True False and Not Given reading practice for IELTS students based on a topic that was reported by students in their reading test in January 2018. To see all my reading lessons, click here: Main Reading Page. Other main pages are accessed through the red bar at the top of the website.
Passage: Pyramid City Caral
The Norte Chico civilization of Supe, Peru, was the first known civilisation of the Americas. Their capital was the Sacred City of Caral – a 5,000-year-old metropolis complete with complex agricultural practices, rich culture, and monumental architecture, including six large pyramidal structures, stone and earthen platform mounds, temples, amphitheatre, sunken circular plazas, and residential areas.
Caral is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the lush valley of the Supe River. Exceptionally well-preserved, the site is impressive in terms of its design and the complexity of its architecture. The city’s plan and some of its features, including pyramidal structures and residences of the elite, show clear evidence of ceremonial functions, signifying a powerful religious ideology.
The centre of the Caral complex consists of a central public area with six large pyramids (platform mounds) arranged around a huge plaza. The largest of the mounds, located in a dominating position within the urban plan of Caral, is 60 feet high and measures 450 x 500 feet at the base, covering an area nearly the size of four football fields. From the top of the great pyramid, the rulers of Caral would have been able to monitor the entire city. In total, it is estimated that Caral was home to a population of about 3,000 people. Researchers believe the model of the city was used by many civilizations that came after the Norte Chico. In 2001, the Sacred City of Caral in Supe was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Notice: This passage has been adapted from the website ancient-origins.net. You can read the full passage here: Pyramid City of Caral. The picture above is also from the same article.
Questions: Are the following statements True False or Not Given based on the passage above?
- The city did not include housing for its citizens.
- As far as the eye could see, the landscape was arid.
- The largest pyramid is 60 feet in height in Caral.
- Caral had a bigger population than most cities at that time.
- Caral is thought to have provided a prototype for subsequent civilisations.
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Answers
The answers to this lesson are now available:
Click here for the answers: Answers to Caral Reading Lesson
All the best
Liz
True ,False ,False, True,Not given ,True
1true
2false
3false
4true
5not given
6true
Dear Liz,
I believe your IELTS blog is equally useful for both students and some struggling teachers like me. As I have been following your recent posts, I learnt about the 3 month break you are taking. Have a nice holidays and enjoy your break!
Thanks 🙂
Answers of Reading Passage:
1- True
2- False
3- False
4- True
5- False
6- True
True
False
False
True
Not Given
True
1 T
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 NG
6 T
Hello Mam,
Hope, you will enjoy your holidays but as being a selfish human being, I don’t want you to take break from this website. However, i understand the importance of off days from work to rejuvenate ourselves. I pray for your good health and looking forward to see you back after your most awaited break. I keep on practising using your valuable tips and also, I already bought your Advanced writing lessons Consequently, my writing style already improved drastically.
God bless you !
Regards
Thanks 🙂
Thank you very much Miss,Liz
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N
T
T
F
T
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
T
F
T
T
NG
T
Answers
1. NG
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1.T
2.NG
3.F
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1)True
2)False
3)Not Given
4)True
5)Not Given
6)True
1)true
2)false
3)not given
4)true
5)not given
6)true
T
F
F
T
F
F
1.TRUE — …metropolis complete with….structures, stone and…(1st para)
2.FALSE — …complete with….and residential area.(1st para)
3.FALSE — on a dry desert terrace overlooking the lush valley
4.TRUE — the largest of the…within the urban plan of Carla, is 60 feet high
5.NOT GIVEN –home of a population of about 3000 people.
6.TRUE –model of the city was used by many….
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1.T
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6.NG
1. NG
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. NG
6. T
True
False
Not given
True
Not Given
True
Not Given
False
False
True
Not given
True
1 NG
2 F
3T
4 T
5 NG
6 T
1. NG
2. False
3. NG
4. True
5. Ng
6. True
Answers:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not given
6. True
1.True 2.False 3.Not Given 4.True 5.Not given 6.True
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
N.G
F
T
T
N.G
T
1.NG
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6.NG
Answers:
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
1 f
2 n g
3 t
4 t
5 n g
6 t
1 True
2 Not given
3 False
4 True
5 Not given
6 True
1.True
2.False
3.False
4.True
5.Not given
6>not given
1.True
2.False
3.Not given
4.True
5.Not given
6.True
1. True, 2. False, 3. True, 4. True, 5. Not Given, 6. True
1. True
2. False
3. Not Given
4.True
5 Not Given
6. True
1.T
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1.T
2.NG
3.F
4.T
5.NG
6.F
True
False
True
True
Not given
True
1. True
2. False
3. Not Given
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
1.True
2.False
3.Not given
4.True
5.Not given
6.True
1- true
2-false
3-not given
4-not given
5-true
1)T
2)NG
3)T
4)T
5)NG
6)T
1.Not Given
2.False
3.False
4.True
5.Not Given
6.True
1. True
2. False
3. Not Given
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
1.True
2.True
3.False
4.True
5.Not Given
6.True
1.NG
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6. T
Hendra Adi says :
Answers
1. Not given
2. False
3.False
4.True
5.Not given
6.True
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1. NG
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
Umber 2 is False. It said about residentail area. It was a typo. Lol
1. True
2. Not Given
3. True
4. True
5. Not Given
6. False
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1) NOT GIVEN
2) FALSE
3) TRUE
4)TRUE
5)TRUE
6)NOT GIVEN
1) NG (it says monumental architecture, not monuments)
2) F (“….residences of the elite”)
3) F (“…… overlooking the lush valey….”)
4) T (pyramid = platform mound)
5) NG (population of 3K people is not compared with other cities)
6) T (“….the model of the city was used by many civilizations….”)
1.True
2.False
3.Not given
4.True
5.Not given
6.Not given
1 NG
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 NG
6 T
N.g
F
T
T
N.g
T
1 _ T
2 _ NG
3 _ T
4 _ T
5_ NG
6 _ T
1. NG
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
1.NG
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.NG
6.F
Please teacher Liz , i want to ask something regarding my speaking test i had before.
I wasn’t asked any question after the que card. There were 4 questions and while i was in the third question the examiner told me that the test time has finished. And i left the room.
This means i talked too much ?
Or it is possible that i don’t finish all the que card questions?
Is that bad?
Could you please answer my querry..
Thank you in advance .
The examiner controls the time in the speaking test – not you. Forget it. It doesn’t have any connection to your score.
Thank you alot.
I hope you get a very nice holiday .
Wish me luck in my second attept next month
Fingers crossed 🙂
What are the correct answers
Follow the link on the page above.
NG
No
NG
Yes
NG
Yes
true
false
false
true
not given
true
1.NG
2.False
3.true
4.true
5.NG
6.true
1 true 2 false 3 true 4 true 5 not given 6 true
1. NOT GIVEN
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1. NG ; 2 TRUE;3 FALSE; 4 ) TRUE ; 5) NG ; 6) TRUE
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
1. True
2. NG
3. False
4. True
5. NG
6. True
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. Not given
1. T
2. NG
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. Not Given
5. Not Given
6. True
Answers :
1- F
2- NG
3- T
4 – F
5- NG
6- T
1. N/G
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. N/G
1.T
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.NG
6.T
(1) T
(2) F
(3)NG
(4) T
(5) NG
(6) T
1.T
3.NG
4.T
5.F
6.F
7.T
1.T
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1. TRUE
2. NOT GIVEN
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
Thank you Liz for providing us this kind of example test.
Your a blessing to all of us.<3
Please remember this is not a test – just a practice reading lesson 🙂
1- T
2- NG
3- F
4- T
5- NG
6- T
Answers:
1. T
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. NG
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. NG
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1.F
2.NG
3.T
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1 true 2) false 3 )true 4) true 5) true 6)NG
True
Not given
True
True
Not given
True
I really struggle with this part of test and it really is hard to get over it for me. I’ll appreciate some suggestions to improve.
1. Fales
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not given
6. True
1. True
2. Not given
3. False
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
1)NG
2)F
3)F
4)T
5)NG
6)T
1. Not Given
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
Answers :
1. Not given
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not given
6. True
True
False
Not given
True
Not given
True
True
False
Not given
True
Not given
True
1. T
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
T
F
F
T
NG
T
True
False
False
True
Not Given
True
1-NG
2-F
3-F
4-T
5-NG
6-T
1.True
2.False
3.Not given
4.True
5.Not given
6.True
true (monumental architecture including 6 large pyramidal structures)
false (residential areas)
false (overlooking the lush valley of the Supe River)
true (the largest of mounds is 60 feet high)
not given (not mentioned)
true (researchers believe the model of the city was used by many civilizations that came after…)
1. NG
2. F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6. T
1. NG
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not given
6. True
1.NG
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1. NG
2. F
3. F
4. F
5. NG
6. T
1.T
2.F
3.T
4.T
5.NG
6T
1. T
2.F
3 T
4.F
5.NG
6.T
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
T,F,NG,T,NG,,.
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. T
2. F
3. N.G
4. T
5. N.G
6. T
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. NG
2. F
3. F
4.T
5. F
6. T
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
answers:
1. T
2.F
3.T
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1.T
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1. NG
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1.True
2.False
3.True
4.True
5.Not given
6.True
Sonia says
T
F
T
T
N.G
F
1. Ng
2. F
3.t
4. T
5.Ng
6.t
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not Given
6.True
1.NG
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1.T
2. F
3. NGV
4. T
5. NGV
6. T
1 T
2 F
3 F
4 NG
5 NG
6 T
1st false
2nd :false
3rd : notgiven
4th : true
5th :not given
6th : true
True
False
GG
False
True
NG
1 T / 2 F / 3 F / 4 T / 5 NG / 6 T
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. Not given
6. True
Ng. F. F. T. Ng. T
1-true 2-false-3-not given4- true-5- not given-6-true
T
F
T
T
NG
T
T
F
F
T
Ng
T
1)T
2)F
3)T
4)T
5)NG
6)T
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1. T
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
I go with the same 🙂
1. T
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1- True
2- False
3- False
4- True
5-Not Given
6- True
1.True
2.false
3.True
4.True
5.NG
6.True
True
False
True
True
Not Given
True
1) True
2) false
3) Not given
4) True
5) Not given
6) True
1-true 2-false 3-false (just from the top of the great pyramid) 4-true 5-true 6-true
1-true 2-false 3-false (just from the top of the great pyramid) 4-true 5-true 6-true
5- it os higher than the most but not th highst one in population. In the passage it is the second in term of population so true
I hope i did well
T.F.NG.T.NG.T
1. true
2.false
3.false
4. True
5. Not given
6.True
1.False
2.False
3.True
4.True
5.Not given
6.True
I mean
1.True
2.False
3.True
4.True
5.Not given
6.True
1. True
2. False
3.Not given
4. True
5. Not given
True
1.T
2.F
3.NG
4.T
5.NG
6.T
1. True
2. False
3. Not given
4.True
5. Not given
6.True
1 NOT GIVEN
2 I’m really in doubt between FALSE and NOT GIVEN, but I’d say I go with NG
3 TRUE
4 TRUE
5 NOT GIVEN
6 TRUE
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1. True
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1) true
2)false
3)NI
4)true
5)NI
6)false
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
NOT GIVEN
TRUE
1. t
2. f
3. t
4. ng ( it says the biggest in Caral but in the question does not say caral, is this a tricky question? )
5. ng
6. t
I’ve just added the name to make it easier.
Dear Liz
Please accept my best wishes for your up coming break , if you could please tell me if there is any way to improve my writing skill (advanced lessons) ?
Thank you very much for your unconditional support,
You can find my advanced writing task 2 lessons on this page: https://elizabethferguson.podia.com/
1- not given
2- not given
3- false
4-true
5-not given
6- true
1. NG
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
T, F,F,T,NG, t
1t
2f
3f
4t
5ng
6t
1-T
2-F
3-T
4-N.G
5-N.G
6-T
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. Not Given
5. Not Given
6. True
1True
2False
3 True
4 True
5 True
6Not given
1) Not Given
2)False
3)Not Given
4) True
5)Not Given
6)True
1 NG
2 FALSE
3 TRUE
4 TRUE
5. NG
6. TRUE
It’s
T
F
T
T
NG
T
Get well soon. Mam!!
T,F,T,T,NG,T
Hello Ma’am,
Hope you are doing well.
Please review the answers below and correct me if am wrong.
1-False
2-False
3-True
4-True
5-Not Given
6-False
Thank you,
Kirti
I will post the answers tomorrow.
1. T
2.F
3 T
4.F
5.NG
6.T
True
Not Given
False
True
Not Given
True
T, F, T, F, NG, T.
1. Not given
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not given
6. True
1> yes
2> no
3> not given
4> yes
5> not given
6> yes
1. True 2. False 3. Not given 4. True 5. True 6. Not given
1.True
2.False
3.False
4.True
5.Not Given
6.True
1- True
2- NG
3- False
4- True
5- False
6- True
1.True
2.False
3.False
4.True
5.Not Given
6.True
1) T “ Their capital was the Sacred City of Caral – a 5,000-year-old metropolis complete with complex agricultural practices, rich culture, and monumental architecture,
2) F “Caral was home to a population of about 3,000 people”
3) NG . As the passage states -“the city overlooked lush valley of the Supe river but it does not specify whether it was visible by a human eye.”
4) T “The largest of the mounds, located in a dominating position within the urban plan of Caral, is 60 feet high and measures 450 x 500 feet at the base, covering an area nearly the size of four football fields
5) NG
6) T “ Researchers believe the model of the city was used by many civilizations that came after the Norte Chico“
True
False
NG
True
NG
True
Not given false true true not given true
1.True
2.not given
3.false
4.true
5.not given
6.true
Hi Liz,
You are doing a great work.
Regards,
1-True
2-False
3-Not Given
4-True
5-True
6-True
thank you so much LIZ
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1.FALSE
2.TRUE
3.NOT GIVEN
4.TRUE
5.NOT GIVEN
6.FALSE
True
False
NG
True
NG
True
1. NOT GIVEN
2. FALSE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. TRUE
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1.Not given
2.True
3.True
4.False
5.False
6.Not given
1. NG
2.F
3.T
4.T
5NG
6.NG
1. T
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1-True
2-False
3-Not given
4-True
5-Not given
6-True
1 TRUE
2 FALSE
3 NOT GIVEN
4 TRUE
5 NOT GIVEN
6 TRUE
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
1 TRUE
2 FALSE
3 NOTGIVEN
4 TRUE
5 NOTGIVEN
6 TRUE
1 TRUE
2 FALSE
3 NOTGIVEN
4 TRUE
5 NOTGIVEN
6 YRUE
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
1.True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
Thanks
Khalida
1 – NOT GIVEN
2 – FALSE
3 – TRUE
4 – TRUE
5 – NOT GIVEN
6 – TRUE
Thanks Liz you have been so helpful.
1.true
2.false
3.false
4.true
5.not given
6.true
1-NG
2-NG
3-T
4-F
5-NG
6-T
1.NG
2. False
3. True
4. True
5.NG
6.True
1.N.G
2.F
3.N.G
4.T
5.F
6.T
1.T
2. F
3. NG
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1-True
2-False
3-Not Given
4-True
5-Not Given
6-true
1. T
2. NG
3. T
4. T
5. NG
6. T
1) NG
2) TRUE
3) FALSE
4) TRUE
5) NG
6) TRUE
1.T
2.F
3.N.G
4.T
5.N.G
6.T
Answers:
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. Not Given
6. True
True
False
True
True
NG
True