 22. Y 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A
27. D 28. E (In any order)
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 4 - A Workaholic Economy
27. No 28. Not Given 29. Yes 30. No 31. Yes 32. Not Given 33. C 34.
A 35. B. Extra work is offered to existing employees. 36. D. Benefits and hours
spent on the job are not linked 37. F. Longer hours indicate greater commitment to
the firm. 38. G. Managers estimate staff productivity in terms of hours worked.
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 5 - The Risks of Cigarette Smoke
15. B 16. A 17. C 18. NO 19. NOT GIVEN 20. YES 21. NOT GIVEN 22. E
23. G 24. H 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. C
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 6 - A Remarkable Beetle
1. NOT GIVEN 2. NO 3. YES 4. YES 5. NO 6. South African 7. French
8. Spanish
9. temperate
10. early spring 11. two to five / 2-5
12. sub-tropical
13. South African tunneling/tunnelling
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 7 - Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical
Rainforests
1. FALSE 2. FALSE 3. TRUE 4. TRUE 5. FALSE 6. NOT GIVEN 7. TRUE
8. NOT GIVEN 9. M 10. E 11. G 12. P 13. J 14. B

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 8 - Changing Our Understanding of Health

14. viii

15. Ii

16. Iv

17. Ix

20. (the) wealthy (members) (of) (society)

22. (the) 1970s 23. NOT GIVEN
27. NOT GIVEN

18. Vii19. 1946

21. social, economic, environmental

24. YES

25. NO

26. NO

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 9 - Paper Recycling

30. sustamable
31. biodegradable
32.virgin fibre/ pulp 33.governments/ the
government 34. advances 35. quality 36. contaminants 37. offices 38. sorted
39. (re)pulped 40. de-ink/ remove ink/ make white
41. Refined
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 10 - Absenteeism In Nursing
1. NO 2. NO 3. NO 4. YES 5. NOTGIVEN 6. NO 7. YES 8. (local)
busunesses 9.(work/working) schedule/ rostering/ roster(s) 10. excessive 11.
voluntary absence / absenteeism 12. twenty / 20 13. Communication
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 11 - The Rocket From East To West
1. iv 2. i 3. v
13. F 14. G

4. vii

5. B

6. D

7. A 8. A 9. B 10. E 11. B 12. E

IELTS Academic Reading Sample - 12 The Scientific Method

29. iv

30. Vii

36. YES

31. Iii

37. No

32. V

33. Vi

38. NOT GIVEN

34. B
39. YES

35. F
40. D

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 13 - A.D.D. Missing Out on Learning

27. a
28. d
32. completion
36. children

29. c
30. organised
31. hyperactivity
33. side effects
34. remedial action 35. switch
37. successfully
38. F
39. C
40. A

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 14 - The Beam Operated Traffic System

1. electrified
6. I
12. S

2. computer
7. B
8. H

3. Beam-Operated Traffic 4.roads 5. C

9. A
10.NS
11. S

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 15 - Beneath The Canopy

16. E
17. A
18. C
19. D
20. F
21. 3
22. time (and) money 23. Pharmaceutical companies / developed countries
25. d
26. A

24.b

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 16 - Destinations For International English

Students
1. British
7. D
13. T

2. not given
3. (equal) 3
8. F
9. B
10. F
14.N
15. T

4. G
11. N

5. C
12. T

6. A

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 17 - The Danger Of Ecstasy

32. c

33. d

34. c

35. b

36. alcohol

37. (the chemical) serotonin

38. return to normal
39. free the personality / liberate someusers / remove one's defenses

40. Addictive

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 18 - The Discovery of Uranus

27. 1772
33. NO

28. 1781
34. NOT GIVEN

38. Herschel

29. 1787

30. 1977

35. YES

36. NOT GIVEN

39. James L. Elliot

31. 1986

32. YES

37. georgium sidus

40. Miranda

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 19 - Creating Artificial Reefs

1, 2 & 3: B, D, E (In any order)

4 rigs and/or tanks

6. physical obstacles

8. commercial

7. concrete

5 fish stocks
9. Japan

10. sea [grass) beds/floor/bottom

11. bamboo and coconuts

12. management (control)

13.

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 20 - The Pursuit of Happiness

28

29 D

30

35 doubled
36 dropped
40 reversed

31

32 A

33 D

37 less

38 no

39 slightly

34 E