ANSWER KEYS

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 1 - Population Viability Analysis28. 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. BIELTS 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. BIELTS Academic Reading Sample 3 - Zoo Conservation Programmes16. 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 Economy27. 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. CIELTS Academic Reading Sample 6 - A Remarkable Beetle1. 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/tunnellingIELTS Academic Reading Sample 7 - Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical Rainforests1. 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. BIELTS Academic Reading Sample 8 - Changing Our Understanding of Health14. viii

15. Ii

16. Iv

17. Ix

18. Vii19. 1946

20. (the) wealthy (members) (of) (society) 21. social, economic, environmental

22. (the) 1970s23. NOT GIVEN24. YES25. NO26. NO

27. NOT GIVEN

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. RefinedIELTS Academic Reading Sample 10 - Absenteeism In Nursing1. 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. CommunicationIELTS Academic Reading Sample 11 - The Rocket From East To West

1. iv 2. i 3. v 4. vii 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. E 11. B 12. E 13. F 14. GIELTS Academic Reading Sample - 12 The Scientific Method

29. iv30. Vii31. Iii

32. V

33. Vi

34. B

35. F

36. YES

37. No38. NOT GIVEN

39. YES

40. D

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 13 - A.D.D. Missing Out on Learning27. a 28. d

29. c

30. organised 31. hyperactivity

32. completion 33. side effects 34. remedial action 35. switch

36. children

37. successfully 38. F 39. C 40. AIELTS Academic Reading Sample 14 - The Beam Operated Traffic System

1. electrified

2. computer

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

6. I

7. B

8. H

9. A

10.NS 11. S 12. SIELTS Academic Reading Sample 15 - Beneath The Canopy16. E 17. A 18. C 19. D

20. F 21. 3

22. time (and) money 23. Pharmaceutical companies / developed countries 24.b 25. d

26. AIELTS Academic Reading Sample 16 - Destinations For International English Students

1. British 2. not given

3. (equal) 3

4. G

5. C 6. A 7. D

8. F

9. B

10. F 11. N 12. T

13. T

14.N

15. TIELTS 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. AddictiveIELTS Academic Reading Sample 18 - The Discovery of Uranus

27. 1772

28. 178129. 178730. 197731. 198632. YES

33. NO34. NOT GIVEN35. YES36. NOT GIVEN37. georgium sidus

38. Herschel39. James L. Elliot

40. Miranda

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 19 - Creating Artificial Reefs

1, 2 & 3: B, D, E (In any order) 4 rigs and/or tanks

5 fish stocks

6. physical obstacles7. concrete8. commercial9. Japan

10. sea [grass) beds/floor/bottom11. bamboo and coconuts

12. management (control)

13.

IELTS Academic Reading Sample 20 - The Pursuit of Happiness

28 29 D

30

31

32 A

33 D

34 E

35 doubled36 dropped

37 less

38 no

39 slightly

40 reversed