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B2-C1 IELTS (IELTS Reading) Quiz on IELTS Academic Reading 3 - Passage 1, created by Veronika Bebekh on 26/01/2023.

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IELTS Academic Reading 3 - Passage 1

IELTS Academic Reading 3 - Passage 1

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Question 1 of 4

3

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Questions 1-3

Complete the summary below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.

Some plastics behave in a similar way to 1) in that they melt under heat and can be moulded into new forms. Bakelite was unique because it was the first material to be both entirely 2) in origin, and thermosetting.
There were several reasons for the research into plastics in the nineteenth century, among them the great advances that had been made in the field of 3) and the search for alternatives to natural resources like ivory.

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Question 2 of 4

5

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Questions 4-8

Complete the flow-chart. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 4-8 on your answer sheet.

4 stage one resin, called

5 (e.g. cotton, asbestos)

6

7 Bakelite

8 apply intense heat and

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Question 3 of 4

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2

Questions 9 and 10

Choose TWO letters A-E. Write your answers in boxes 9 and 10 on your answer sheet.
NB Your answers may be given in either order.

Which TWO of the following factors influencing the design of Bakelite objects are mentioned in the text?

Select one or more of the following:

the function which the object would serve
the ease with which the resin could fill the mould
the facility with which the object could be removed from the mould
the limitations of the materials used to manufacture the mould
the fashionable styles of the period

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Question 4 of 4

3

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Questions 11-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 11-13 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

11 Modern-day plastic preparation is based on the same principles as that patented in 1907. ( TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN )

12 Bakelite was immediately welcomed as a practical and versatile material. ( FALSE, TRUE, NOT GIVEN )

13 Bakelite was only available in a limited range of colours. ( FALSE, TRUE, NOT GIVEN )

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