Cambridge IELTS 12, Test 6, Reading Passage 2: The Lost City, Solution With Answer Key

The Lost City Passage Solution with Answer Key – Cambridge IELTS 12, Test 6: Reading Passage 2. Here we will discuss detailed explanation of all the questions of the passage. Here is step by step Solution with Tips and Strategies. This post is for educational purpose only. If you find difficulties in reading passage to find the right answer in the exam, just read the post carefully. Tips and strategies will help you find the right answer.

 

The Lost City

IELTS Reading Passage Solution

 

IELTS Cambridge 12, Test 6, Academic Reading Module, Reading Passage 2

 

PASSAGE 2: The Lost City

Question 14-20 (List of headings/ Matching Headlines):

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General Idea: Read the first two lines, and occasionally, the last line of each heading. In most cases, the answers are found here. Do it for all the paragraphs. Do not read too much. If you still don’t nd the answers, only then, read the remaining texts.

Question 14: Paragraph A
Now, in paragraph A, the answer is found in line 4 and line 6, at the end of the paragraph. Line 4 states, “…… His goal was to locate…..”. Line 6 states, “….. and Bingham’s plan was to… …” Both these lines have words like goal and plan which indicates that there was an aim of the trip.
Answer: iv The aim of the trip

 

Question 15: Paragraph B
Now, in paragraph B, you can find the answer in line 2 and 3, where the writer says, “ ….. a track had recently been blasted down….” Again, you read further and in line 4, the writer also says, “Almost all previous travelers had left the river at Ollantaytambo and taken a high pass across the mountains to rejoin the river………. … .. . but also therefore never passing through the area around Machu Picchu.” It means that before Bingham’s expedition using the recent track, previous travelers had no idea that the recent route has existed.
Answer: vi  A new route

 

Question 16: Paragraph C

Now, In paragraph C, the last lines contain the answer. In lines 5 and 6 the writer says, “……. And Bingham also seems to have been less than keen on …… “ It means for the time being Bingham also lost his interest in the expedition.
Answer: viii Bingham’s lack of enthusiasm

 

Question 17: Paragraph D
Now, in paragraph D, the answer can be gathered both from first and last lines. In line 1, the author says, “….. Bingham writes about the approach in vivid style.” Line 7 and 8 says, “… It seemed like unbelievable dream….” Both in vivid style and unbelievable dream suggest that the description of Bingham was dramatic.
Answer: v A dramatic description

Question 18: Paragraph E
Now, in paragraph E, line 2 and 3 where he says, “ ….. His journey entries of the time reveal a much more gradual appreciation of his
achievement.” This means he wrote more than what he saw. Also in line 5 and 6, the writer says, “….. rejoined his companions, to whom he
seems to have said little about his discovery.” So, Bingham writes in his notebook many things but doesn’t tell his companions much.
So, the answer is: i Different accounts of the same journey

Question 19: Paragraph F
Now, in paragraph F, line 2 and 3, it is written, “…. . . When he came to write the National Geographic magazine article that broke the story to the world in April 1913, …” These lines suggest that Bingham wrote an article on Machu Picchu.
Answer:  vii Bingham publishes his theory

Question 20: Paragraph G
Now, in paragraph G, line 5 says, “ … An idea which has gained wide acceptance over the past few years…..”. Here, wide acceptance means that the idea became a common belief.

Answer: iii A common belief

 

Question 21-24 (TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN):

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Question 21: Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca City.
Keywords: went, South America, search, Inca city
Now, in paragraph A line 1, the writer says, “… . .. Hiram Bingham arrived in South America….”.
In line 3, the writer also says, “…. . .exploration of the remote hinterland to the west of Cusco, the old capital of the Inca .. ..”
Answer: TRUE

Question 22: Bingham chose a particular route down the Urubamba valley because it was the most common route used by travelers.
Keywords: chose, particular route, down the Urubamba valley, the most common route
Now, in paragraph B, you can find the answer in line 2 and 3, where the writer says, “ ….. a track had recently been blasted down….” Again, you read further and in line 4, the writers also says, “Almost all previous travelers had left the river at Ollantaytambo and taken a high pass across the mountains to rejoin the river………. … .. . but also therefore never passing through the area around Machu Picchu.”

It clearly means that before Bingham’s expedition using the recent track, previous travelers had no idea that the recent route have existed.
Answer: FALSE

Question 23: Bingham understood the significance of Machu Picchu as soon as he saw it.
Keywords: understood, significance, Machu Picchu, as soon as, saw
Now, in paragraph E, line 6 and 7, the writers says, “… . .. At this stage, Bingham didn’t realize the extent or the importance of the site….”
The text clearly contradicts/doesn’t match with the question.
Answer: FALSE

Question 24: Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in order to find evidence to support this theory.
Keywords: returned, in order to, find, evidence
Now, the previous answer was taken from paragraph E. So, you need not go back. Just skim the next paragraphs. You will find no information regarding Bingham’s return to Machu Picchu.
Answer: NOT GIVEN

 

Question 25-26 (Completing sentences with ONE WORD ONLY):

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General Idea: In this type of question, candidates are asked to write only one word to complete the sentence. For this type of question, first, skim the passage to find the keywords in the paragraph concerned with the answer, and then scan to find the exact word.

Question 25: The track that took Bingham down the Urubamba valley had been created for the transportation of ……… .
Keywords: the track, down the Urubamba valley, for transportation

Now, in paragraph B, line 2 and 3, “…. .. a track had recently been blasted down… .. .. to enable rubber to be brought up by mules from the jungle.”
It means that the recent route which Bingham used to reach Machu Picchu was made to transport rubber.
Answer: rubber

Question 26: Bingham found out about the ruins of Machu Picchu from a ……… in the Urubamba valley.
Keywords: ruins of Machu Picchu, the Urubamba valley, from a
Now, in paragraph C line 1 there is a mention of the word valley. In lines 3 and 4, the writer says, “. . . .. . . up the nearby hill to see some ruins that a local farmer, Melchor Arteaga, had told them about … . .. . ”.
So, it was a local farmer who told Bingham’s team about the ruins.
Answer: farmer

 

 

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