IELTS Reading: fill the gaps

Read the following excerpt from a newspaper article about the effects of humans on wild animals.

Humans are driving mammals including deer, tigers and bears to hide under the cover of darkness, jeopardising the health of the creatures that are only supposed to be active by day, new research his found. The presence of people can instil strong feelings of fear in animals and as human activities now cover 75 per cent of the land, we are becoming increasingly harder to avoid. Unable to escape during the day, mammals are forced to emerge during the night.

A team led by Kaitlyn Gaynor at the University of California, Berkeley arrived at this conclusion after analysing nearly 80 studies from six continents that monitored the activity of various mammals using GPS trackers and motion-activated cameras. The scientists used this data to assess the night time antics of the animals during periods of low and high human disturbance.

Such disturbances ranged from relatively harmless activities like hiking to overtly destructive ones like hunting, as well as larger scale problems like farming and road construction. Overall, the researchers concluded that from beavers to lions, there was an increase in nocturnal behaviour when humans were in the vicinity.

(Source: independent.co.uk)

Fill the gaps in the summary using words from the list below it.

A recent study has shown that many mammals are being forced to become ______ due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by ______ and analysing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of ______. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to ______ to road building, made it more likely that mammals would ______ at night.

1. hunt
2. tracking
3. emerge
4. construction
5. nocturnal
6. agriculture
7. monitor
8. disturbance
9. active

Comments

[Helen]

_ active _____ due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by __ tracking ____ and analysing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of __ disturbance ____. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to ___ monitor __ to road building, made it more likely that mammals would __ hunting ____ at night.

[heu ot ot]

3 emerge
7 monitor
8 disturbance
1 hunt
5 nocturnal

[Sanaz]

nocturnal
tracking
disturbance
hunt
emerge

[Jevan]

Emerge

Monitor

Disturbance

Tracking

Active

[HAKader]

A recent study has shown that many mammals are being forced to become nocturnal due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by monitor and analysing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of tracking. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to hunt to road building, made it more likely that mammals would active at night.

[Neelima]

emerge
monitor
disturbance
hunt
active

[Linh]

5. nocturnal
2. tracking
8. disturbance
6. agriculture
3. emerge

[r.v]

A recent study has shown that many mammals are being forced to become _nocturnal_ due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by _tracking_ and analysing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of _monitor_. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to _agriculture_ to road building, made it more likely that mammals would _active_ at night.

[patrisha]

nocturnal, monitor, disturbance, hunt, active

[Hana]

Nocturnal
Tracking
Disturbance
Agriculture
Emerge

[patrisha]

nocturnal, tracking, disturbance, agriculture, emerge

[Ameet]

Nocturnal
Tracking
Disturbance
Agriculture
Emerge

[Kenneth Ho]

Nocturnal
Tracking
Disturbance
Agriculture
Emerge

[Pankaj]

Nocturnal
Monitor
Disturbance
Hunt
Active

[Yuki]

nocturnal
tracking (monitor should be monitoring)
disturbance
agriculture (farming)
active (at night)(nocturnal)

[Hien Tran]

1. nocturnal -> " Unable to escape during the day, mammals are forced to emerge during the night."

2. tracking -> "using GPS trackers"

3. disturbance -> "The scientists... during periods of low and high human disturbance"

4. agriculture
5. active
-> "Such disturbances...like farming and road construction."

[mejoreay]

nocturnal
tracking
monitor
hunt(ing)
emerge

[kyky]

nocturnal
tracking
disturbance
hurt
emerge

[Sam]

nocturnal
tracking
disturbance
agriculture
emerge

[茶亦人生]

A recent study has shown that many mammals are being forced to become ___nocturnal___ due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by __monitor____ and analysing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of ___disturbance___. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to ____hunt__ to road building, made it more likely that mammals would ___active___ at night.

[Tinh]

5 nocturnal
2 tracking
8 disturbance
6 agriculture
3 emerge

[Sandy]

Emerge
Tracking
Disturbance
Hunt
Nocturnal

[Oley]

1. Nocturnal
2.tracking
3.disturbance
4.hunt
5.active

[Dao]

1.nocturnal
2.tracking
3.disturbance
4.hunt
5.active

[CHAU Tua]

emerge
tracking
disturbance
hunt
monitor

[liu min yu]

nocturnal tracking disturbance agriculture active

[liu min yu]

monitor

[Anonymous]

nocturnal
tracking
disturbance
construction
emerge

Question 4 is a little bit confusing as I have never seen the similar wording before.

[Nga Van]

3 tracking
1 emerge
4 agriculture
2 monitor
5 active

[pachu]

active
trackers
disturbance
agriculture
emerge

[arch1001face]

1. Nocturnal
2. Tracking
3. Disturbance
4. Agriculture
5. Active

[Khánh Hồng]

1. Emerge
2.Tracking
3.Disturbance
4. Agiculture
5. Active

[jackpark]

Nocturnal, tracking, disturbance, construction, emerge

[Hang Truong]

Nocturnal
Tracking
Monitor
Agriculture
Active

[Tu Ho]

1. Nocturnal
2. Tracking
3. Disturbance
4. Construction
5. Emerge

[Nick]

1.Nocturnal
2.Tracking
3.Disturbance
4.Hunt
5.Active

[Maria]

nocturnal
tracking
disturbance
agriculture
active

[Maria_changed my mind]

nocturnal
tracking
disturbance
agriculture
emerge

[motaz]

noctumal
tracking
disturbance
hunt
emerge

[Jasleen]

Nocturnal
Tracking

Disturbance
Agriculture
Hunt

[Jasleen]

5.emerge or hunt...but I guess mammals don't hunt...so I think emerge is better option

[Ali]

1-nocturnal
2-tracking
3-disturbance
4-hunt
5-emerge

[shawn]

1-nocturnal
2-tracking
3-disturbance
4-hunt
5-active

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. nocturnal
2. tracking
3. disturbance
4. agriculture
5. emerge

Note: Many people got number 4 wrong. The correct answer (agriculture) is a synonym of 'farming', and the gap is part of a list: from hiking to farming (agriculture) to road building.

'hunt' is wrong because "hiking to hunt" makes it look as if hikers are going hunting. The word 'hunting' would work, but this isn't one of the choices.

'construction' is wrong because we already have the word 'building'.

[Diemtran]

Notural
Tracking
Disturbance
Hunt
Active

[Sherin]

Nocturnal
Tracking
Disturbance
Agriculture
Emerge

[josephina]

hii,

choose the correct answer 4me pls..& a reason..

There is a need to recognise the importance of access to credit for impoverished young people seeking to fulfil economic needs.the provision of small loans to support the entrepreneurial dreams&ambitions of youth can b an effective means 2help them change their lives.however v believe that credit must b extended in association with other types of support that help participants develop critical life skills as well as productive businesses.

question : the writers conclude that money
should only b lent to the street children

a.as part of a wider program of aid
b.for programs that are not too ambitious
c.when programs are supported by local
businesses
d.if the projects planned are realistic and
useful

[Huy Luu]

A recent study has shown that many mammals are being forced to become nocturnal due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by tracking and analysing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of disturbance. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to hunting to road building, made it more likely that mammals would emerge at night.

[Luan]

Hi every one,
I have two questions as below:
Fisrt one is about grammar, in the above Reading test, we have a sentence: " Humans are driving ..., new research his found". Why did we use" his found" her? I would believe that we need a subject rather than a possesive pronoun.
Another question is the meaning of the phrase: " the night time antics". What does this phrase mean?
Could anyone help me clarify these two?
Thanks in advance.

[Luan]

Hi every one,
I have two questions as below:
Fisrt one is about grammar, in the above Reading test, we have a sentence: " Humans are driving ..., new research his found". Why did we use" his found" her? I would believe that we need a subject rather than a possesive pronoun.
Another question is the meaning of the phrase: " the night time antics". What does this phrase mean?
Could anyone help me clarify these two?
Thanks in advance.

[Jackson - Target 8 for 4 skils]

My strategy is to find the correct form of words to fill those gap first, then find the key words in the passage.

A recent study has shown that many mammals are being forced to become __(Adj)____ due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by _(a gerund -ing)_ and analysing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of _(Noun)__. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to __(Noun/ gerund -ing)____ to road building, made it more likely that mammals would __(Verb)____ at night.

@Huy Luu: I would almost 100% agree with your answers, apart from the word 'hunting'. In fact, the question provided 'hunt' instead of 'hunting'. I guess we should use 'agriculture' since the passage did mention 'farming' together with 'hiking' and 'road construction' among those human activities affecting mammals .

My answer is as follows:
A recent study has shown that many mammals are being forced to become__nocturnal__due to the presence of humans. Scientists reached these findings by __tracking__and analyzing the movements of mammals in areas with different levels of __disturbance__. They showed that human activities, ranging from hiking to __agriculture__ to road building, made it more likely that mammals would __emerge__at night.

[habib]

Posted by jackson is also good tips but its for them who r gramatically good..

[Helen Mirren]

Thnk you, Simon!

[Elma]

Hi teacher Simon.

In your quick guide videos about reading, you said Gap-fill question type in reading tasks are normally in order. But to be honest, I found lots of examples in Cambridge series (7-12) where the answers weren't in order, like IELTS 7 (Academic module), Test 3, passage 1. How can I cope with such questions and what's your suggestion? I would lose my time if answers weren't in order.

Thanks a lot in advance.

[Simon]

Hi Elma,

I've also seen gap-fill summary sections where not all of the answers can be found in order in the passage. It's usually just one question that isn't in order, or you find that the summary jumps back to information from near the beginning of the passage.

The only solution seems to be this:

Assume that answers are usually in order in the passage, BUT be aware that this 'rule' is occasionally broken for gap-fill sections. So, search for answers in order first, but if you don't find an answer, go back to the beginning of the passage and check there.

Another tip: If you can't find an answer when reading the passage 'in order', miss that question, finish everything else, and then return to the tricky question at the end if you have time.

[Elma]

Hi again.

Thanks for your prompt reply. By the way, last night I watched a video (how to be successful in IELTS in just 30 days), in that episode, the narrator said that IELTS Cambridge series questions are more complex than real exam. Is it true? Do you agree with such expression? If that quote was true, I could boost my self-esteem indeed. :)

Thanks.

[Jamie]

Nocturnal
Tracking
Disturbance
Agriculture
Emerge

[Sanni Kapatel]

Nocturnal
Tracking
Disturbance
Hunt
Emerge

[Sanni Kapatel]

Hi Elma
I do feel the same as well. Please, Simon, elaborate on this if possible.

[Binh Minh]

1. Noctural
2. Tracking
3. Disturbance
4. Hunt
5. Emerge

[Binh Minh]

Sorry!!!
1. Noctural
2. Tracking
3. Disturbance
4. Agricultural
5. Emerge

[Onur B]

active
tracking
disturbance
agriculture
emerge

[Giang]

Nocturnal
Monitor
Disturbance
Construction
Active

[Anwar]

Hi Simon thanks for ur cooperation,
I think,
Number 5 is Active.
"made it more(increse)likely that mammals would emerge at night"
This line very similar with

"was an increase in nocturnal behaviour when humans were in the vicinity".

[Anar Iskandarli]

For the ones who think Number 5 should be "Active".

For gap-filling questions grammar as well as word forming such as Capital letters should be followed.

...mammals would emerge at night. (correct)
...mammals would active at night. (wrong)
but
...mammals would BE active at night (would be correct)