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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Bats to the rescue

Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.

Reading Passage Content Summary

## Bats to the rescue How Madagascar’s bats are helping to save the rainforest There are few places in the world where relations between agriculture and conservation are more strained. Madagascar’s forests are being converted to agricultural land at a rate of one percent every year. Much of this d...

Question Types Included

  • true-false-not-given (6 questions)
  • table-completion (7 questions)

Test Information

  • Total Questions: 13
  • Time Limit: 20 minutes
  • Level: Intermediate to Advanced
  • Format: IELTS Academic Reading

Bats to the rescue

Reading Passage Content

This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.

Reading Comprehension Questions

Questions 1–6: True/False/Not Given

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage?
Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
Write FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
Write NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1 Many Madagascan forests are being destroyed by attacks from insects.

2 Loss of habitat has badly affected insectivorous bats in Madagascar.

3 Loss of habitat has badly affected insectivorous bats in Madagascar.

4 Habitat modification has resulted in indigenous bats in Madagascar becoming useful to farmers.

5 Habitat modification has resulted in indigenous bats in Madagascar becoming useful to farmers.

6 Bats may feed on paddy swarming caterpillars and grass webworms.

Questions 7–13: Table Completion

Complete the table below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7–13.

The study carried out by Rocha’s team
Aim 8to investigate the feeding habits of bats in farmland near the Ranomafana National Park
Method
  • ultrasonic recording to identify favourite feeding spots
  • DNA analysis of bat (7).
Findings
  • the bats
  • were most active in rice fields located on hills
  • ate pests of rice, (8). , sugarcane, nuts and fruit
  • prevent the spread of disease by eating (9). and blackflies
  • local attitudes to bats are mixed:
  • they provide food rich in (10).
  • the buildings where they roost become (11).
  • they play an important role in local (12).
Recommendation farmers should provide special (13). to support the bat population
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