IELTS Reading: Task 9, Sentence Completion
For the sentence completion task, a test taker should be able to recognize synonymous language and paraphrased passages, scan for particular information, and read for meaning. You will have to fill in a blank in an answer statement by reading through a corresponding text.
Note:
You should read the instructions to see how many words are allowed in the blank and to understand if you have to use exact words or synonyms. Always start with the answer statement, not the text, and underline or highlight keywords. Try to figure out what type of word is needed – what part of speech fits.
Note: Answers should be grammatically correct when read, so the instructions are important, as to the number of words allowed and the logical sense of what you read through the blank.
Note: Answers appear in the same order as the answer statements, so you should start with the first statement and move on because this will make finding the answers for the blanks that follow easier.
Procedure:
- Read the instructions.
- Read through the answer statement through the blank and try to understand what is needed/lacking – word/part of speech/article (a, an, the) + word, etc.
- Understand the meaning of what you read.
- Underline or highlight keywords in the answer statement.
- Scan the text to find the same keywords/synonyms/paraphrased parts that you have underlined in the answer statement. (usually not more than 2 or 3 words)
- Mark this area in the text and read for meaning (answers are in order)
- Mark your answer on the answer sheet – note capitalization (if necessary) and spelling
Questions 1-3 Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.
- The area where the plans were found was called ____________.
- The building dates back to the 6th Century BC and was constructed by _________.
- The form of mass production that DIY represents was not respected by today’s artists, as they wanted to be known that they were __________.
| Italian archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a 6th-century BC Greek structure in southern Italy. The ruins appeared to come with detailed assembly instructions and are being called an “ancient IKEA building”. The structure was a temple-like building discovered at Torre Satariano, near the southern city of Potenza, in Basilicata. This region was recognized as a place where local people mingled with Greeks who had settled along the southern coast known as Magna Graecia and in Sicily. from the 8th century BC onwards. Professor Christopher Smith, director of the British School at Rome, said that the discovery was, “the clearest example yet found of mason’s marks of the time. It looks as if someone was instructing others how to mass-produce components and put them together in this way.” Much like our modern instruction booklets, various sections of the luxury building were inscribed with coded symbols showing how the pieces slotted together. The characteristics of these inscriptions indicate they date back to around the 6th century BC, which tallies with the architectural evidence suggested by the decoration. The building was built by Greek artisans coming from the Spartan colony of Taranto in Apulia.In North America, there was a DIY (Do It Yourself) magazine publishing niche in the first half of the twentieth century. Magazines such as Popular Mechanics (founded in 1902) and Mechanix Illustrated (founded in 1928) offered a way for readers to keep current on useful practical skills, techniques, tools, and materials. As many readers lived in rural or semi-rural regions, initially much of the material related to their needs on the farm or in a small town.
By the 1950s, DIY became common usage with the emergence of people undertaking home improvement projects, construction projects, and smaller crafts. Artists began to fight against mass production and mass culture by claiming to be self-made. In the 1960s and 1970s, books and TV shows about the DIY movement and techniques on building and home decoration began appearing. By the 1990s, the DIY movement felt the impact of the digital age with the rise of the internet. With computers and the internet becoming mainstream, increased accessibility to the internet has led more households to undertake DIY methods. Platforms, such as YouTube or Instagram, provide people the opportunity to share their creations and instruct others on how to replicate DIY techniques in their own homes.
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Do it yourself. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_it_yourself
Answers:
Note: Capital letters and hyphens used
- Magna Graecia
- Greek artisans
- Self-made
