IELTS 1 Mid-term Test - Reading

Questions 1-6

Which of the facts below are true of dragonflies, and which are true of damselflies, according to the information in the passage? On lines 1-6 on your answer sheet, write:

A if it is a fact about dragonflies only

B if it is a fact about damselflies only

C if it is a fact about both dragonflies and damselflies

1. They have sawlike jaws.
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2. They hold their wings on their backs while resting.
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3. Their eyes have a gap between them.
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4. They can be seen in fields at a distance from ponds and streams.
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5. The largest species has a wingspan of 19 centimeters.
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6. The largest fossil has a wingspan of 75 centimeters.
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Questions 7-13

Complete the notes about the life cycle of odonata below. Choose your answers from the box below and write the correct letters, A-K, on lines 7-13 on your answer sheet.

The eggs are laid (7) 7 . The young dragonflies and damselflies called (8) 8 , live underwater for a few (9) 9 . They eat small water animals, catching their food (10) 10 . When they are almost fully grown, they leave the water. The adults live for only a few (11) 11 . They are skillful (12) 12 and catch their prey (13) 13 .

A	in the air	B	with their lips	C	tadpoles	D	fliers	E	near the water's surface
F	nymphs	G	at the bottom of a pond	H	months or years	I	weeks or months	J	swimmers
K	with their wings

Questions 14-20

Complete the chart below.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer. Write your answers on lines 14-20 on your answer sheet.

Cause	Effect
Men used poles and ropes to pull down buildings near a fire.	The fire did not have (14) 14
Thatched-roof houses burn down easily.	The King ordered people to (15) 15 their fires nightly.
At the time of the Great Fire of London, the weather was (16) 16	The fire spread quickly.
The Mayor of London thought it would be too expensive to (17) 17	He told people not to pull down buildings in the fire's path.
The Great Fire destroyed most of London.	People built new buildings out of (18) 18
There had been many (19) 19 in London over time.	People started to buy insurance to protect their homes.
Insurance companies did not want to pay for rebuilding clients' houses destroyed by fire.	Insurance companies hired men to (20) 20

Questions 21-23

Choose the correct letters, A-C, and write them on lines 21-23 on your answer sheet.

21 The first fire engines

carried water to the site of the fire.

used hand pumps.

had very long hoses.

22 In 1865,

London was destroyed by a series of fires.

fire brigades began to join forces.

the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was established.

23 Firemen who worked for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

earned low salaries.

lived at the fire station.

were not allowed to marry.

Questions 24-26

Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading passage? On lines 24-26 on your answer sheet, write:

*YES*	if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
NO	if the statement disagrees with the views of the writer
*NOT GIVEN*	if there is no information on this in the passage

24. Leather hoses for fire fighting were made by machine.
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25. Steam engine fire trucks were used until the early 1900s.
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26. Fires caused a great deal of damage in London during World War I.
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Questions 27-32

Match each cause in List A with its effect in List B. Write the correct letter, A-Н, on lines 27-32 on your answer sheet. There are more effects in List B than you will need, so you will not use them all.

List A Causes

27. The new weaving machines were expensive to buy.
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28. The new weaving machines were easy to operate.
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29. Workers' demands for better pay and conditions were not met.
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30. Rioting spread to many towns.
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31. A law was passed against destroying factory equipment.
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32. Economic conditions worsened in 1816.
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List B Effects

A Troops were sent into the area.

B Weavers stopped working at home and went to work in factories.

C Rioters often wore disguises.

D Workers destroyed factory equipment.

E Many rioters were hanged.

F Charlotte Brontë wrote a novel about the Luddites.

G Prices went up, and salaries went down.

H Factory owners did not need to hire skilled weavers.

I Luddite rioting resumed for a short while.

J People compared Ned Ludd to Robin Hood.

Questions 33-40

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage? On lines 33-40 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

33. A Luddite is a person who resists new technology.
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34. Before the nineteenth century, weavers made lace by hand.
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35. Factory owners as well as workers died as a result of Luddite rioting.
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36. The Luddite movement did not spread beyond England.
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37. Nobody knows for certain who Ned Ludd was.
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38. Worker protests during the economic downturn of 1816 were nonviolent.
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39. Luddite activity lasted for many years.
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40. Neo-Luddites do not use computers.
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