This practice reading lesson focuses on Sentence Completion questions which means filling in a gap to complete a sentence. These are common questions in IELTS and also in English language exercise books.
The level is not high, so it is suitable for GT candidates and also a good easy practice for Academic candidates. Remember, the academic reading passages are usually a bit more difficult. Even so, this lesson will help you focus on skills.
Sentence completion questions in IELTS reading require you to choose one or more words from the passage to complete the sentence. This involves skim reading the passage, identifying the type of word missing from the sentences and then scanning the passage to locate the missing word. Always check how many words you can have for the answer.
Reading Passage: Space Technology
Astronauts on the International Space Station have used their 3-D printer to make a wrench from instructions sent up in an email. It is the first time hardware has been “emailed” to space. Nasa was responding to a request by ISS commander Barry Wilmore for a ratcheting socket wrench. Previously, if astronauts requested a specific item they could have waited months for it to be flown up on one of the regular supply flights. Nasa says the capability will help astronauts be more self-reliant on future long duration space missions. This will also have a positive impact on the sustainability of space travel. Furthermore, it makes ships lighter and reduces launching costs. Mike Chen added: “The socket wrench we just manufactured is the first object we designed on the ground and sent digitally to space, on the fly. It also marks the end of our first experiment—a sequence of 21 prints that together make up the first tools and objects ever manufactured off the surface of the Earth.” The other 21 objects were designed before the 3D printer was shipped to the space station in September on a SpaceX Dragon supply flight.
Questions 1-7
Complete the sentences below using no more than two words and/or a number.
- A ……………….. was made using a 3-D printer on the International Space Station.
- The tool was essentially …………… to space.
- This new technology provides instant access to tools which would have taken …………… before.
- Consequently, astronauts will be ……………… to a much greater extent.
- Creating tools in space as needed means crafts will weigh less and therefore have lower ………………
- The tool was the ……………… that had been designed on Earth yet physically created in space.
- Vocabulary question to you all – can you paraphrase the term “on the fly”?
Answers
Click here to see answers: Answers to 3D Printer Reading.
All the best and stay safe,
Liz
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Dear mam,
i don’t understand how no. 2 answer is ‘EMAILED’
I can’t find connection between passage and the sentence.
Please help
From these sentences “…a wrench from instructions sent up in an email. It is the first time hardware has been “emailed” to space.”. Remember you are not looking for a matching sentence. The answer is through the general meaning rather than one sentence which paraphrases another sentence. Also remember that for these types of questions, answers will come in order. So, the answer to Q2 will come after Q1 and before Q3. Hope this helps 🙂
Thank you mam. you certainly open my eyes.
Lots of love
A=III
B=IV
C=VI
D=VII
1-Wrench
2-Emailed
3-Month
4-Self Reliance
5-Launching cost
6-First object
7-in the space
WRENCH
EMAILED
MONTHS
SELF-RELIANT
COSTS
FIRST OBJECT
QUICKLY
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3.Months
4.Self-reliant
5. Launching cost
6. First hardware
7. in a hurry
1.WRENCH
2.EMAILED
3.MONTHS
4.SELF RELIANT
5.LAUNCHING COSTS
6.FIRST OBJECT
7.ON THE SPACE
1) socket wrench
2) emailed
3) months
4) self-reliant
5) launching costs
6) first object
7) In the space
1.wrench
2. responding to request
3.months
4.self reliant
5.launching cost
6.first object
1.wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. more self-reliant
5. launching cost
6. first object
7. quickly
1- wrench
2- emailed
3- months
4- more self-reliant
5- launching costs
6- first object
7- quickly (without planning)
-It is easier than the ease. I hope IELTS reading will be as difficulty as this passage 🙁
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. on the run
1- Wrench
2- Emailed
3- Months
4- Self-Reliant
5- Launching costs
6- First object
7- Quickly
1- socket wrench
2- emailed
3- months
4- more self-reliant
5- launching costs
6. first object
7. on the air
1. WRENCH
2. EMAILED
3. MONTHS
4. SELF-RELIANT
5. LAUNCHING COSTS
6. FIRST OBJECT
7. ON THE RUN
Answers to 3D Printers in Space:
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. Self-reliant
5. Launching cost
6. First object
7. In flight
1 WRENCH
2 EMAILED
3 MONTHS
4 SELF-RELIANT
5 LAUNCHING COSTS
6 FIRST OBJECT
7 QUICKLY
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3.Months
4. More self reliant
5. Launching cost
6. First object
7. Onboard
Hi Liz,
Thank you for your informative website and the accompanying videos that you add. They are incredibly helpful in understanding how to deal with each of the four Ielts categories. I hope this is the right place to post my question.
I would like to know wethet it is necessary to go through the complete Road to Ielts; I have gone through the free version and now am going through each of the four sections on your website.
Another reason for my question, is that the Road to Ielts clearly states that the complete version is free when booking through their site. However this does not appear to be the case, as I have not received it. A friend writing the Ielts with me was told that the complete version is not free as stated on the website.
The Ielts test alone is very expensive in South African Rands and the Road to Ielts complete version would be another hefty cost.
If I can prepare for the Ielts using the information that you supply only, it would be very helpful.
Thank you. Claudia
My website contains a lot of the essential practice you will need to be prepared for the IELTS test. It gives you practice as well as information and tips. However, you need to practice FULL tests at home. To get those, you need the IELS Cambridge test books, see a picture and description of them on this page: https://ieltsliz.com/recommended-books-for-ielts/. Those books contain real IELTS tests which you can use at home. Use them for practising skills and also for practising under exam conditions (listening, reading and writing in 2 hours 40mins without a break). Good luck in your test!!
1-wrench
2-Emailed
3-months
4-self-reliant
5-launching costs
6-first object
7-flight
1wrench
2 emailed
3months
4self-reliant
5launching costs
6first object
7supply flight
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. more self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. quickly
1. wrench
2 emailed
3 months
4 more self-relaint
5. Launching costs
6 first object
7 to air
1.Wrench
2.Emailed
3.Months
4. More self-reliant
5. Launching cost
6.First object
8.To Launch
1.wrench
2.emailed
3.flown up
4.self-reliant
5.launching costs
6.first object
7.by air
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. Self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. On the uptake
1. WRENCH
2. EMAILED
3. MONTHS
4.SELF RELIANT
5. LAUNCHING COST
6. FIRST OBJECT
7. IN FLIGHT
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self- reliant
5. cost
6. socket
7. immediately
wrench
“emailed”
months
self-reliant
launching costs
first object
through flight
1. WRENCH
2. EMAILED
3. MONTHS
4. SELF-RELIANT
5. LAUCHING COST
6. FIRST OBJECT
7. RAPIDLY
1, wrench 2, emailed 3, months 4, self reliant 5, launching costs 6, first object 7, successfully
1.Wrench
2.Emailed
3.Specific item/waited months
4. More self-reliant
5.Launching costs
6.First object
7.on the arrive
1.wrench
2.emailed
3.months
4.self-reliant
5.launching costs
6.first object
7.instantly
1) Wrench
2) Emailed
3) Months
4) self-reliant
5) launching cost
6) socket wrench
7) while travelling
1)Wrench
2) Emailed
3) Months
4) More self-reliant
5) Launching costs
6) Socket wrench
7) Space vehicle
1. wrench
2. email
3. months
4. more self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. socket wrench
7. on the air
2. emailed
1 wrench
2 emailed
3 months
4 self reliant
5 launching cost
6 first object
1 wrench
2 emailed
3 months
4 self reliant
5 launching cost
6 first object
7 very quickly
1.wrench
2.emailed
3,months
4.self reliant
5. cost
6.socket wrench
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. Self-reliant
5. Launching costs
6. First object
7. In the space
WRENCH
EMAILED
MONTHS
SELF-RELIANT
LAUNCHING COSTS
FIRST OBJECT
ON THE FLY MEANS THROUGH FLIGHTS OR BY AIR
1.wrench
2.emailed
3.months
4.more self-reliant
5.launching cost
6.first object
7. on the fly = “on a hurry”
1. Wrench.
2. Emailed.
3. Months.
4. Self-reliant.
5. Launching costs.
6. First.
7. On motion
1.hardware
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. shipped
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. Self-reliant
5. Launching costs
6. Socket wrench
7. In the air
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. launched in the air
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. objects (information) send via internet in form of DATA
1) wrench
2) emailed
3)months
4) self-reliant
5)launching cost
6)first
7)’on the fly’ means in an instance
1) wrench
2)emailed
3)months
4)more self-reliant
5)launching cost
6)very quickly
6)first object
7)very quickly
wrench
emailed
months
self-reliant
launching costs
launch in space
6-first object
2:emailed
3:months
4:more self-reliant
5: launching costs
6:by air
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. Self-reliant
5. Launching cost
6. First object
7. On the air| air-transmitted
The answer to Space Technology
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Flown up
4. Self reliant
5. Costs
6. First object
7. On air
1.arench
2.emailed
3. months
4.self-reliant
5. launching costs
6.first object
On the fly. quickly online.
1. Wrench
2. ‘Emailed’
3. Months
4. Self – reliant
5. Launching costs
6. First object
7. In this case : using the internet
1. wrench
2. ratcheting socket
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. very fast
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. Self- reliant
5. Costs
6. First experiment
7. Something that is changed
1. WRENCH
2. EMAILED
3. MONTHS
4. MORE SELF-RELIANT
5. LAUNCHING COST
6. FIRST OBJECT
7. ON SKY
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3.Months
4.Self-reliant
5.Lunching Costs
6. First object
7.On board
7.on the fly means in progress or it can mean something done while the computer program is running without interupting
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. more selfrediant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. space travel
My Answers:
1. WRENCH
2. EMAILED
3. WAITED MONTHS
4. MORE SELF-RELIANT
5. LAUNCHING COSTS
6. FIRST OBJECT
7. IN THE AIR
1 socket wrench
2 emailed
3 months
4 self- reliant
5 launching cost
6 first object
7 abruptly
Esther .A
1 wrench
2 Emailed
3. Place
4 Self reliant
5 cost
6 First object
7 Quickly
1 WRENCH
2 EMAILED
3 SUPPLY FLIGHTS
4 SELF-RELIANT
5 LAUNCHING COSTS
6 FIRST OBJECT
7 THROUGH FLIGHT, BY AIR
1. Wrench
2.emailed
3.months
4.more self-reliant
5.cost
6.first
7.off the surface of the earth
WRENCH
EMAILED
MONTHS
SELF-RELIANT
LAUNCHING COSTS
FIRST OBJECT
QUICKLY/RAPID
1_ Hardware,2_ 3_D printer,3’_space, 4_ more self reliant 5_ Cost , 6_ Objects 7_ move into air
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching cost
6. socket wrench
7. in this context- it was sent immediately to space while they were designing on the ground (kind of during process)
1 WRENCH
2 EMAILED
3 MONTHS
4 SELF-RELIANT
5 LAUNCHING COST
6 FIRST OBJECT
7 ON THE SPACE STATION
1 Astronauts
2 emailed
3 months
4 self-reliant
5 launching cost
6 first object
7 no
1. wrench, 2. sent up, 3. months, 4. more self-reliant, 5. launching costs, 6. first object, 7. quickly?
Hi Liz,
Check my answers 😊
1 wrench
2 emailed
3 months
4 more self- reliant
5 Lunching costs
6 First Object
7 on the air
1 wrench
2 emailed
3 months
4 self-reliant
5 launching costs
6 first object
7 simultaneously
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. for flying
Hi Liz.
Thanks for sharing.here are my answers for the reading practice questions above.
1.wrench
2. emailed
3.months
4. Self-reliant
5.launching costs
6. First object
7. By the plane.
Waiting to hear from you.
1 WRENCH
2.EMAILED
3.MONTHS
4.MORE SELF-RELIANT
5.LAUNCHING COSTS
6 FIRST OBJECT
7.QUICKLY
Wrench
Emailed
Months
Self -reliant
Launching costs
First object
Parceled
1.Wrecnch
2..emailed
3.waited months
4.self-relaimt
5.Launching costs
6.21 prints
7.space travel
1. Astronauts
2.Emailed
3.months
4. Self reliant
5.launching costs
6.first object
7. quickly
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Flights supply
4. Capable
5. Launching costs
6. Socket wrench
7. Risen/rises
1.WRENCH
2.EMAILED
3.MONTHS
4. MORE SELF-RELIANT
5.LAUNCHING COSTS
6.FIRST OBJECT
1.wrench
2.mailed
3.months
4.self-reliant
5.launching cost
6.socket wrench
7.moving around
1. wrench
2. sent email
3. months
4. self reliant
5. launching cost
6. first object
7. spontaneously
Hi Liz, thank you so much for your motivation by posting tests in your website though in difficult circumstances
1.astronauts
2.emailed
3.months
4.self reliant
5.launching costs
6.objects
7.through aircrafts/through rocket
Hi Liz,
The answers are…
1. socket wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. more self-reliant
5. launching cost
6. first object
7. On the fly – Sent quickly
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. Instantly
1)wrench
2)Emailed
3)Month
4)Self-Reliant
5)Launching costs
6)First object
7)by rocket
1.wrench
2.emailed
3.months
4.self reliant
5.launching costs
6.first object
7.immediately
Hello Liz,
Hope you are doing well and your health is better.
Thank You for the wonderful work that you are doing here to help us prepare well for the tests. I regularly follow your site and have learnt a lot from your lessons and videos. Have also subscribed to your additional tests. I took ielts GT last year and scored 7 7.5 6.5 7 in LRWS. Preparing to take it again to score more in all. Your tips and lessons are helping me to a great extent.
Below are the answers for the reading passage. Please correct me if am wrong.
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. on the fly = immediately (doing something immediately without thinking much about it)
Keep helping us and we will forever be grateful to you for this😊.
May God bless you with good health and all good things.
Cheers,
NB
Good luck! Answers will be posted tomorrow.
1.wrench
2.emailed
3.flown up
4.self-reliant
5.costs
6.first object
7.By use of numbers
1. wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching costs
6. first object
7. In the outer space
Hey Liz ,stay safe there and thank you so much for motivating us by posting lessons though in the difficult circumstances.
1.astronauts
2.emailed
3.months
4.self reliant
5.launching costs
6.objects
7.through aircraft /through rockets
Thank you liz
1-wrench
2-emailed
3-flights
4-self reliant
5-cost
6-manufactured
1.wrench
2. emailed
3. months
4 more self-reliant
5 launching costs
6 first tool
7 fast (speedly)
1)wrench
2)emailed
3)months
4)more self-reliant
5)launching costs
6)socket wrench
7)in the air
1.wrench
2.emailed
3.flownup
4.self-reliant
5.costs
6.first object
7.By using numbers
Socket wrench,shipped,designed , self -relient,launching costs,first object,air transport
1)wrench
2)emailed
3)long
4)self-reliant
5) Launching costs
6) first object
7) ‘on the go”
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. More self-reliant
5. Launching costs
6. First object
7. In the air
1.wrench 2. Emailed 3.supply flights 4.self-reliant 5. Launching costs 6.first object 7.by flights
1. Wrench
2.Emailed
3.Months
4.Self-Reliant
5.Launching Costs
6.first object
1.Wrench
2.Sent digitally
3.Supply flights
4.Self-Reliant
5.Launhing cost
6.First object
7.Immediately/quickly.
Answers
1. wrench
2. flown up
3. months
4. self-reliant
5. launching cost
6. first
7. during space travel
1.wrench
2.emailed
3.months
4.self-reliant
5.launching costs
6.socket wrench
7. In the space
1. Wrench
2. Emailed
3. Months
4. More self-reliant
5. Launching costs
6 First object
7 at once