Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

 
Note:
 Try finding the keywords in the table above if you have a copy of the book 
Cambridge IELTS 4, page 50, to see whether they help you to get the right answer 
more easily. 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
29 
Exercise 16: Match the keywords on the left with the similar words or phrases on the 
right. 
Keywords in Questions 
 
1. 
boys are more likely to be left-
handed … 
2. 
when they first developed 
language … 
3. 
society is prejudiced against left-
handed people … 
4. 
a common feature … 
5. 
the two sides of the brain 
develop … different functions … 
6. 
after a stroke … 
7. 
the left side of the brain … 
Similar Words in the Text 
 
a. 
systematic 
b. 
evolution of speech 
c. 
left-right asymmetry exists 
d. 
in a world designed to suit right-
handed people 
e. 
the left hemisphere 
f. 
there are more left-handed males 
than females 
g. 
if a person is brain damaged 
 
Note: 
Try finding the keywords in the table above if you have a copy of the book 
Cambridge IELTS 1, page 40, to see whether they help you to get the right answer 
more easily. 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
30 
Exercise 17: Match the keywords on the left with the similar words or phrases on the 
right. 
Tip:
 To find answers in the reading test, look for words or phrases in the passage that 
are similar to words in the questions. In the test mentioned below, you need to know 
that 'exaggerate' is similar to 'overstate', or that 'urgent' is similar to 'pressing'. The 
table below shows similar words/phrases for the test on page 24 of Cambridge IELTS 
book 5.