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This post contains the full IELTS Reading answers and explanation for IELTS Academic Volume 1 (IDP) – Test 3, Reading Passage 3: The Re-emergence of Mary Seacole. You’ll find clear answer explanations, answer locations, and essential vocabulary from the passage. This detailed guide helps you understand the passage better, learn why each answer is correct, and improve your overall IELTS Reading score.
Questions 27-32: Which Paragraph contains the following Information
NB You may use any letter more than once.
27. An example of witness accounts of Mary's nursing style. Answer: F
keywords: example, witness = received, account wrote
Answer Location: Paragraph F, lines 3-4 (Soldiers who had received Mary's care and attention first-hand wrote to British newspapers praising her efforts during the war, and a fund was set up to help Mary survive and continue her work .)
28. A reference to travel with family members. Answer: B
Keywords: travel with family, =relatives
Answer Location: Paragraph B, last few lines, ( ..., the fifteen-year-old Mary travelled to England with relatives, where she would learn more about European medical practices, which would complement her existing knowledge. )
29. a refusal from a higher authority. Answer: E
Keywords: refusal, higher authorities, the War Office
Answer Location: Paragraph E, Lines 7-8, ( The War Office refused her application, but undaunted, Mary travelled to the Crimea region independently. There, with the help of a relative of her late husband, she set up the British hotel.)
30. A reference to Mary's place in British education. Answer: G
Keywords: British education, UK national curriculum
Answer Location: Paragraph G, last few lines, ( More recently, her story has been added to the UK National curriculum, and numerous buildings now bear her name, alongside a statue which was erected in 2016 .)
31. An example of a nickname given to Mary. Answer: E
Keywords: a nickname = often referred, Mother seacole
Answer Location: Paragraph E, last few lines, (the hotel was finished at a cost of only £800
Due to her kindly nature and caring attitude, she was often referred to as Mother Seacole. While she tended to the wounded.)
32. Details of a failed business venture. Answer: C
Keywords: failed business venture
Answer Location: Paragraph C, line 7-10, ( ..the couple set up a store selling provisions. Unfortunately, the shop was unsuccessful and soon closed down. To add to this bad luck, a fire destroyed some of her mother's boarding house in 1843, and the following year, both Mary's mother and husband died .)
Questions 33- 38 Multiple Choice Questions ( MCQs)
33. Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Answer: B
Keywords: often compared direct comparison
Answer Location: Paragraph A, line 1-3 ( You could be forgiven for not knowing the name of Mary Seacole, but due to direct comparison with her well-known and highly respected counterpart, Florence Nightingale, her story and influence is now taking its place in the narrative of British history )
34. Why was Mary likely to have been respected as a child. Answer: D
Keywords: her parents positions
Answer location: Paragraph B, lines 4-6 ( as her mother ran a respectable business and her father was an officer, it is likely that Mary would have had a relatively high social status in Jamaican society.)
35. Mary set up a shop in Jamaica. Answer: D
Keywords: couple = with her husband
Answer Location: Paragraph C, line 6-7 (She married Edwin Seacole in 1836 in Jamaica, and soon after, the couple set up a store selling provisions.)
36. Mary was able to effectively treat soldiers suffering from cholera. Answer C
Keywords: having had the disease= contracted the disease,military patients=soldiers
Answer Location: Paragraph D, Lines 1-5 ( Mary had the boarding house rebuilt and continued to run it, increasingly looking after military patients. In 1850, Jamaica suffered a terrible cholera outbreak in which approximately 32000 Jamaicans succumbed to the disease. Mary contracted the disease but managed to cure herself of it.)
37. Before she went to England in 1853, Mary .. Answer: C
Keywords: officials = Jamaican authorities, other illness= other epidemics
Answer Location: Paragraph E, Lines 1-3, ( After Mary had set up a restaurant in Panama and assisted Jamaican authorities with other epidemics, she travelled to England once again in 1853 because she had heard about the Crimean War and wanted to offer her nursing services, so once she was in London,....)
38. The British hotels in Crimean region. Answer : D
Keywords: variety of services = food, drink, beds, nursing care
Answer Location: Paragraph E, line 9-10,(There, with the help of a relative of her late husband's, she said of the British Hotel, which offered food, drink, beds, and nursing care to wounded soldiers.)
Question 39-40 Short answer questions
39. Where did Mary want to go after the Crimea? Answer: India
Keywords: where she wanted to go, wished to continue
Answer Location: Paragraph F, line 5-7, (although some money was raised, it was not enough to send Mary to India, where she wished to continue her healing at some point .)
40. What do critics believe Mary Seacole lacked? Answer: formal training
Keywords: lacked = had no, formal training
Answer location: Paragraph G, line 5-6, ( although criticism still resonates over the fact that she had no formal training, her endeavours in healing and providing for soldiers deserve recognition. )
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Hard Vocabulary used in the Passage: The Re-emergence of Mary Seacole
1. Counterpart
Meaning: A person or thing that has a similar function or role in a different place or situation.
Synonyms: equivalent, match, parallel, opposite number
Example: The manager discussed the project with her counterpart at another company to ensure both teams were aligned.
2. Healing
Meaning: The process of becoming healthy again; recovering from an injury or emotional pain.
Synonyms: recovery, cure, restoration, mending
Example: Rest and good nutrition play an important role in the healing of minor injuries.
3. Commemorate
Meaning: To honour or remember an event or person, especially with a ceremony or memorial.
Synonyms: celebrate, honour, memorialise, pay tribute
Example: A statue was built to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives in the war.
4. Sibling
Meaning: A brother or sister.
Synonyms: brother, sister, family member
Example: She has two siblings, both of whom are younger than her.
5. Unaccompanied
Meaning: Not having anyone with you; alone.
Synonyms: alone, solo, unattended, unescorted
Example: Children under 12 cannot travel unaccompanied on international flights.
6. Embark
Meaning: To begin a journey or start a new project or activity.
Synonyms: begin, start, launch, set out
Example: The researchers will embark on a five-year study to understand climate change patterns.
7. Succumbed
Meaning: To fail to resist something or to die from an illness.
Synonyms: gave in, surrendered, yielded, died from
Example: Many plants succumbed to the severe drought last summer.
8. Outbreak
Meaning: A sudden start of something unpleasant, particularly a disease or a conflict.
Synonyms: eruption, surge, onset, flare-up
Example: The outbreak of the flu caused schools to close for several days.
9. Prominent
Meaning: Important, well-known, or easily noticeable.
Synonyms: famous, notable, distinguished, obvious
Example: She is a prominent researcher in the field of neuroscience.
10. Resonate
Meaning: To produce a lasting emotional effect or to echo.
Synonyms: echo, reverberate, connect deeply, strike a chord
Example: His message about equality resonated with people across the world.
11. Endeavour
Meaning: A serious effort or attempt to achieve something.
Synonyms: attempt, effort, try, undertaking
Example: Learning a new language is an endeavour that requires patience and dedication.
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