Hi guys,
Below are the answers for the synonyms practice based on the reading passage about Birds and Dinosaurs. If you haven’t completed the lesson, please do that before looking at the answers – click here: Synonyms Practice Lesson
I hope you found the practice lesson useful. Being able to spot paraphrases and synonyms is really important in IELTS reading.
Answers
- meat-eating = carnivorous
- a group / set = a suite
- stance / position = pose / posture
- resemblance = similarity
- persuasive = compelling
- feathers = plumage
- ancestor = predecessor
- Another answer in terms of meaning could be “forebears” – but note that it does come after the answer to number 8.
- characteristic / quality = attribute
- “features” is another possible answer in terms of meaning, but please note it comes before the answer to number 7.
If you would like more reading practice lessons, click here: IELTS Reading Tips & Lessons
Number 6 above was the most difficult. If you are aiming for band 7, you should have got the rest correct.
I need more practice with these texts
If you don’t mind, I’d like to have this kind of practice more with similar level of difficulty. Thank you so much Liz, its been helpful
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll start preparing a new post to practise locating synonyms 🙂
No.5 Persuasive was difficult for me.
Other words were simple.
HI Liz, I’m enjoying every single test from your website, thanks a lot.
I got a question: does “a host of” have the same meaning than a group, a suite, a set? Its sounds similar to me.
We can sometimes use “a host of” to indicate a large number or collection of people or things. We could say “this company has a host of problems” or “there is a whole host of reasons why this company is failing”. In the case of this passage, ” a host of fossils” means a collection of fossils.
You might be thinking of words that we use for specific groups such as “a pride of lions” or a “gaggle of geese” or “a parliament of owls” – these are all group words for certain animals.
i had no clue what plumage was but i guessed it as it said covered by plumage so i thought it has to be feathers.
Exactly. This is what IELTS is all about. You may not know each individual word, but you can guess from the context. Even a native speaker in English will not know all words in their own language – all people use context to understand language.
I got 7/8
Meat eating… carnivorous
A group/set….a suite
Stance/position…posture
Resemblance…. similarity
Persuasive…. compelling
Feathers… plumage
Ancestors… predecessor
Characteristics/quality… features
Thank You Liz so thankful. You are doing all these for us.
I’m glad the lessons are useful 🙂
Hi Liz,
Thank you very much for your valuable lessons online. I am planning to sit for the exam this Saturday. Hope you continue to help those who really need it. May God impart his choisest blessings to you and grant you strength and confidence.
Thank you again.
Note: Could you please let me know whether it is okay to use etcetera (etc.) at the exam.
You didn’t mention which section of the test you want to use “etc”. I wouldn’t recommend it for any section. For writing, just choose your examples – two is enough. For speaking, give as many as you want. God luck with your test 🙂
Thanks Liz, l got 7/8…..its helpful
I’m really pleased it’s useful 🙂
I got 6/8.
me too, 6/8
I got it all! I used to receive it in my mail.
Good nite
Glad I got it all. Thanks Liz for the exercise
I got 8/8.. yeahhh 🙂
Surprisingly, The only one that i got wrong was 4 not 6!
That was the unknown word for me.
I got 7 out of 8.
Thanks for the test, Liz.
😉
Thank you Liz I got 7/8
Thanks Liz, it was really useful. I got it all.
I’m so pleased it was useful. Well done getting it all correct 🙂
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Thanks Liz
I got one answer wrong
Very useful practice.
More will be helpful
God richly bless you.
I got all.. Thanks liz.
It’s really useful.
God bless you more.
Thanks Liz. I got all the answers correctly.
Well done 🙂
Thanks. Didn’t get all. Hope to do better next time.
It’s just a matter of practice 🙂
I got all the answers. Thanks
Well done 🙂
Thanks liz🙏🏾
I got all , thanks so much. I found 6. I realized that I should try even harder. It is really helpful.
Yes I did……tnx so much
8 could be feature too, right?
By the way Liz, thank you for your book. I have purchased it few days ago. Is it ok if I share with you some comments on it?
Yes, it certainly could be in terms of meaning. You are 100% correct. The only issue is that answer 8 should come after answer 7.
I got all,thanks so much.
Thank you Liz. It is really helpful
Thank you , Liz
Kindly post more practice.
I got 5 out of the 8 questions
Wow! Glad I got all
I got all…… Tnx Liz
Great. I’ve been so worried that people are not receiving my posts in their email inbox. Hope you found it useful 🙂
Very very useful. Please send more