Cambridge IELTS General Training 19 Reading Test 3 Answers with Explanation / IELTS Reading-A Purple Rainbow, Sports events New Zealand, What to do if made redundant, Palvin’s Restaurant,The forgotten

A Purple Rainbow: The Truth

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	E	unsuitable for their roles, lead actors at their best in thrillers	Paragraph E, Lines 1-3	"But the two lead actors are at their best in thrillers, not films like this one."
2	C	dialogue seems unrealistic, script sound natural	Paragraph C, Lines 3-4	"Neither she nor the other actors could make the script sound natural."
3	A	unexpectedly emotional, close to tears	Paragraph A, Lines 4-5	"The support that band members gave to lead singer Jerry Cosgrove when tragedy entered his life had me close to tears."
4	B	uninteresting dialogue, discussions of relationship issues	Paragraph B, Lines 3-4	"Many children would find the long discussions of relationship issues boring."
5	D	carries a moral message, ethical point	Paragraph D, Line 1	"This film makes an important ethical point about treating other people with respect."
6	A	non-actors, actual fans in the film	Paragraph A, Lines 2-3	"Their fans in the film were actual fans of the group and transferred their enthusiasm to the actors very convincingly."
7	B	should be seen again, second viewing	Paragraph B, Line 2	"Home Fires had me on the edge of my seat with excitement. It’s certainly worth a second viewing."
8	D	audience won’t know about, assumes familiarity with 20 years ago	Paragraph D, Lines 2-3	"It assumes familiarity with the world as it was 20 years ago. With change happening so fast these days, many of the references will leave them confused."

Sports events in New Zealand

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
9	B	spectacular scenery, soaring mountain peaks, crystal-clear lakes, high country	Paragraph B, Lines 2-3	"Soaring mountain peaks, crystal-clear lakes, and high country await."
10	C	special clothing, race suits, safety helmet	Paragraph C, Line 3	"You are fully kitted out with one of our race suits and safety helmet."
11	A	watched while doing activity, spectators include lions, tigers, gorillas, and giraffes	Paragraph A, Line 1	"Your spectators will include lions, tigers, gorillas and giraffes."
12	C	watch someone else before doing activity, demo drive	Paragraph C, Line 6	"Then you are strapped into the passenger seat of one of our racing cars and taken on a demo drive."
13	C	meet expert people, skilled team of racing drivers	Paragraph C, Line 2	"You meet the skilled team of racing drivers at the Motorsport Park Raceway."
14	A	raise money for charity, chance to win $25,000	Paragraph A, Line 3	"You’ll be in with a chance to win $25,000 to put towards a good cause of your choice."

What to do if you are made redundant

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
15	list	list, things to arrange, months ahead	Paragraph 1, Line 5	"The best course of action is to keep calm and draw up a list of all of the things you need to arrange in the months ahead."
16	reference	reasonable reference, employer, future post	Paragraph 2, Line 3	"You will still need a reasonable reference when the time comes to move on."
17	consultancy	consultancy work, useful introductions	Paragraph 2, Line 4	"It may be that your boss can make useful introductions or offer you consultancy work."
18	outplacement	professional outplacement company, job search	Paragraph 3, Line 1	"Help from a professional outplacement company can make a huge difference to your job search success."
19	research	research, employers, target industry	Paragraph 4, Line 3	"Take stock of what you have to offer, what you want to do, and carry out in-depth research to find out what employers are actually looking for."
20	gaps	gaps in experience, qualifications	Paragraph 5, Line 1	"Assess whether there are any gaps in experience or qualifications that could be a barrier to getting another job."
21	incentive	redundancy, career forward, direction	Paragraph 6, Line 1	"Although it can be traumatic, many people find that redundancy is actually the incentive they need to take their career in the direction they actually want to go."

Palvin’s Restaurant

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
22	measurements	chest, waist, hip measurements	Paragraph 2, Line 1	"you are advised to come to work with a note of your chest, waist and hip measurements to assist in this process."
23	laundry allowance	laundry allowance, clean uniform	Paragraph 3, Line 1	"you will receive a laundry allowance to help you do this."
24	respectable	clothes, respectable	Paragraph 4, Line 1	"you should wear your normal clothes to and from work but make sure they’re respectable."
25	hoodies	hoodies, not acceptable in kitchens	Paragraph 4, Line 2	"For example, hoodies and other similar tops are not acceptable in the kitchens."
26	crutches	injuries, crutches, sitting tasks	Paragraph 5, Line 1	"If you incur any injuries that require crutches while you’re working for the company, you cannot then take on any tasks that involve standing up."
27	hand cuts	smaller injuries, hand cuts	Paragraph 5, Line 3	"Employees who have smaller injuries, such as hand cuts, need to check with their manager whether they can come to work."

City’s ‘Henry’ programme

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
28	C	archaeology team, women, history	Paragraph A, Line 1	"This challenges the widespread assumptions that men were the sole producers of books throughout the period in European history known as the Middle Ages."
29	A	dental tartar, use, archaeologists	Paragraph C, Line 1	"the value of tartar as environmental evidence has not, so far, been much exploited."
30	B	skeletal remains, B78, physical	Paragraph D, Line 3	"Her skeletal remains had not indicated anything particular about her life, besides a general indication that she probably did not do any hard labour."
31	A	team’s view, blue pigment, imported	Paragraph F, Line 1	"The most likely explanation, then, is that this was an artist who repeatedly used her lips to make a fine point on the end of her brush in order to paint intricate detail on manuscripts."
32	D	medieval artists, contribution, books	Paragraph G, Line 4	"Additionally, artists are largely invisible in both the historic and archaeological records as they rarely signed their work before the 15th century and, until now, there have been no known skeletal markers directly associated with producing art."
33	B	length of time, tartar, preserve	Paragraph B, Line 3	"When dental plaque hardens and becomes tartar, it can entomb these particles and molecules for hundreds or thousands of years – potentially even millions."
34	D	unique particles, blue, number	Paragraph D, Line 2	"They found well over 100 bright blue particles, in the form of small crystals and individual flecks, scattered throughout the tartar which was still preserved on her teeth."
35	C	examples, particles, dental analysis	Paragraph C, Line 2	"Tree and grass pollen, spores, cotton fibres, medicinal plants and micro-charcoal have all been reported among the finds from this type of dental analysis."
36	F	blue pigment, medicine, consumption	Paragraph F, Line 3	"A variety of reasons were possible, from painting to accidental ingestion during pigment preparation, or even the consumption of the powder as a medicine."
37	gold	lapis lazuli, value	Paragraph E, Line 1	"a substance more precious than gold in Medieval Europe."
38	skill	lapis lazuli, pigment	Paragraph E, Line 2	"the preparation of the pigment took great skill."
39	point	brushes, mouths, fine features	Paragraph G, Line 2	"This finding suggests that women were more involved in the production of books throughout the Middle Ages than tends to be thought."
40	manuscripts	fine features, books, brushes	Paragraph G, Line 3	"This finding suggests that women were more involved in the production of books throughout the Middle Ages than tends to be thought."