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This post contains the full IELTS Reading answers and explanation for IELTS Academic Volume 2 (IDP) – Test 1, Reading Passage 1: The Endurance and the Mary Rose. 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 1-5 True/ False / Not given
1. No one knows what happened to the Endurance. Answer: False
Keywords: destroyed by sea
Answer Location: Paragraph 1, Lines 1-3. In March 2022, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, was discovered in the Weddell Sea 107 years after it had sunk, destroyed by sea ice while attempting a land crossing of Antarctica.
(It's clearly mentioned that the ship was destroyed by sea ice while crossing Antarctica that is why this statement is false)
2. The Endurance was harder to locate than other shipwrecks. Answer: Not given
Keywords: harder to locate
Answer location: Paragraph 2 (There is no information about any sort of comparison with other ships regarding finding shipwrecks. )
3. The FMHT plans to bring objects to the surface as soon as possible. Answer: False
Keywords: will not remove,
Answer Location: Paragraph 1, last few lines. The non-intrusive expedition will not remove anything from the ship but instead will document and film the finds, which include Shackleton's undamaged cabin.
( In the last few lines of paragraph 1, it's mentioned that FMHT will not bring anything from the shipwreck; they will leave it as it is for documentation and filming, so the answer is False.)
4. The condition of the Endurance will degenerate in the future. Answer: True
Keywords: degenerate = decay
Answer Location: Paragraph 2, lines 2-4, .., preserving the historic vessel for future generations to admire. While the Endurance has survived a century underwater,it is inevitable that it will decay unless it is raised.
5. There is not enough money available to lift the whole ship. Answer: Not given
Keywords: not enough money
Answer Location: Paragraph 2, last few lines ( there is no clear information about the shortage or lack of funds available to raise the Endurance, so the Answer is NG )
Questions 6-9: Complete the sentence with the correct ending
6. When the Mary Rose sank, Answer: E
Keywords: perished =killed
Answer Location: Paragraph 3, Lines 1-3. The Mary Rose was discovered in the sea off the south coast of England in 1971. The ship, King Henry VIII's favourite, sank in 1545 during the battle of the Solent, killing all 500 people on board.
7. When the Mary Rose's guns were found, Answer: F
Keywords: lost forever, destroyed
Answer Location: Paragraph 3, last few lines, ....and it was almost 300 years before several of the ship's bronze and iron guns were rediscovered by divers. During the early 19th century, it was common practice to blow up shipwrecks, believing them to be dangerous to other ships. It was therefore assumed that the Mary Rose was lost forever.
8. When the Mary Rose was rediscovered, Answer: C
Keywords: shipwrecks, highly valued,
Answer Location: Paragraph 4, lines 3-4, and last few lines, ......it was to widespread excitement that it was announced in 1971 that Mary Rose had been discovered in the Solent. Over 19,000 objects, from cooking pots and cutlery to medical equipment and religious artefactswere recovered, providing a fascinating insight into everyday life in sixteenth-century England.
9. After the foundation of the Mary Rose Trust, Answr: G
Keywords: large number of = wide range of staff/people, started working
Answer Location: Paragraph 4, Lines 5-8 ..By the end of the decade, the Mary Rose Trust had been formed to carry out the recovery of the ship and her contents. The Trust appointed a wide range of staff, including administrators, conservators, fundraisers and archaeologists.
Questions 10 -13 Complete the sentences
10. The Mary Rose was raised with the help of a specially designed............. Answer: lifting frame
Keywords: set up, best method, commissioned
Answer Location: Paragraph 5, lines 1-4. It was always the intention of the Mary Rose Trust to raise the ship and preserve her for future generations. A committee of experts was set up to decide on the best method of lifting the hull out of the water, and this was finally achieved in 1982. In the end, a purpose-built lifting frame was commissioned and placed over Mary Rose.
11. A number of heavy ................were positioned above specific points of the wreck.
Answer: cross beams
Keywords: heavy, above, wreck
Answer location: Paragraph 5, lines 5-6, the Frame contained 11 cross beams, each weighing 2 tons, to be placed over the 11 strongest points of the ship.
12. Bolts and cables could only be put in place due to the construction of a number of ...............under the ship. Answer: tunnels
Keywords: bolts, cables=wires
Answer location: Paragraph 5, Lines 6-7, Under each of the lifting points, tunnels had to be dug beneath the hull to get bolts and wires in position.
13. After gradually lifting the hull, a crane was used for the underwater transfer to............
Answer: a cradle
Keywords: transfer = moved ,underwater
Answer Location: Paragraph 5, Lines 9-11, ......it was moved, while still underwater, to a cradle, using a huge crane.
Hard Vocabulary from the passage The Endurance and the Mary Rose
1. Endurance
Meaning: The ability to continue despite difficulty, pain, or hardship.
Synonyms: stamina, perseverance, resilience
Example: The crew’s endurance was tested as they battled freezing temperatures for weeks.
2. Miraculous
Meaning: Very surprising and difficult to believe; like a miracle.
Synonyms: extraordinary, astonishing, unbelievable
Example: It was considered miraculous that so many objects from the ship remained intact.
3. Escape
Meaning: To get away from danger, harm, or an unpleasant situation.
Synonyms: flee, break free, get away
Example: Only a few sailors managed to escape before the ship went down.
4. Wreck
Meaning: The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed, especially a ship.
Synonyms: ruin, debris, remains
Example: Divers explored the wreck to recover historical items.
5. Intrusive
Meaning: Causing disruption or annoyance by being unwelcome or unexpected.
Synonyms: invasive, disturbing, interfering
Example: Intrusive sea organisms had damaged parts of the wooden structure.
6. Vessel
Meaning: A large boat or ship.
Synonyms: ship, craft, boat
Example: The vessel sank rapidly after being hit by a powerful storm.
7. Inevitable
Meaning: Certain to happen; impossible to avoid.
Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, destined
Example: Without urgent repairs, the ship’s collapse was inevitable.
8. Decay
Meaning: To slowly break down or rot over time.
Synonyms: decompose, deteriorate, rot
Example: The wooden beams began to decay after centuries underwater.
9. Widespread
Meaning: Found or happening in many places or among many people.
Synonyms: extensive, common, prevalent
Example: The disaster caused widespread concern among historians.
10. Artifacts
Meaning: Objects made or used by humans in the past, usually discovered through archaeological research.
Synonyms: relics, antiquities, historical objects
Example: Several artifacts from the Mary Rose were carefully restored.
11. Barge
Meaning: A long, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying goods.
Synonyms: flatboat, canal boat, cargo boat
Example: A barge was used to transport the salvaged remains to the shore.
12. Degenerate
Meaning: To become worse in quality or condition.
Synonyms: deteriorate, decline, weaken
Example: Without preservation, the materials would quickly degenerate in open air.
13. Reluctant
Meaning: Unwilling or hesitant to do something.
Synonyms: unwilling, hesitant, resistant
Example: The team was reluctant to move the wreck until proper equipment arrived.
14. Perish
Meaning: To die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or terrible way.
Synonyms: die, expire, be lost
Example: Many sailors perished when the vessel sank unexpectedly.
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