Cambridge IELTS 2 General Training Reading Test B
Reading section -1
Dining out
Questions 1-7 (Restaurant Advertisements)
Question No. | Answer | Keywords | Location | Explanation |
1 | C | open for breakfast | Restaurant C advertisement | "Restaurant C offers breakfast service." |
2 | B | open every night for dinner | Restaurant B advertisement | "Restaurant B serves dinner every night." |
3 | B | only open for lunch on weekdays | Restaurant B advertisement | "Restaurant B is only open for lunch on weekdays." |
4 | A | returned to its previous location | Restaurant A advertisement | "Restaurant A has recently returned to its previous location." |
5 | A | welcomes families | Restaurant A advertisement | "Restaurant A is family-friendly and welcomes families." |
6 | A | caters for large groups | Restaurant A advertisement | "Restaurant A caters for large groups." |
7 | C | only opens at weekends | Restaurant C advertisement | "Restaurant C is open only on weekends." |
New electricity account payment facilities
Questions 8-13 (TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN)
Question No. | Answer | Keywords | Location | Explanation |
8 | FALSE | receipt, Southport address | Section 1A | "If you want a receipt, you should send your payment to the Northbridge address, not Southport." |
9 | TRUE | Federal Bank, branches | Section 2 | "Payments can be made at any branch of the Federal Bank by completing the deposit slip attached to your account notice." |
10 | NOT GIVEN | full amount, instalments | General statement | "There is no mention of whether instalments are allowed for payment." |
11 | FALSE | Coastside Power Office, Saturday mornings | Section 3 | "The Coastside Power Office is open Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, but not on Saturday mornings." |
12 | FALSE | pay by phone, credit card | General statement | "Payments cannot be made by phone." |
13 | NOT GIVEN | reduction, prompt payment | General statement | "There is no information provided about any reduction for prompt payment." |
Reading section- 2
Central library
Questions 14-20 (TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN)
Question No. | Answer | Keywords | Location | Explanation |
14 | TRUE | two computers, two printers | Paragraph not specified, general statement | "There are two computers and two printers available for public use at the library." |
15 | FALSE | floppy disks, information desk | Paragraph not specified, general statement | "You cannot buy floppy disks at the information desk." |
16 | NOT GIVEN | information desk, weekends | Paragraph not specified, general statement | "There is no information provided about whether the information desk is closed at weekends." |
17 | FALSE | reserve, computer, three days | Paragraph not specified, general statement | "It is not essential to reserve a computer three days in advance if you want to use one." |
18 | TRUE | late, reservation, computer | Paragraph not specified, general statement | "If you are more than a quarter of an hour late, you could lose your reservation for the computer." |
19 | NOT GIVEN | library employees, knowledge of computers | Paragraph not specified, general statement | "There is no information provided about whether library employees have detailed knowledge of computers." |
20 | TRUE | library, courses, learn about computers | Paragraph not specified, general statement | "The library runs courses for people who want to learn about computers." |
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Paragraph Headings (Questions 21-26)
Question No. | Answer | Keywords | Location | Explanation |
21 | iv | personal approach | Paragraph B, Line 1 | "Once the finished newspaper has been created, all the pages are transmitted electronically from the prepress centre to the printing centre." |
22 | vi | first-class staff | Paragraph C, Line 1 | "A procession of automated vehicles is busy at the new printing centre, where the Sydney Morning Herald is printed each day." |
23 | vii | up-to-date classroom practice | Paragraph D, Line 1 | "The robots' principal job is to shift the newsprint, which arrives at the plant in huge reels." |
24 | ix | monitored achievement | Paragraph E, Line 3 | "When the press computer calls for a reel, an LGV takes it to the reel loading area of the presses." |
25 | iii | pastoral care, personal arrangements | Paragraph F, Line 1 | "The LGVs move at walking speed, and sensors stop the vehicle if anyone steps in front of it." |
26 | i | recognition of achievements | Paragraph G, Line 1 | "The question newspaper workers must now ask, however, is, 'How long will it be before the robots are writing the newspapers?'" |
Reading section -3
Robots at work
Paragraph Headings (Questions 27-32)
Question No. | Answer | Keywords | Location | Explanation |
27 | v | split location, newspaper production | Paragraph A, Line 1 | "The production of newspapers is divided between two locations, with journalists compiling news in one place and printing done elsewhere." |
28 | vii | newspaper, printing center | Paragraph B, Line 2 | "Once the newspaper content is finalized, it is transmitted to the printing center." |
29 | iv | LGVs, functions | Paragraph D, Line 1 | "The LGVs are responsible for transporting reels of paper, removing wrapping, and delivering them to the printing press." |
30 | i | robots, working together | Paragraph E, Line 1 | "LGVs coordinate their movements efficiently to complete various tasks in the printing process." |
31 | viii | controlling, robots | Paragraph F, Line 2 | "A central computer system programs and controls all the LGVs' movements to ensure efficiency." |
32 | iii | future, technology | Paragraph G, Line 3 | "Advances in automation continue to shape the newspaper printing process, making it more efficient." |
Flow-Chart Completion (Questions 33-40)
Question No. | Answer | Keywords | Location | Explanation |
33 | transmitted (electronically) | final version, sent | Paragraph B, Line 3 | "The final version of the text is transmitted electronically to the printing center." |
34 | (photographic) film/negative(s) | pages, converted | Paragraph D, Line 2 | "The pages arrive at the printing center and are converted into photographic film or negatives." |
35 | (aluminium) printing plates | plates, printing | Paragraph D, Line 3 | "From the negatives, aluminium printing plates are created for use in the printing presses." |
36 | programmed | LGVs, control | Paragraph F, Line 2 | "The LGVs are programmed by a central computer to navigate and complete tasks." |
37 | (tough) wrapping/damaged paper | reels, removal | Paragraph D, Line 4 | "Before use, the LGVs remove any tough wrapping or damaged paper from the reels." |
38 | weighed | reel, processing | Paragraph D, Line 5 | "The reel is then weighed before being moved further into the production process." |
39 | paster robot(s) | trimmed, prepared | Paragraph D, Line 6 | "Paster robots trim and prepare the reel before it is taken to the press." |
40 | storage area | reel, destination | Paragraph D, Line 7 | "Finally, the prepared reel is delivered to the storage area, ready for use in the printing process." |
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