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Difficulty: Advanced Suitable for: Band 6.5 to 7.5
Sonar is the obvious subject of Passage 1, but it is not the complete answer to most questions. The passage moves from isolated depth measurements to connected geological profiles, and several answers depend on noticing how one technical tool changed the scale of the evidence rather than merely making measurement faster.
Passage 2 contains the densest conceptual distinction in the test: temporary boredom may encourage exploration, while chronic boredom is associated with harm. Questions that use the word *boredom* without preserving that time distinction are designed to pull you towards the wrong option.
A higher-level IELTS Reading test covering sonar and ocean-floor mapping, the possible uses and risks of boredom, and the debate over recording every university lecture. Includes note completion, True/False/Not Given, matching headings, choose-two questions, sentence completion, matching people, sentence endings and inference-based multiple choice.
READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. The Map Made from Sound How sonar changed the picture of the ocean floor Before the modern system, depth was measured by lowering weighted lines from ships. This arrangement was workable at a small scale, but it became increasingly inefficient as networks expanded. Records were inconsistent, and decisions made in one place did not always fit conditions elsewhere. People close to the process often treated these mismatches as…
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