The following exercise comes from a 'match the headings' question in Cambridge IELTS book 5. I have given you the correct heading for each description, but can you find the 'keywords' that prove why the two answers are correct?
Description 1:
This book describes the creativity of Aboriginal people living in the driest parts of Australia. Stunning reproductions of paintings, beautiful photography and informative text.
Answer:
Guide to the Art of the Australian Desert
Description 2:
Graphic artists have worked with researchers and scientists to illustrate how these prehistoric animals lived and died on the Australian continent.
Answer:
A Pictorial History of the Dinosaur in Australia
Creativity - Art
Graphic - Pictorial
Posted by: Sam | May 19, 2014 at 09:14
1 guide=describe art=paintings,photography desert=driest parts.
2 pictorial=graphic artists, history='lived and died' prehistoric animals=dinosaur
Posted by: fishingboat | May 19, 2014 at 09:46
Simon
which test is that? I couldn't find it?
Posted by: Hibba | May 19, 2014 at 09:50
paintings -art,driest parts-desert,
graphic artist-pictorial,didn't get Dinosaur...This cambridge IELTS 5 book is the hardest one among all IELTS book including 9.
Thank you simon.
Posted by: maya | May 19, 2014 at 10:46
1-For the first answer- key words in text have the similar words in the answer.
BOOK=A GUIDE
CREATIVITY=ART
IN THE DRIEST PARTS OF AUSTRALIA=AUSTRALIAN DESERT.
for the second answer-
GRAOHIC ARTISTS=PICTORIAL
PRIHISTORIC ANIMALS=DINASOUR
Posted by: ziaul huda | May 19, 2014 at 11:55
1/ driest part = desert, creativity = art
2/ to illustrate how = a pictorial history,
prehistoric animals = dinosaur.
Posted by: THUYHANG | May 19, 2014 at 12:11
This is best technique for para heading question
Description 1
art = creativity ,paintings, beautiful photography and informative text.
the Australian Desert=driest parts of Australia
this book describes=guide
Description 2
Australian continent=Australia
prehistoric animals=the Dinosaur
Graphic =A Pictorial ,to illustrate
Posted by: syeede | May 19, 2014 at 12:18
Description 1
creativity,paintings,beautiful photography-->art
driest part-->desert
Description 2:
prehistoric animals-->dinosaur
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Posted by: swati | May 20, 2014 at 06:59
Description 1:
art=creativity
the driest part of Australia=Australian Desert
Description 2:
graphic= pictorial
Australia=Australian continent
Posted by: Thuy | May 20, 2014 at 08:07
prehistoric animals= dinosaur
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Posted by: maya | May 20, 2014 at 09:18
FROM SIMON:
The questions come from General Reading test A on page 103 of Cambridge book 5.
Here are the keywords:
Question 1
Guide to = this book describes, informative text
Art = creativity, paintings
Australian desert = the driest parts of Australia
Question 2
Pictorial = graphic artists, illustrate
history = how... lived and died
Dinosaurs = prehistoric animals
in Australia = on the Australian continent
Posted by: Simon | May 20, 2014 at 10:21
Can we use the same method in Academic reading tests? Paragraphs in Academic reading tests seem much longer and do we need to go through whole paragraph to search for key words?
Posted by: Chong | May 21, 2014 at 07:12
1-
guide to=this book describes... to illustrate
art=creativity of Aboriginal people
Australian Desert=the driest parts of Australia
2-
the Dinosaur in Australia=prehistorical animals on the Australia
a Pictorial History=Graphic
Posted by: ali | September 20, 2014 at 09:14
Driest Part=Dessert
Paintings=Art
Prehistoric animal=Dinosaur
Graphical artists=pictorial
Posted by: Usha | March 22, 2015 at 12:13