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Complete the sentences. Choose no more than two words and / or a number from
the passage for each answer.
1. The ostrich, emu, kiwi and penguin are from the same group of ……….… birds.
2. Penguins can conceal themselves from predators with their ……………………..

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Kanchan Rana says

February 8, 2019 at 10:23 am

Hi Liz,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for your wonderful blog.

I want to ask you, if we are following British spelling throughout our reading test.
And we got a question for sentence completion like the number 2 in this page.
Then we have to stick to our choice of British spelling i.e. “colour”. Or we can write the
same as given in the passage? i.e. “Color” On this kind of occassion only.

Thanks

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Liz says
February 8, 2019 at 1:03 pm

In the reading test, the answers you write down should come from the
passage. Write them as they are wri en in the passage.

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prahlad says
November 9, 2018 at 4:29 am

2/2 in 15 seconds

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Ritesh Sambhe says

January 30, 2019 at 4:02 pm

2/2 in 11 sec

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Hazheen says
July 21, 2018 at 2:55 pm

Hello Liz
I answered 2/2 but I have a question in the exam the passage will be the same as long as
now !??
Thanks

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Liz says
July 21, 2018 at 4:03 pm

Have you done a real IELTS reading test? Why not? You should do at least 4
real IELTS tests at home before your actual test day. Get the IELTS Cambridge test
books which contain 4 real tests in each book.

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Adel says
March 11, 2018 at 4:07 pm

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However, I believe that I made a mistake because I wrote “coloring” as the American
English and I intend to use Br.Eng. in the test.

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FatemehFatemeh says
March 3, 2018 at 12:16 pm

Thanks a lot Liz

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Shweta says
December 19, 2017 at 4:24 am

Maam in this birds passage flightless is no where mentioned in the passage

den hw cn v write it and 2nd option too I didn’t understand.

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Liz says
December 19, 2017 at 11:56 am

The word “flightless” is in the first sentence: “Penguins are one of about 40
species of flightless birds”

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afra says
November 2, 2017 at 12:56 pm

2/2 in just 30 seconds..

love you Liz mam.

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SaraOhj says
October 18, 2017 at 2:32 am

2/2 in 1 minute!

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Christine says
October 4, 2016 at 9:18 am

Hi Liz, amazing and very helpful, could you please provide me with the
source of the above Reading, Thank you

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Liz says
October 4, 2016 at 1:27 pm

You should find a link with the answers. It’s from “livescience.com”.

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Vincent says
February 9, 2016 at 5:24 am

Hi Liz,

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Thanks for your very helpful website. Is it okay if I answered distinct coloring instead of
distinct colouring?

regards,

Vincent

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Liz says
February 10, 2016 at 10:45 am

h ps://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-2016/

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Jocel says
September 4, 2015 at 7:33 am

Hello Liz! 🙂

In no.2 i answered ‘distinct coloring’ instead of ‘distinct colouring’ will it be considered

correct?or the other way around? is spelling important on the exam even though they are
synonyms?

Thank you in Advance.

p.s I find your tutorials very helpful specially for home study/home preparations for the
IELTS exam. 🙂

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Liz says
September 4, 2015 at 9:44 am

Spelling is important and you have spelled it correctly using American

spelling. Glad my lessons are useful 🙂
Liz

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Jocel says
September 6, 2015 at 1:47 pm

Hello again Liz 🙂

I have a question, is it okay to answer in ALL CAPS for reading?how about for
listening?

Thank You in advance 🙂

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Liz says
September 6, 2015 at 2:42 pm

Yes, it is fine to do that for listening, reading and even for writing too.
Liz

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sravanthi says
June 19, 2015 at 7:16 am

hai mam, i am from India. i just started preparing for IELTS. i found your
website very useful for me. i have got a doubt. in the above question, no.2 what if we
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write only ‘colour’. pls let me know wheather my english is good, as iam lacking
confidence more. hoping to get a replay. thanks madam. in advance.

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Liz says
June 19, 2015 at 9:23 am

You must take your words for the answers directly from the reading
passage. You can’t alter the form of the words. So, “colour” would be wrong because
that word is not used as the answers in the passage.
Liz

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Himani Bansal says

April 25, 2019 at 8:51 am

But it’s wri en in the question that this question will help us to
understand the importance of paraphrasing. We will learn which words can and
cannot be paraphrased. I think, changing the form of the word is considered as
paraphrasing. Even I wrote COLOR. Please guide. Thanks.

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Liz says
April 25, 2019 at 9:09 am

I think you are ge ing confused. Your use the skills of paraphrasing
when you analyse the question. The answer itself must be the exact word you see
in the passage.

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Luisa says
May 18, 2015 at 5:43 pm

Hi Liz,

My answers are: (1) flightless birds, (2) distinct coloring. Are those answers correct?
Thanks

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Liz says
May 19, 2015 at 12:32 pm

I’ve just posted the answers for you to take a look.

Liz

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