Cambridge 20 Reading — Full Solution in Bangla

Test 1 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — The kākāpō — New Zealand parrot (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q7–13 shown in the book)
• Passage 2 — Elm trees and Dutch elm disease (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–18) · Matching people (Q19–23) · Sentence completion (Q24–26)
• Passage 3 — Stress and decision-making — firefighters and social media (Q27–40)
  Multiple choice (Q27–30) · Yes / No / Not Given (Q31–35)

Test 2 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Manatees — and dugongs (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–6) · True / False / Not Given (Q7–13)
• Passage 2 — Procrastination and emotion (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–16) · Sentence completion (Q17–22)
• Passage 3 — Technology in baseball — the automated strike zone (Q27–40)
  Yes / No / Not Given (Q27–32) · Matching sentence endings (Q33–37) · Multiple choice (Q38–40)

Test 3 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — The history of frozen food (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–7) · True / False / Not Given (Q8–13)
• Passage 2 — Corals and algae (Q14–26)
  Sentence completion (Q24–26 shown in the book)
• Passage 3 — Experts on the future — AI, space and machine intelligence (Q27–40)
  Matching people (Q27–32) · Multiple choice (Q33–35) · Matching (Q36–39)

Test 4 — 40 questions (Q1–40)

• Passage 1 — Georgia O'Keeffe — artist (Q1–13)
  Sentence completion (Q1–7) · True / False / Not Given (Q8–13)
• Passage 2 — Living with floods — amphibious houses and mangroves (Q14–26)
  Matching information (Q14–16) · Sentence completion (Q17–22) · Matching (Q23–26)
• Passage 3 — Livestock guard dogs and predators (Q27–40)
  Matching information (Q27–31) · Matching people (Q32–35) · Sentence completion (Q36–40)

Test 1 — sample answers

Q7. Diet consists of fern fronds, various parts of a tree and ___ (kākāpō).
Answer: bulbs

Q14. Reference to the research problems that arise from there being only a few surviving large elms.
Answer: C

Q27. In the first paragraph, the writer introduces the topic of the text by… (stress)
Answer: C — challenge faced by everyone

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

Test 2 — sample answers

Q1. Manatees look similar to dugongs, but with a differently shaped ___.
Answer: tail

Q14. Mention of false assumptions about why people procrastinate.
Answer: B

Q15. Reference to the realisation that others also procrastinate.
Answer: F

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

Test 3 — sample answers

Q1. People conserved the nutritional value of ___, using a method of freezing then drying.
Answer: potatoes

Q24. Corals have a number of ___ which they use to collect their food.
Answer: tentacles

Q25. Algae gain ___ from being inside the coral.
Answer: protection

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

Test 4 — sample answers

Q1. Studied art, then worked as a ___ in various places in the USA (O'Keeffe).
Answer: teacher

Q14. A prediction about how long it could take to stop noticing the effects of climate change.
Answer: A

Q27. An example of how one predator has been protected by the introduction of livestock guard dogs.
Answer: D

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