Moct Test # 16 Reading Passage 1

Questions 1–5

Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answer in boxes 1-5.

– its roots can extend as far as 80 metres into the soil

– can access 1 deep below the surface

– was a crucial part of local inhabitants’ 2 a long time ago

– helped people to survive periods of 3

– prevents 4 of the soil

– prevents land from becoming a 5

Complete the table below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 6-8.

Questions 9-13

In boxes 9-13, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

9 Local families have told Whaley about some traditional uses of huarango products.

10 Farmer Alberto Benevides is now making a good profit from growing huarangos.

11 Whaley needs the co-operation of farmers to help preserve the area’s wildlife.

12 For Whaley’s project to succeed, it needs to be extended over a very large area.

13 Whaley has plans to go to Africa to set up a similar project.