Recent Topic: Mapping the Food Desert – Full test

Computer-based IELTS practice · free

  • •Passage 1: questions 1–13. Time allowed: 20 minutes.
  • •The passage is on the left and the questions are on the right. Each side scrolls separately.
  • •Select words in the passage to highlight them; click a highlight to remove it.
  • •There is no extra time to transfer answers. The test is submitted automatically when time runs out.
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Passage 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below.

Mapping the Food Desert

Questions 1–6

Complete the sentences below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

In US cities, a food desert is a low-income area where many people live over one from a large grocery store.
In food deserts, the nearest shop may be a convenience store or a station.
Fresh produce is difficult to carry because it is and goes bad quickly.
Volunteers used a on their phones when visiting shops.
They uploaded of the shelves.
A local council decided where to support a market.

Questions 7–13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information, FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

7Research proves that food deserts are the main cause of diabetes.

8Official maps did not always show what was sold in shops.

9The volunteers were paid by the local council.

10The online map was available to the public.

11Some shopkeepers started selling fruit after seeing the map.

12New supermarkets always lead to healthier diets in food deserts.

13Supporters of mapping believe it is the only solution to food deserts.