IELTS Reading Keywords Table | Cambridge IELTS 12 – Test 1
Cambridge IELTS 12 – Test 1 – Passage 1
| Q | Words in the question | Similar words in the passage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Synthetic | Replicate | made from artificial substances, often copying a natural product |
| 3 | between | Gap | The period between 2 harvests |
| 4 | atmospheric conditions | The air | the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe |
| 5 | Remove | Strip | To take the bark off the tree |
| 6 | affect | spoil | To cause a change to the taste of bottle contents |
| 6 | Bottle contents | the product contained in the bottle | Which inside the bottles |
| 7 | produce | Manufacture | to make something or bring something into existence |
| 9 | products | goods | Something is made to be sold |
| 9 | In keeping with | suit | To match with the quality |
| 11 | easily | Without difficulty | Needing little effort |
| 12 | aid | support | To make a contribution to local biodiversity |
| 13 | stop | Prevent | To pause desertification |
Cambridge IELTS 12 – Test 1 – Passage 2
| Q | Words in the question | Similar words in the passage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Because | In order to | The reason for doing something |
| 15,26 | A feeling of | A sense of | An emotional feeling about something |
| 16 | Club | A group of | a number of people that meet together because they have the same interests |
| 16 | Share | Exchange | To give and receive things between people in order that everyone can use those things |
| 17 | Similar | Like-minded | People who have the same way of thinking |
| 18 | Whole life | Life- long | lasting for the whole of a person's life |
| 19 | Searching for | In a hunt for | Looking for something which is difficult for you to find |
| 21 | Male | Boys and men | |
| 25 | Unusual | Unexpected | different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, or attractive |
| 26 | Inspire | Fulfil | To make somebody have a particular emotion about something – in this case, satisfaction about collecting things |
Cambridge IELTS 12 – Test 1 – Passage 3
| Q | Words in the question | Similar words in the passage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | different | divergent | Developing or moving in different directions |
| 32 | outcomes | ends | Results of an action or event |
| 34 | expectation | prospective | Expect or believe something will happen |
| 35 | find | detect | Discover something which is difficult to see, hear….. |
| 36 | successful | effective | To bring the results you want |
| 39 | to be good at the job of | professionalization | The process of making people more expert at the job that they do |
| 40 | provide a detailed definition of | articulate | To express clearly in words your thoughts or feelings about something |