Cambridge IELTS General Training 16 Reading Test 3 Answers with Explanation / Maps showing walks..,The maple Hampton scarecrow..,Qualities that make a barista,Running a meeting,Feathers as decoration.

Maps showing walks starting from Bingham town hall

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Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	E	caves, chance	Paragraph E	"It passes the entrance to the famous Butter Caves visitor attraction, so you can combine a visit there with the walk."
2	D	lake, beside	Paragraph D	"This walk is ideal in fine weather, as it takes you to the shore of a lake, at a spot convenient for swimming."
3	C	architecture, unusual	Paragraph C	"This route leads you through the village of Cottesloe, which was created in the 1930s and is famous for its strange-looking houses."
4	A	children, unsuitable	Paragraph A	"Please note that the ground is very uneven, and under-sixes should not be taken on this walk."
5	C	weather, length, depending	Paragraph C	"After you leave Cottesloe, you have a choice of routes to return to the starting point, so either continue via Thurley Park, or if it’s raining, take the shorter direct route."

The maple Hampton scarecrow competition – a great success!  

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Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
6	TRUE	scarecrows, same size, human being	Paragraph 1	"A traditional scarecrow was a model – usually life-size – of a man or woman dressed in old clothes."
7	NOT GIVEN	first, competition, Maplehampton	No specific location in the text	There is no information about whether the competition was the first one in Maplehampton.
8	NOT GIVEN	farmers, materials, take part	No specific location in the text	There is no information about whether farmers who provided materials could participate in the competition.
9	FALSE	clothes, supplied	Paragraph 3	"The scarecrows were dressed in old clothes which the competitors brought with them."
10	TRUE	venue, changed, weather	Paragraph 3	"The festival was held in the village hall, instead of outdoors as planned, due to the unusually high temperature."
11	TRUE	competitors, advice, scarecrows	Paragraph 4	"They were encouraged by an audience of around 50, and had ideas and guidance from local artist Tracey Sanzo."
12	NOT GIVEN	judges, opinion, alien, bird	No specific location in the text	There is no information about the judges’ opinion on whether the alien scarecrow was better than the giant bird.
13	FALSE	picnic, supplied, competitors	Paragraph 5	"After the judging, many of the participants and the spectators had a picnic which they had brought."
14	FALSE	Alice Cameron, scarecrow, frighten birds	Paragraph 5	"Alice Cameron...she didn’t need it to scare birds away from her crops...She just wanted to be able to see it!"

Qualities that make a great barista

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
15	correct	drinks, correct, customer	Paragraph 1, Line 3	"Be sure you make drinks that are correct in all respects for the customer."
16	conversation	ignore, conversation	Paragraph 1, Line 5	"If you become distracted by the conversation that is going on nearby..."
17	filter	clean, machine, filter	Paragraph 2, Line 2	"You will often catch a great barista rinsing out the filter in their machines..."
18	fresh	ground, coffee, fresh	Paragraph 2, Line 6	"This highlights the keen attention to detail...to make every drink with completely fresh ground coffee."
19	flavour	reduces, flavour	Paragraph 3, Line 3	"too early reduces the flavour"
20	bitter	makes, coffee, bitter	Paragraph 3, Line 4	"those who delay the finish risk burning the beverage and tainting it with a bitter after-taste."
21	day	customers, day	Paragraph 4, Line 1	"Great baristas ask their customers how their day is going..."
22	issues	important, issues	Paragraph 4, Line 3	"they read local newspapers and keep up with issues that really matter..."

Running a meeting

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
23	relevant information	introduce, relevant information	Paragraph 2, Line 1	"Start by requesting everyone to introduce themselves and to give a bit of relevant information in addition to their name."
24	agenda	agenda, available	Paragraph 3, Line 1	"Make sure everyone can see the agenda or has a copy of it."
25	conflicts	solve, conflicts	Paragraph 3, Line 5	"Try to keep discussions positive, but don’t ignore conflicts – find a solution for them..."
26	tension	tension, work	Paragraph 4, Line 3	"Don’t let the same people take on all the work as this can lead to tension within the group."
27	social activity	social activity, afterwards	Paragraph 5, Line 2	"It can be nice to follow the meeting with a social activity like sharing a meal or going to a cafe."

Feathers as decoration in European history

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
28	vii	relationship, gender	Section A, Paragraph 1	"Historically, feathers were an incredibly expressive accessory for men, observes Cambridge historian, Professor Ulinka Rublack."
29	iii	rise, popularity	Section B, Paragraph 1	"By 1573, Plantin’s Flemish-French dictionary was even obliged to offer words to describe people who chose not to wear them, recommending such terms as: ‘the featherless’ and ‘unfeathered’."
30	i	link, international awareness	Section C, Paragraph 3	"One crucial driver, however, was exploration – the discovery of new lands, especially in South America."
31	vi	protection, sophistication	Section D, Paragraph 2	"During the 1550s, Eleanor of Toledo had hats made from peacock feathers to keep her dry in the rain."
32	viii	continued, military	Section E, Paragraph 1	"Within the armies of Europe feathers remained an essential part of military costume."
33	v	researching, past	Section F, Paragraph 2	"Historians now chart the ways in which our identities are shaped through deep connections with ‘stuff’ – the material objects that are parts of our lives."
34	B	coloured, artificially	Section B, Paragraph 2	"Impressive efforts went into dyeing them. A 1548 recipe recommends using ashes, lead monoxide and river water to create a ‘very beautiful’ black, for example."
35	C	attitude, Americas	Section C, Paragraph 2	"This was not just a symbol of power, but of cultural connectedness, Rublack suggests: The message seems to be that he was embracing the global in a duchy that was quite insular and territorial."
36	B	qualities, military	Section E, Paragraph 1	"Feathers became associated with the idea of an art of warfare. They were also already a part of military garb among many native American peoples and in the Ottoman empire."
37	C	black feathers, soldiers	Section A, Paragraph 1	"The Bersaglieri of the Italian Army, for example, still wear a bunch of long black feathers in their hats hanging down to one side."
38	G	cranes, swallows	Section B, Paragraph 2	"In prosperous trading centres, the citizens started wearing hats bedecked with feathers from cranes and swallows."
39	E	exotic birds, high status	Section C, Paragraph 3	"In 1599, Duke Frederick of Wurttemberg held a display at his court at which he personally appeared wearing a costume covered in exotic feathers and representing the Americas."
40	B	peacock feathers, protection	Section D, Paragraph 2	"During the 1550s, Eleanor of Toledo had hats made from peacock feathers to keep her dry in the rain."