Do the following statements agree with the given in the reading passage?
In boxes 1-4 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 |
1 The Montgolfier brothers were the first people to fly in a hot air balloon.
2 Hot air ballooning became less popular in the late eighteenth century.
3 The largest hot air balloon had a capacity of over 75000 cubic metres.
4 Membership of the BFA is only open to people in America.
Keywords in Questions | Similar words in Passage |
The Montgolfier brothers were the first people to fly in a hot air balloon. | It was not until some considerable time later that a balloon was launched that was capable of carrying passengers. Initial flights were trialled by animals |
Note Q1: From the text, “initial flights were trialled by animals” in a balloon, which is contradicts with “Montgolfier brother were the first people” in the question statement. So the answer is FALSE. |
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Hot air ballooning became less popular in the late eighteenth century. | The discovery of hydrogen-fuelled flights led to the death in 1785 of Pilatre, a tragedy which caused a downfall in the popularity of hot air ballooning but an increase in the popularity of hydrogen. |
Note Q2: All keywords appear in the text such as “hot air ballooning”, “less popular & a downfall in the popularity”, “in the late eighteenth century & in 1785”. So the answer for this question is TRUE. |
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The largest hot air balloon had a capacity of over 75000 cubic metres. | At the time, this balloon was the largest ever constructed at 65 thousand cubic metres |
Note Q3: From the text, the largest hot air balloon had a capacity of 65 thousand cubic metres which contradicts with “over 75000 cubic metres” in the question statement. So answer for Q3 is FALSE |
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Membership of the BFA is only open to people in America. |
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Note Q4: Some keywords appear in the text, however, it can just be inferred that membership in BFA attracts people taking interest in ballooning. No information is mentioned about the limitation for membership. So the answer for Q4 is NOT GIVEN |
Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 5- 7 on your answer sheet.
Who accompanied the entrepreneur on the longest balloon flight?
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Who follows a hot air balloon’s flight to retrieve the craft when it lands?
6
What can give newcomers to the sport some idea of the feeling of flying a balloon?
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Keywords in Questions | Similar words in Passage |
Who accompanied the entrepreneur on the longest balloon flight? | In 1987, British entrepreneur Richard Branson crossed the Atlantic in a balloon named Virgin Atlantic Flyer. At the time, this balloon was the largest ever constructed at 65 thousand cubic metres, but four years later, he and Per Lindstrand from Sweden flew nearly 8000 kilometres from Japan to Northern Canada in their balloon the Virgin Pacific Flyer, which was nearly 10 thousand cubic metres bigger and was the longest flight in a hot air balloon ever made. |
Note Q5: From Q5, we can assume that the answer must be a Noun + The two sentences here contains all the keywords in the question, so the answer must be in this paragraph. + The answer is a person/ people who flew with British entrepreneur Richard Branson on the longest balloon filght. So the answer must be “Per Lindstrand” satisfying the word limit NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER. |
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Who follows a hot air balloon’s flight to retrieve the craft when it lands? | […] balloons are often followed by ground crew, who may have to pick up the pilot, passengers and balloon from any number of landing sites |
Note Q6: From the question, we must assume that the answer must be a Noun. + Take a look at the sentence above, we can see that it contain all the keywords in the question. So the answer must be somewhere here. + Understanding the idea in the question, the answer is about a person/ people who support the craft when a hot air balloon’s flight lands. While the question statement uses active voice, the sentence in passage is in passive voice. It is ground crew that follows balloons and a supplementary relative clause is to further explain ground crew’s job. So the answer must be “ground crew” |
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What can give newcomers to the sport some idea of the feeling of flying a balloon? |
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Note Q7: From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a Noun. + There are phrases in the given text which are similar in meaning to ones in the question statement, so the answer must be here. + Q7 is about something that brings people a feeling of flying a balloon. In the text, it is balloon simulator that gives them that feeling. So the answer for Q7 must be balloon simulator. |
Label the diagram below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 8- 11 on your answer sheet.
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From Q8 to Q11, the question is about the basic parts of the balloon.
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Note Q8: Q8 is a part which is at the top of the balloon. | At the top of the envelope is a self closing flap that allows hot air to escape at a controlled rate to slow ascents or cause the balloon to descend descents. This is named the parachute valve, + At the top of the balloon is a self closing flap of which name is parachute valve. So the answer for Q8 is parachute valve. |
Note Q9: Q9 is about something which covers the outside of the balloon. | This section of the craft is referred to as the envelope . At the top of the envelope is a self closing flap + It is envelope that covers from the skirts to the top of the balloon. So envelope must be the answer for Q9. |
Note Q10 & Q11: | The balloon itself is made of strips of fabric called gores which run from the skirt to the top of the balloon; they are further broken into individual panels. + Q11 is the strips outside the balloon running from the skirt to the top of the balloon. So the answer for Q11 must be gores. + Q10 is other strips next to gores. So the answer for Q10 must be panels. |
Note Q10 & Q11: | The balloon itself is made of strips of fabric called gores which run from the skirt to the top of the balloon; they are further broken into individual panels. + Q11 is the strips outside the balloon running from the skirt to the top of the balloon. So the answer for Q11 must be gores. + Q10 is other strips next to gores. So the answer for Q10 must be panels. |
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-11, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.
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