Cambridge IELTS 10, Test 3, Reading Passage 1: The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism, Solution With Answer Key

The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism Passage Solution with Answer Key – Cambridge IELTS 10 Test 3 Reading Passage 1. 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 Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism

IELTS Reading Passage Solution

 

IELTS Cambridge 10, Test 3  Academic Reading Module, Reading Passage 1

 

PASSAGE 1: The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism (View Full Passage Here)

Questions 1-7: (List of Headings)

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Question 1: Paragraph B
Now, in the first line of Paragraph B the author talks about tourism. Then in the second line, the author says, “.. .. Historians suggest that the advent of mass tourism began in England during the industrial revolution with the rise of the middle class and the availability of relatively inexpensive transportation.” Then the author talks about the creation of commercial airline industry…. . And then, “… .. This growth led to the
development of a major new industry: tourism.”
Answer: ii (The development of mass tourism)

Question 2: Paragraph C
Now, the first line of paragraph C. “Tourism today has grown significantly in both economic and social importance.” This first line is the main idea of the whole paragraph.
Answer: i (Economic and social significance of tourism)

Question 3: Paragraph D
Now, we should read the first lines which provide us with the main idea. “However, the major problems of the travel and tourism industry that have hidden, or obscured, its economic impact are the diversity and fragmentation of the industry itself “. It means it has become difficult to recognise (hidden/obscured) the economic impacts of tourism.
Answer: v (Difficulty in recognising the economic effects of tourism)

Question 4: Paragraph E
Now, in lines 3-5 where the author says, “…. .. . . suggests that tourism has become the largest commodity in international trade for many nations and, for a significant number of other countries, it ranks second or third.” Then, he shows some examples. So, the lines show the impact of tourism worldwide.
Answer: vii (The world impact of tourism)

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Questions 5-10: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

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Question 5: The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.
Keywords: largest employment figures, travel and tourism industry
Now, we have to look at figures of employment. So, we need to find out words like ‘employment’, ‘employee’, ‘employer’ etc. In paragraph C, the author says in lines 9-10, “The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest employer with almost 130 million jobs, or almost 7 percent of all employees.”
Answer: TRUE

Question 6: Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.
Keywords: tourism, over six per cent, Australian, gross, national, product
Now, the   information about Australian tourism or the Australian gross national product is NOT mentioned in the passage.  Even the word  ‘Australia’ does not appear in the passage.
Answer: NOT GIVEN

Question 7: Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.
Keywords: tourism, social impact, promotes recreation
Now, we can find the mention of ‘social impact’ of tourism in paragraph C. However, the paragraph has no clue about whether or not tourism has social impact because of its promotion of recreation.
Answer: NOT GIVEN

Question 8: Two main features of the travel and tourism industry make its economic significance difficult to ascertain.
Keywords: two main features, economic significance, difficult to ascertain
Now, in paragraph D, the first lines say, “However, the major problems of the travel and tourism industry that have hidden, or obscured, its economic impact are the diversity and fragmentation of the industry itself.”
The lines mean that two main features of travel and tourism industry (diversity and fragmentation) have hidden, or obscured (make difficult to ascertain) its economic significance.
Answer: TRUE

Question 9: Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.
Keywords: visitor spending, greater, resident spending
Now, we find a mention of ‘spending by visitors’ in line 7 of paragraph D. However, this paragraph does not give us any specific information about any comparison on visitor spending and resident spending.
Answer: NOT GIVEN

Question 10: It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.
Keywords: easy to show, statistically, tourism affect economies.
Now, in paragraph E, take a look at the last of the paragraph. “However, because of problems of definition, which directly affect statistical measurement, it is not possible with any degree of certainty to provide precise, valid or reliable data about the extent of world-wide tourism participation or its economic impact.”
The lines mean it is not so easy (it is not possible with any degree of certainty) to present statistically (statistical measurement) the impact of tourism.
Answer: FALSE

 

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Questions 11-13 :(Completing sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS)

General Idea:  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/words.

Question 11: In Greece, tourism is the most important ___________.
Keywords: Greece, most important
Now, we find the Keyword Greece in the last paragraph (paragraph E), lines 5-6: “For example, tourism is the major source of income in Bermuda, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and most Caribbean countries.”
Here, major means most important.
Answer: source of income

Question 12: The travel and tourism industry in Jamaica is the major ___________.
Keywords: Jamaica, the major
In paragraph E, look at lines 8-10, where the author says, “…… suggest that the travel and tourism industry is the number one ranked employer in the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, France, (the former) West Germany,
Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.”

Here, number one ranked means major.
Answer: employer

Question 13: The problems associated with measuring international tourism are often reflected in the measurement of __________.
Keywords: problems, measuring international tourism, often reflected, measurement,
Now, in the last lines of paragraph E, “However, because of problems of definition, which directly affect statistical measurement, it is not possible with any degree of certainty to provide precise, valid or reliable data about the extent of world-wide tourism participation or its economic impact. In many cases, similar difficulties arise when attempts are made to measure domestic tourism.”
Here, similar difficulties arise means reflected.
Answer: domestic tourism

 

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Answer Key – The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism

Cambridge IELTS 10 Test 3 Answer Key, Reading Passage 1

 

The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism Reading Passage Answers Keys

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