IELTS READING
TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN (1)
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What is the animal in the
footage?
A. Panda
B. Brown bear
C. Polar bear
a bear with white fur that lives in
the Arctic
Why we need to protect polar
bears
TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN
BASIC STEPS FOR THIS TASK
Read the instruction carefully (T/F/NG
or Y/N/NG)
Underline keywords
(N/Adj/V/Adv/?/NOT/Number)
Understand statements
Use keywords to skim for paragraph
and scan for details inside
Compare meanings of the details
with the statement Answer
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
a. to reduce something in size or amount,
1. SHED LIGHT ON sth especially supplies of energy, money
2. DENSITY b. to eat no food for a period of time
c. a system or a way of behaving that helps
3. MECHANISM a living thing to avoid or protect itself
4. CONSEQUENCE from something difficult or dangerous
d. a young lion, bear, wolf
5. CUB e. the number of people or things in a place
when compared with the size of the place
6. FAST (verb)
f. to provide an explanation for something
7. EMERGE g. a result of a particular action or situation
8. DEPLETE h. to appear by coming out of something
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
1F SHED LIGHT ON sth to provide an explanation for Example:
something These discoveries may
shed new light on the
origins of the universe.
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
2E DENSITY the number of people or Example:
things in a place when areas of high population
compared with the size of density
the place
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
3C MECHANISM a system or a way Example:
of behaving that helps a When a person is ill, the
living thing body’s natural defence
to avoid or protect itself from mechanisms come into
something difficult operation.
or dangerous
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
4G MECHANISM a result of a particular action Example:
or situation Many believe that poverty is
a direct consequence of
overpopulation.
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
5D CUB a young lion, bear, wolf Example:
a tiger and her cubs
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
6B FAST (v) to eat no food for a period of Example:
time Muslims fast during
Ramadan.
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
7H EMERGE to appear by coming out of Example:
something The sun emerged from
behind the clouds.
VOCABULARY TO KNOW
Match the words with their appropriate meanings
8A DEPLETE to reduce something in size Example:
or amount, especially Now his wife is worse and
supplies of energy, money his savings are depleted.
READING PASSAGE
INSTRUCTION
Questions 1-7
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?
In boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
KEYWORDS (demo)
1 Polar bears suffer from various health problems due to the build-up of fat under
their skin.
KEYWORDS (1)
2 The study done by Liu and his colleagues compared different groups of polar bears.
3 Liu and colleagues were the first researchers to compare polar bears and brown
bears genetically.
4 Polar bears are able to control their levels of "bad' cholesterol by genetic means.
5 Female polar bears are able to survive for about six months without food.
6 It was found that the bones of female polar bears were very weak when they came
out of their dens in spring.
7 The polar bear's mechanism for increasing bone density could also be used by
people one day.
KEYWORDS (2)
2 The study done by Liu and his colleagues compared different groups of polar bears.
3 Liu and colleagues were the first researchers to compare polar bears and brown
bears genetically.
4 Polar bears are able to control their levels of "bad' cholesterol by genetic means.
5 Female polar bears are able to survive for about six months without food.
6 It was found that the bones of female polar bears were very weak when they came
out of their dens in spring.
7 The polar bear's mechanism for increasing bone density could also be used by
people one day.
SKIM FOR PARAGRAPH AND SCAN
FOR DETAILS (demo)
1 Polar bears suffer from various health problems due to the build-up of fat under
their skin.
Skim: Paragraph 1
Scan (line 4-6): Humans with comparative levels of adipose tissue would be
considered obese and would be likely to suffer from diabetes and heart disease.
Yet the polar bear experiences no such consequences.
Compare Answer: False/F
ANSWER
2 The study done by Liu and his colleagues compared different groups of polar bears.
(F)
3 Liu and colleagues were the first researchers to compare polar bears and brown
bears genetically. (NG)
4 Polar bears are able to control their levels of "bad' cholesterol by genetic means. (T)
5 Female polar bears are able to survive for about six months without food. (T)
6 It was found that the bones of female polar bears were very weak when they came
out of their dens in spring. (F)
7 The polar bear's mechanism for increasing bone density could also be used by
people one day. (T)
