Answers for Butterfly Reading Practice

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Below you can find the answers to the reading practice lesson about Butterflies. If you have not completed this lesson, please do so before looking at the answers. Click here to go to the lesson: Butterfly Reading Practice

Below check the questions and answers.

Questions

  1. About 50% of Monarch butterflies migrate.
  2. Migration skips only one generation.
  3. Migration paths are innately known in Monarchs.
  4. Monarch butterflies feed on milkweed.
  5. Milkweed dense zones are popular breeding spots.
  6. Monarch butterflies are toxic to predators.
  7. The Monarch butterfly is widely distributed in Canada.
  8. Monarch butterflies are driven to the Pacific coast in order to survive.
  9. Monarchs are able to survive icy weather under certain conditions.

Answers

  1. NOT GIVEN
    1. No information exists in the passage to confirm or deny a percentage of Monarchs migrating.
  2. FALSE
    1. The passage tells use that “several summer generations will have lived and died” before it is time for migration. 
  3. TRUE
    1. This information is found here: “new generations are born to know the way, and follow the same routes their ancestors took”
  4. FALSE
    1. The passage shows that the caterpillars feed on milkweed and the butterflies (adults) feed on nectar.
    2. “monarch caterpillars feed almost exclusively on milkweed and as adults get their nutrients from the nectar of flowers”
  5. TRUE
    1. The information is found here: “monarch will always return to areas rich in milkweed to lay their eggs upon the plant.”
  6. FALSE
    1. The passage shows that the butterflies are not toxic. Toxic means that the butterflies kill the predator when eaten. However, the passage shows that the butterflies only taste bitter.
    2. “the monarch butterfly taste so terrible to predators”
    3. The information in the passage is about the milkweed is a toxin which is stored in their bodies. This does not indicate that the butterfly is actually toxic to the predator – only that their bodies contain toxins. These toxins are what make them taste bitter.
    4. This question really tests your attention to detail.
  7. FALSE 
    1. The monarch is widely distributed across North American, but in Canada, it is only found in the south.
  8. NOT GIVEN
    1. We know they are spread in area with milkweed, but the passage says nothing about whether it is for survival. 
  9. TRUE
    1. Monarchs can survive icy weather if they are dry. But they can’t survive icy weather if they are wet. This means they can survive icy weather under certain conditions, which means in specific situations.

I hope you enjoyed this reading lesson. The TFNG questions can be challenging, but if you pay attention to detail and make sure you understand the fully meaning of the statement before looking for the answer, you can conquer 🙂 If you got some answers wrong in this lesson, I hope the explanation above will help you understand why and help you improve 🙂

For more reading lessons, see this page: IELTS Reading Practice & Tips

All the best

Liz

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Comments

  1. Precious Chiamaka says
    March 11, 2020 at

    Thanks for all your tips
    I got all correctly

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  2. Veronica Plenty says
    March 5, 2020 at

    Hi,

    I also got No. 6 wrong. My answer was “Not Given”. I used the rationale that you used to come up with my answer. Because the passage doesnt speak about the butterfly being toxic to the predators. Therefore, in my reasoning, it is NOT GIVEN. I didn’t think to put it as false. I used the same analogy as the first question. If it is not in the passage then it is not given?

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    • Liz says
      March 5, 2020 at

      Always remember that you are looking to see if the statement can be provided right or wrong. So aim at meaning always and don’t try to match words. Is there any information in the passage which shows it is not toxic – answer – yes – it shows it is bitter in taste which means it is not toxic.

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      • leo says
        March 16, 2020 at

        Does bitter implies non toxic, it may be bitter and non toxic as well. So, I have chosen NOT GIVEN as just like above person.Please suggest how to understand this question. Rest all I got correct.

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        • Liz says
          March 16, 2020 at

          “bitter” means the taste is not nice. This means you can eat it, but it doesn’t taste nice. A lemon is bitter.

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  3. Peter says
    March 4, 2020 at

    Got 8 correct. Q 7 was tricky. Thanks Liz

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  4. Anaba Nkechi Dorothy says
    March 4, 2020 at

    Thanks for the correction

    Reply
  5. Franklin says
    March 4, 2020 at

    Thanks a lot.

    Reply
  6. Ravi Verma says
    March 4, 2020 at

    Dear Liz,
    I have doubt in question no. 2.
    As per me answer should be “True”. Kindly give little clarification .

    Thanks

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    • Liz says
      March 4, 2020 at

      The question is “Migration skips only one generation.”. This means that the butterflies migrate and then only generation does not migrate and the next generation migrates. It skips (misses) only one generation. But the passage clearly shows it is false. The passage says “several generations” / it is the “great grandchildren” that migrate. This means more than two generations are skipped.

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  7. KasiaM says
    March 2, 2020 at

    Thank you!

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  8. Q says
    March 1, 2020 at

    Excuse me madam but I think the six should be NG… the contradictory meaning of “toxic to predators” should be “not toxic to predators” which is not mentioned in the original text. Could you please explain a bit to me? Thank you for your kindness.

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    • Liz says
      March 1, 2020 at

      You are trying to find specific words instead of looking for meaning? Was it toxic to predators? Did they die if they ate it? No, they didn’t. All they got as a bad taste – it tasted bitter. This means it was not toxic. Always aim for meaning, not matching words.

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      • Q says
        March 3, 2020 at

        Thank you madam I think I get it now! Your explanations are indeed very helpful–as always! Wish you all the best!

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  9. Rita says
    March 1, 2020 at

    I got 5 this false and NG is confusing me

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  10. Charles says
    February 29, 2020 at

    I got all this time

    Reply
  11. Blessing says
    February 29, 2020 at

    I got 7 correctly. I have to keep practicing so I can be perfect.

    Reply
  12. Barinder says
    February 29, 2020 at

    Yes the 6th one was really tricky, so I got 8 correct.
    Thank you so much for your teaching Liz.
    stay blessed!

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  13. Igwe Silas Okechukwu says
    February 29, 2020 at

    I love your teaching Liz,
    Thank you very much, I got them all correctly.

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  14. Elizabeth Abbey says
    February 29, 2020 at

    I don’t have any knowledge in this but scored 7. Hope to be the best when I start lessons

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  15. Chisom says
    February 28, 2020 at

    Thanks so much Liz, the explanations were great. I got 7 answers correct, failed number 2 and number 6.

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  16. Kapesa Ng'onga says
    February 28, 2020 at

    I got 7 correct

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  17. Jossy says
    February 28, 2020 at

    I got 8, i couldn’t get the 6 right. But I understand it now, next time I will have to pay attention to details. Thank you Liz. God bless you🙏🏻

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  18. Sakshi says
    February 28, 2020 at

    Got all right 😊. My exam is in few days
    Thank you Liz.

    Reply
  19. Hellen says
    February 28, 2020 at

    F/NG giving me problems hoping to score well in my test.coming in a few weeks.ill continue practicing on these weakest points.thank you Liz for your time to share with us

    Reply
  20. Karim says
    February 28, 2020 at

    Thanks a lot, Liz.I got seven correct answers.

    Reply
  21. Francisca says
    February 28, 2020 at

    Got 8 right. Failed number 7. Thank you so much

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  22. Ovel says
    February 28, 2020 at

    Thanks liz

    Reply
  23. Joseph Abimbola says
    February 28, 2020 at

    I got only 6 wrong too

    Reply
  24. Geisa Vinha says
    February 28, 2020 at

    Your tips are very useful.
    But I still have to understand better F and NG

    Reply
  25. BOLANLE says
    February 28, 2020 at

    I got 8. I got number 6 wrong. I was really hoping to get everything cos my exam is in few days and I thought I should be fully prepared by now. I wish myself luck and looking forward to share my success story here. I’ve learnt to put more attention to detail from this lesson. Thanks for all you do Liz.

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  26. Riddhi Roy says
    February 28, 2020 at

    Only got no. 6 wrong

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  27. Nana Malgwi says
    February 28, 2020 at

    I got 7 questions correct

    Reply
  28. Tshering sither says
    February 28, 2020 at

    I did well in this section, and again I need more help in reading part madam.

    Reply

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