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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Return of the elm: reintroducing the beloved tree to Britain
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
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## Return of the elm: reintroducing the beloved tree to Britain **Mark Rowe investigates attempts to reintroduce elms to Britain** **A** Around 25 million elms, accounting for 90% of all elm trees in the UK, died during the 1960s and '70s of Dutch elm disease. In the aftermath, the elm, once so d...
Question Types Included
- matching-information (5 questions)
- matching-features (5 questions)
- sentence-completion (3 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 13
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–5.
1. reference to the research problems that arise from there being only a few surviving large elms
2. details of a difference of opinion about the value of reintroducing elms to Britain
3. reference to how Dutch elm disease was brought into Britain
4. a description of the conditions that have enabled a location in Britain to escape Dutch elm disease
5. reference to the stage at which young elms become vulnerable to Dutch elm disease
Questions 6–10
Look at the following statements (Questions 6–10) and the list of people below.
Write the correct letter, A–C, in boxes 6–10.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
List of People:
- A. Matt Elliot
- B. Karen Russell
- C. Peter Bourne
6. If a tree gets infected with Dutch elm disease, the damage rapidly becomes visible.
7. It may be better to wait and see if the mature elms that have survived continue to flourish.
8. There must be an explanation for the survival of some mature elms.
9. We need to be aware that insects carrying Dutch elm disease are not very far away.
10. You understand the effect Dutch elm disease has had when you see evidence of how prominent the tree once was.
Questions 11–13
Complete the summary below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 11–13.
Uses of a popular tree
For hundreds of years, the only tree that was more popular in Britain than elm was (11). Starting in the Bronze Age, many tools were made from elm and people also used it to make weapons. In the 18th century, it was grown to provide wood for boxes and (12) . Due to its strength, elm was often used for mining equipment and the Cutty Sark's (13) was also constructed from elm.
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Return of the elm: reintroducing the beloved tree to Britain
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–5.
1. reference to the research problems that arise from there being only a few surviving large elms
2. details of a difference of opinion about the value of reintroducing elms to Britain
3. reference to how Dutch elm disease was brought into Britain
4. a description of the conditions that have enabled a location in Britain to escape Dutch elm disease
5. reference to the stage at which young elms become vulnerable to Dutch elm disease
Questions 6–10
Look at the following statements (Questions 6–10) and the list of people below.
Write the correct letter, A–C, in boxes 6–10.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
List of People:
- A. Matt Elliot
- B. Karen Russell
- C. Peter Bourne
6. If a tree gets infected with Dutch elm disease, the damage rapidly becomes visible.
7. It may be better to wait and see if the mature elms that have survived continue to flourish.
8. There must be an explanation for the survival of some mature elms.
9. We need to be aware that insects carrying Dutch elm disease are not very far away.
10. You understand the effect Dutch elm disease has had when you see evidence of how prominent the tree once was.
Questions 11–13
Complete the summary below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 11–13.
Uses of a popular tree
For hundreds of years, the only tree that was more popular in Britain than elm was (11). Starting in the Bronze Age, many tools were made from elm and people also used it to make weapons. In the 18th century, it was grown to provide wood for boxes and (12) . Due to its strength, elm was often used for mining equipment and the Cutty Sark's (13) was also constructed from elm.
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