Below is a short reading passage with questions to help you practice your IELTS reading TFNG. This topic was reported in the test this month, July 2017. This is an IELTS Liz reading exercise, not a test paper.
Tips:
- True = the passage shows the statement is correct
- False = the passage shows the statement is incorrect
- Not Given = not enough information is given to know if it is correct or incorrect
Reading Exercise: Pterosaurs
Neither birds nor bats, pterosaurs were reptiles, close cousins of dinosaurs who evolved on a separate branch of the reptile family tree. They were also the first animals after insects to evolve powered flight—not just leaping or gliding, but flapping their wings to generate lift and travel through the air. They evolved into dozens of species. Some were as large as an F-16 fighter jet, and others as small as a paper airplane.
Pterosaurs were an extremely successful group of reptiles. They flourished all through the age of dinosaurs, a period of more than 150 million years. Over time, the earliest pterosaurs—relatively small flying reptiles with sturdy bodies and long tails—evolved into a broad variety of species. Some had long, slender jaws, elaborate head crests, or specialized teeth, and some were extraordinarily large.
This passage is from amnh.org (American Museum of Natural History) See the full reading passage: What is a Pterosaur?
Questions: Are the following statements True/ False or Not Given according to the information in the passage?
- Pterosaurs were the first creatures to be able to fly by creating lift.
- Pterosaurs were able to fly as high as modern aeroplanes.
- The shape and the size of pterosaurs varied as they evolved.
Answers
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Manar says:
July11,2017 at10:35 pm
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HUmm nice.
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I agree with those who answered:
1) F = insects and animals are all creatures, thus, first animals after insects. I was wrong —waaahh!!! 🙁
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I hope to be correct completely. let see
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Thanks a lot for the practice.
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One thing to notice, insect don’t flap their wings during flying. However Pterosaurs are the first after insects. That’s really confusing! @)
The statement didn’t mention flapping wings – only generating lift. But I can see that might sound confusing.
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Answers plzzzz
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Flapping wings is mentioned.
As I explained, flapping wings is not mentioned in the statement. Your aim is to analyse the information in the statement and then see if it agrees with the passage.
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said answer:
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Hi liz mam ,
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Hi Liz,
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The answer is
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1. False (they were the first animal after insects to evolve powered flight by flapping their wings to generate lift and travel through the air).
2.Not given (they evolved in size not flight into large species as large as an F-16 fighter jets).
3.True (The shape and size varied from relatively small flying reptiles into species of long jaws, elaborate heads and large bodies).
Thank You
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THE ANSWER IS
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Hello Mam !
I think…
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Hi Liz,
My answers are as follows:
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Thanks
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first s false..because they said pterosour were after the insects
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Please correct me if I am wrong.
first s false because they said ..pterosour were first after inscts..it means insects were first(before pterosour there were insects)
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Following are my answers:
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1. F (insects were the first to evolve powered flight which involves flapping to create lift)
2. NG (It compares them towards ‘size’ of airplanes, not the altitude at which they were able to fly)
3. T (the earliest were small but after they evolved some became giants, in addition to development in size and shape of particular parts of body)
Thanks for the practice!
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Hi Liz
My answers are:
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Thank you very much
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Greeting
I’m reading all your posts and I appreciate highly your efforts and kindness.
Thank you from my heart.
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I am working towards academic IELTS
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1- False because in the first para it is mentioned they were the first animals after insects so the first creatures to fly were insects
2- not given: some were as large as F-16 flighter jets but whether they were able to fly as high as modern aeroplane is not given
3- True : from second para it is clear their shape and size varied over time
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Hi liz,
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3 will be true
Ng f t are the answers 😁
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Hi the answers are below
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JULY 11,2017
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