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IELTS Reading Practice Test: The return of the huarango

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

Reading Passage Content Summary

## The return of the huarango *The arid valleys of southern Peru are welcoming the return of a native plant* The south coast of Peru is a narrow, 2,000-kilometre-long strip of desert squeezed between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. It is also one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth. It hardly...

Question Types Included

  • note-completion (5 questions)
  • table-completion (3 questions)
  • true-false-not-given (5 questions)

Test Information

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

The return of the huarango

Reading Passage Content

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Reading Comprehension Questions

Questions 1–5: Note Completion

Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–5.

The importance of the huarango tree

  • its roots can extend as far as 80 metres into the soil
  • can access (1). deep below the surface
  • was a crucial part of local inhabitants’ (2). a long time ago
  • helped people to survive periods of (3).
  • prevents (4). of the soil
  • prevents land from becoming a (5).

Questions 6–8: Table Completion

Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 6–8.

Traditional uses of the huarango tree

Part of tree Traditional use
(6). Fuel
(7). Medicine
(8). construction

Questions 9–13: 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

9 Local families have told Whaley about some traditional uses of huarango products.

10 Farmer Alberto Benevides is now making a good profit from growing huarangos.

11 Whaley needs the co-operation of farmers to help preserve the area’s wildlife.

12 For Whaley’s project to succeed, it needs to be extended over a very large area.

13 Whaley has plans to go to Africa to set up a similar project.

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