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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Climate change reveals ancient artefacts in Norway’s glaciers
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
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## Climate change reveals ancient artefacts in Norway’s glaciers **A** Well above the treeline in Norway’s highest mountains, ancient fields of ice are shrinking as Earth’s climate warms. As the ice has vanished, it has been giving up the treasures it has preserved in cold storage for the last 6,0...
Question Types Included
- matching-information (6 questions)
- summary-completion (3 questions)
- multiple-choice-with-multiple-answer (4 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 13
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–6: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–H, in boxes 1–6.
| 1. an explanation for weapons being left behind in the mountains | ||||||||
| 2. a reference to the physical difficulties involved in an archaeological expedition | ||||||||
| 3. an explanation of why less food may have been available | ||||||||
| 4. a reference to the possibility of future archaeological discoveries | ||||||||
| 5. examples of items that would have been traded | ||||||||
| 6. a reference to the pressure archaeologists are under to work quickly |
Questions 7–9: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7–9.
Interesting finds at an archaeological site
Organic materials such as animal skins and textiles are not discovered very often at archaeological sites. They have little protection against 7. , which means that they decay relatively quickly. But this is not always the case. If temperatures are low enough, fragile artefacts can be preserved for thousands of years. A team of archaeologists have been working in the mountains in Oppland in Norway to recover artefacts revealed by shrinking ice cover. In the past, there were trade routes through these mountains and 8. gathered there in the summer months to avoid being attacked by 9. on lower ground. The people who used these mountains left things behind and it is those objects that are of interest to archaeologists.
Questions 10–13: Multiple Choice
10–11: Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the discoveries of Barrett’s team?
12–13: Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the Viking Age?
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions
Climate change reveals ancient artefacts in Norway’s glaciers
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–6: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–H, in boxes 1–6.
| 1. an explanation for weapons being left behind in the mountains | ||||||||
| 2. a reference to the physical difficulties involved in an archaeological expedition | ||||||||
| 3. an explanation of why less food may have been available | ||||||||
| 4. a reference to the possibility of future archaeological discoveries | ||||||||
| 5. examples of items that would have been traded | ||||||||
| 6. a reference to the pressure archaeologists are under to work quickly |
Questions 7–9: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7–9.
Interesting finds at an archaeological site
Organic materials such as animal skins and textiles are not discovered very often at archaeological sites. They have little protection against 7. , which means that they decay relatively quickly. But this is not always the case. If temperatures are low enough, fragile artefacts can be preserved for thousands of years. A team of archaeologists have been working in the mountains in Oppland in Norway to recover artefacts revealed by shrinking ice cover. In the past, there were trade routes through these mountains and 8. gathered there in the summer months to avoid being attacked by 9. on lower ground. The people who used these mountains left things behind and it is those objects that are of interest to archaeologists.
Questions 10–13: Multiple Choice
10–11: Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the discoveries of Barrett’s team?
12–13: Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about the Viking Age?
Ready to Start?
Customize your exam settings and begin your reading test
Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions