Cambridge 17 Reading — Full Solution in Bangla

Test 1 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — The London Underground — the Metropolitan Railway (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–6) · True / False / Not Given (Q7–13)
• Passage 2 — Roman amphitheatres and modern stadiums — Arles, Verona, Lucca (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–17) · Note completion (Q18–22) · Multiple choice, choose two (Q23–26)
• Passage 3 — Charles II and the English Civil War (Q27–40)
  Summary completion (Q27–31) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q32–35) · Multiple choice (Q36–40)

Test 2 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — The Dead Sea Scrolls (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–5) · True / False / Not Given (Q6–13)
• Passage 2 — Tomatoes, plant breeding and genetic diversity (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–18) · Summary completion (Q19–26)
• Passage 3 — Chance, mistakes and discovery — Darwin, Einstein and invention (Q27–40)
  Multiple choice (Q27–31) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q32–36) · Matching sentence endings (Q37–40)

Test 3 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — The thylacine — the Tasmanian tiger (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–5) · True / False / Not Given (Q6–13)
• Passage 2 — Palm oil and sustainable certification (RSPO) (Q14–26)
  Note completion (Q18–26 shown in the book)
• Passage 3 — Book review — land values and city building (Barr's book) (Q27–40)
  Multiple choice (Q27–31) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q32–35) · Matching sentence endings (Q36–40)

Test 4 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Bats and farming — pest control, pollination and droppings (Q1–13)
  True / False / Not Given (Q1–6) · Sentence completion (Q7–13)
• Passage 2 — Historical lives — parish registers and everyday records (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–18) · Sentence completion (Q19–26)
• Passage 3 — Blindfold chess and memory — Gareyev (Q27–40)
  True / False / Not Given (Q27–30) · Sentence completion (Q31–40)

Test 1 — sample answers

Q1. The ___ of London increased rapidly between 1800 and 1850.
Answer: population

Q18. The amphitheatre of Arles was converted first into a ___.
Answer: fortress

Q27. Charles II then formed a ___ with the Scots.
Answer: H — strategic alliance

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.

Test 2 — sample answers

Q1. Heard a noise of breaking when one teenager threw a ___ (Dead Sea Scrolls).
Answer: rock

Q14. A reference to a type of tomato that can resist a dangerous infection.
Answer: C

Q27. The purpose of the first paragraph is to…
Answer: D — outline a common assumption

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.

Test 3 — sample answers

Q1. The thylacine ate an entirely ___ diet.
Answer: carnivorous

Q23. One advantage of palm oil for manufacturers is that it stays ___ even when not refrigerated.
Answer: solid

Q27. What point does Shester make about Barr's book in the first paragraph?
Answer: D — it covers a range of factors

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.

Test 4 — sample answers

Q14. An explanation of the need for research to focus on individuals with a fairly consistent income.
Answer: E

Q15. Examples of the sources the database has been compiled from.
Answer: A

Q37. The researchers started by testing Gareyev's ___.
Answer: memory

Full explanations for all 40 questions — keywords, passage match, synonyms, English + Bangla — are in the book.