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IELTS Mock Test 2023 January

IELTS Mock Test 2023 January

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Part 1: Question 4 - 13
  • 1-4 A,C,D,E
  • 5 D
  • 6 B
  • 7 I
  • 8 E
  • 9 A
  • 10 C
  • 11 a war artist
  • 12 self-taught
  • 13 more abstract
Part 2: Question 15 - 26
  • 14 15 B,E
  • 16 C
  • 17 D
  • 18 F
  • 19 C
  • 20 A
  • 21 B
  • 22 D
  • 23 B
  • 24 lengthy preparation time
  • 25 in 1436
  • 26 modern fountain pens
Part 3: Question 27 - 40
  • 27 FALSE
  • 28 NOT GIVEN
  • 29 TRUE
  • 30 TRUE
  • 31 FALSE
  • 32 TRUE
  • 33 FALSE
  • 34 FALSE
  • 35 FALSE
  • 36 medicines
  • 37 puffer fish
  • 38 glands, apparatuses
  • 39 diet
  • 40 rival males
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How to Crack Section 3 of IELTS Listening?

How to Crack Section 3 of IELTS Listening?

IELTS Listening module consists of 4 sections viz. Section 1, Section 2, Section 3 and Section 4. Out of all these sections, Section 3...

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Part 1: Questions 1-13

Questions 1-4

Choose the correct letter, A-G?

Write your answers in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet.

What four statements are correct concerning Nash’s story?

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • 1-4 Answer: A,C,D,E
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    A: He did not make an effort after becoming a high-ranking official in the army.

    In March 1917, he was sent to the Western Front Nash, who took part in the offensive at Ypres, had reached the rank of lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment by 1916. Whenever possible, Nash made sketches of life in the trenches. In May 1917 he was invalided home after a non-military accident. While recuperating in London, Nash worked from his sketches to produce a series of war paintings.

    Note:

    “Reached the rank of lieutenant” means being a “high-ranking official in the army”, which marks the milestone in this question.

    In addition, “did not make an effort” can be understood as “did not try to get higher rank”. In contrast, he only “made sketches” “whenerver possible”. Moreover, he was sent to home, which means he did not get any promotions.

    Therefore, A is correct.

    Caution:

    Be aware of paragraph G, somebody will think that “as a member of the War Propaganda Bureau” could be “high-ranking official in the army”, and the later information could depict that he makes an effort to painting.

    B: He had a dream since his childhood.

    Note:

    In paragraph A, the author mentions that Nash was born in 1889. Let’s assume that being less than 18 years old is the period of childhood, which means the period before 1907 is Nash’s childhood. From paragraph B, the time is from 1910, hence, paragraph A must contain this information. But there is nothing about it. Therefore, B is not correct.

    C: He once temporarily ceased his painting career for some reason.

    I have joined the Artists’ London Regiment of Territorials, the old Corps which started with Rossetti, Leighton, and Millais as members in 1860. Every man must do his bit in this horrible business so I have given up painting. There are many nice creatures in my company and I enjoy the burst of exercise – marching, drilling all day in the open air about the pleasant parts of Regents Park and Hampstead Heath

    Note:

    “have joined the Territorials” means he changed from an artist to a soldier.

    He said that “every man must do …”, which means the reason for why he had to give up painting.

    “Given up” means “ceased”.

    Later, in paragraph F, it mentions that “Whenever possible, Nash made sketches of life in the trenches”, which means he started painting again. Hence, “Give up painting” only last shortly, equivalent to “temporary”.

    Therefore, C is correct.

    D: He was not affected by certain shows attractive to his other peers.

    Nash was educated at St. Paul’s School and the Slade School of Art, where he met Dora Carrington. Unlike some of his contemporaries at the Slade School, Nash remained untouched by the two post-impressionist exhibitions organized by Roger Fry in 1910 and 1912. Instead, he was influenced by the work of William Blake. He also became a close friend of Gordon Bottomley, who took a keen interest in his career.

    Note:

    “Remained untouched by the two post-impressionist exhibitions” means “not affected by certain shows”.

    In addition, “some of his contemporaries” is “his other peers”.

    Therefore D is correct.

    E: He had cooperation in art with his relative.

    Nash had his first one-man show, of ink and wash drawings, at the Carfax Gallery in 1912. The following year he shared an exhibition at the Dorian Leigh Gallery with his brother, John Nash.

    Note:

    The action of “shared an exhibition at the Dorian Leigh Gallery” is “cooperation in art”.

    The person who was shared with is his brother, one of his relatives.

    Therefore, E is correct.

    F: Some of his paintings were presented in a chaotic way.

    Nash had a noteworthy sense of order and of the niceties of presentation…

    Note:

    Sense of order is contradictory to chaotic. The later information supports the “sense of order and of the niceties” as well.

    Therefore, F is not correct.

    G: His achievement after being enlisted in the army did not get as much attention as his previous works.

    Note:

    Skimming from paragraph E because he started being a soldier from here.

    There are three information:

    • In paragraph F: “This work was well-received when exhibited later that year”

    • In paragraph G: “in which he was self-taught and quickly successful”

    • In paragraph H: “In 1924 and 1928 he had successful exhibitions at the Leicester Galleries”

    These information illustrate that he has achievements, which are very successful (much attention)

    Therefore G is not correct.

Questions 5-10

The reading Passage has eleven paragraphs A-I.

Write the correct letter A-I, in boxes 5-10 on your answer sheet.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

NB You may use any letter more than once.

5 a charming lady in Nash’s eyes

6 Nash’s passion for following particularly appreciated artists

7 Nash’s works with contrast elements

8 the true cause for Nash to join the military service

9 the noticeable impact on Nash’s growth exerted from the rearing environment

10 high praise for Nash’s unique taste of presenting his works

  • 5 Answer: D
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    5: a charming lady in Nash’s eyes

    Paul Nash was strongly attracted to Dora Carrington: He later recalled: “Carrington… was the dominating personality, I got an introduction to her and eventually won her regard by lending her my braces for a fancy-dress party. We were on the top of a bus and she wanted them then and there.”

    Note:

    There is only 1 lady, who was mentioned – Dora Carrington.

    There are 2 paragraph mentioning about Dora Carrington – B and D. The paragraph B has only her name (eliminated). Therefore we can conclude the answer is D.

    In detail, “attracted” and “domination personality” tell about how “charming”

    Answer: D
  • 6 Answer: B
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    6: Nash’s passion for following particularly appreciated artists

    Nash was educated at St. Paul’s School and the Slade School of Art, where he met Dora Carrington. Unlike some of his contemporaries at the Slade School, Nash remained untouched by the two post-impressionist exhibitions organized by Roger Fry in 1910 and 1912. Instead, he was influenced by the work of William Blake. He also became a close friend of Gordon Bottomley, who took a keen interest in his career.

    Note:

    The B paragraph talks about the artists who influenced Nash. We can assume that all the artists listed here are the appreciated ones. The other paragraphs do not contain relevant information (eliminated).

    Answer: B
  • 7 Answer: I
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    7: Nash’s works with contrast elements

    His late paintings, both oils, and watercolors are alternately brilliant and somber in color with the light of setting suns and rising moons spreading over wooded and hilly landscapes.

    Note:

    This question, we have to find the paragraph that has two things which are contrast (maybe the idea, content, context, and color).

    In paragraph I, we have “brilliant and and somber in color”

    Answer: I
  • 8 Answer: E
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    8: the true cause for Nash to join the military service

    but besides all that I believe both Jack and I might be more useful as ambulance and red cross men, and to that end we are training.

    Note:

    There are only paragraph E talks about the possibility of joining the British Army of Nash. The later paragraph talks about what he did in and after joining the army (eliminated)

    In addition, “might be more useful as ambulance and red cross men” is the reason that Nash wanted to join the army.

    Answer: E
  • 9 Answer: A
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    9: the noticeable impact on Nash’s growth exerted from the rearing environment

    In 1901 the family returned to its native Buckinghamshire, where the garden of Wood Lane House at Iver Heath, and the countryside of the Chiltern Hills, with its sculptural beeches and chalky contours, were early influences on the development of the three children. Their lives were overshadowed by their mother’s mental illness and Nash himself was greatly helped by his nurse who, with some elderly neighbors, introduced him to the universe of plants.”

    Note:

    There is only paragraph A (maybe B also but B tells about education) talks about his growth/childhood.

    “were early influences on the development of the three children” means the “noticeable impact on Nash’s growth”. The things listed before are the rearing environment.

    Answer: A
  • 10 Answer: C
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    10: high praise for Nash’s unique taste of presenting his works

    Nash had a noteworthy sense of order and of the niceties of presentation; his pictures were beautifully framed, drawings mounted, his studio precisely and decoratively tidy, and oddments which he collected were worked up into compositions

    Note:

    “noteworthy sense of order and of niceties”, “beautifully framed, drawings mounted”, “precisely and decoratively tidy” are the praise given to Nash.

    The “oddments” could be “unique taste”.

    Answer: C

Questions 11-13

Answer the questions below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

Because of a popular display of Nash’s works created in the army, what did his leader designate him as?

11

How did Nash learn oil painting?

12

What change took place for Nash’s painting style in the late second decade of the twentieth century?

13

  • 11 Answer: a war artist
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    11: Because of a popular display of Nash’s works created in the army, what did his leader designate him as?

    Whenever possible, Nash made sketches of life in the trenches. In May 1917 he was invalided home after a non-military accident. While recuperating in London, Nash worked from his sketches to produce a series of war paintings. This work was well-received when exhibited later that year. As a result of this exhibition, Charles Masterman, head of the government’s War Propaganda Bureau (WPB), and the advice of Edward Marsh and William Rothenstein, it was decided to recruit Nash as a war artist.

    Note:

    In this question, we have to solve three terms:

    • “Popular display”: which could be exhibition.

    • “Created in the army”: we notice that in paragraph F, “Whenever possible, Nash made sketches”. This means these sketches were created when he was a soldier.

    • “Designate”: this means Nash could get a title.

    Starting from the second clue, we could see that “was well-received when exhibited” and then “as a result of this exhibition” (term 1) and “decided to recruit Nash as a war artist” (term 3).

    Hence, we have term 3 containing “as a war artist”

    Answer: a war artist.
  • 12 Answer: self-taught
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    12: How did Nash learn oil painting?

    They were shown at the Leicester Galleries in 1918 together with his first efforts at oil painting, in which he was self-taught and quickly successful, though his drawings made in the field had a more immediate public impact.

    Note:

    There are two paragraphs mentioning oil: G and I. The I paragraph tells nothing about how he learnt it (eliminated). Obviously, the following information about oil painting in paragraph G is “in which he was self-taught”. “Self-taught” means he learned it by himself.

    Answer: self-taught
  • 13 Answer: more abstract
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    13. What change took place for Nash’s painting style in the late second decade of the twentieth century?

    Despite this popular acclaim in 1929, his work became more abstract

    Note:

    Paying attention to the time, we can point out that only paragraph H mentions this period. From this paragraph, there is only “his work became more abstract” that talks about the change because of the word “became”.

    Answer: more abstract.

    Caution: why not using only “abstract”. Because if using only “abstract”, we have to point out what painting style changing to abstract (in fact, there is no initial style). But the “more abstract” means from “less” to “more”
Part 1

READING PASSAGE 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1.

Paul Nash

A

Paul Nash, the elder son of William Nash and his first wife, Caroline Jackson, was born in London on 11th May 1889. His father was a successful lawyer who became the Recorder of Abingdon. According to Ronald Blythe: “In 1901 the family returned to its native Buckinghamshire, where the garden of Wood Lane House at Iver Heath, and the countryside of the Chiltern Hills, with its sculptural beeches and chalky contours, were early influences on the development of the three children. Their lives were overshadowed by their mother’s mental illness and Nash himself was greatly helped by his nurse who, with some elderly neighbors, introduced him to the universe of plants.”

B

Nash was educated at St. Paul’s School and the Slade School of Art, where he met Dora Carrington. Unlike some of his contemporaries at the Slade School, Nash remained untouched by the two post-impressionist exhibitions organized by Roger Fry in 1910 and 1912. Instead, he was influenced by the work of William Blake. He also became a close friend of Gordon Bottomley, who took a keen interest in his career.

C

Nash had his first one-man show, of ink and wash drawings, at the Carfax Gallery in 1912. The following year he shared an exhibition at the Dorian Leigh Gallery with his brother, John Nash. Myfanwy Piper has added: “Nash had a noteworthy sense of order and of the niceties of presentation; his pictures were beautifully framed, drawings mounted, his studio precisely and decoratively tidy, and oddments which he collected were worked up into compositions.”

D

Paul Nash was strongly attracted to Dora Carrington: He later recalled: “Carrington… was the dominating personality, I got an introduction to her and eventually won her regard by lending her my braces for a fancy-dress party. We were on the top of a bus and she wanted them then and there.”

E

On the outbreak Nash considered the possibility of joining the British Army. He told a friend: “I am not keen to rush off and be a soldier. The whole damnable war is too horrible of course and I am all against killing anybody, speaking off-hand, but besides all that I believe both Jack and I might be more useful as ambulance and red cross men, and to that end we are training. Nash enlisted in the Artists’ Rifles. He told Gordon Bottomley: “I have joined the Artists’ London Regiment of Territorials, the old Corps which started with Rossetti, Leighton, and Millais as members in 1860. Every man must do his bit in this horrible business so I have given up painting. There are many nice creatures in my company and I enjoy the burst of exercise – marching, drilling all day in the open air about the pleasant parts of Regents Park and Hampstead Heath.”

F

In March 1917 he was sent to the Western Front Nash, who took part in the offensive at Ypres, had reached the rank of lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment by 1916. Whenever possible, Nash made sketches of life in the trenches. In May 1917 he was invalided home after a non-military accident. While recuperating in London, Nash worked from his sketches to produce a series of war paintings. This work was well-received when exhibited later that year. As a result of this exhibition, Charles Masterman, head of the government’s War Propaganda Bureau (WPB), and the advice of Edward Marsh and William Rothenstein, it was decided to recruit Nash as a war artist. In November 1917 in the immediate aftermath of the battle of Passchendaele Nash returned to France.

G

Nash was unhappy with his work as a member of the War Propaganda Bureau. He wrote at the time: “I am no longer an artist. I am a messenger who will bring back word from the men who are fighting to those who want the war to go on forever. Feeble, inarticulate will be my message, but it will have a bitter truth and may burn their lousy souls.” However, as Myfanwy Piper has pointed out: “The drawings he made then, of shorn trees in ruined and flooded landscapes, were the works that made Nash’s reputation. They were shown at the Leicester Galleries in 1918 together with his first efforts at oil painting, in which he was self-taught and quickly successful, though his drawings made in the field had a more immediate public impact.

H

In 1919 Nash moved to Dymchurch in Kent, beginning his well-known series of pictures of the sea, the breakwaters, and the long wall that prevents the sea from flooding Romney Marsh. This included the Winter Sea and Dymchurch Steps. Nash also painted the landscapes of the Chiltern Hills. In 1924 and 1928 he had successful exhibitions at the Leicester Galleries. Despite this popular acclaim in 1929, his work became more abstract. In 1933 Nash founded Unit One, the group of experimental painters, sculptors, and architects.

I

During the Second World War Nash was employed by the Ministry of Information and the Air Ministry and paintings produced by him during this period include the Battle of Britain and Totes Meer. His biographer, Myfanwy Piper, has argued: “This war disturbed Nash but did not change his art as the last one had. His style and his habits were formed, and in the new war, he treated his new subjects as he had treated those he had been thinking about for so long. His late paintings, both oils, and watercolors are alternately brilliant and somber in color with the light of setting suns and rising moons spreading over wooded and hilly landscapes. “Paul Nash died at 35 Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, on 11th July 1946.

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