Reading Practice Test # 3.10 Passage 3

Questions 27 – 31

Complete the summary using the list of words and phrases, A-J, below.

Write the correct letter, A-J, in boxes 27-31 
The Efate burial site

A 3,000-year-old burial ground of a seafaring people called the Lapita has been found on an abandoned 27 .......... on the Pacific island of Efate. The cemetery, which is a significant 28 ............, was uncovered accidentally by an agricultural worker.

The Lapita explored and colonised many Pacific islands over several centuries. They took many things with them on their voyages including 29 ........... and tools.

The burial ground increases the amount of information about the Lapita available to scientists. A team of researchers, led by Matthew Spriggs from the Australian National University, are helping with the excavation of the site. Spriggs believes the 30 ............. which was found at the site is very important since it confirms that the 31 ............. found inside are Lapita.

A proof                                    B plantation                   C harbour
D bones                                   E data                              F archaeological discovery
G burial urn                           H source                          I animals
J maps
Q 27.

Q 28.

Q 29.

Q 30.

Q 31.

Questions 32-35

Multiple Choice Question. Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

32. According to the writer, there are difficulties explaining how the Lapita accomplished their journeys because

33. According to the sixth paragraph, what was extraordinary about the Lapita?

34. What does ‘This’ refer to in the seventh paragraph?

35. According to the eighth paragraph, how was the geography of the region significant?

Questions 36-40

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

YES                               if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
NO                                 if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
NOT GIVEN              if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

36. It is now clear that the Lapita could sail into a prevailing wind. 

37. Extreme climate conditions may have played a role in Lapita migration.

38. The Lapita learnt to predict the duration of El Ninos.

39. It remains unclear why the Lapita halted their expansion across the Pacific.

40. It is likely that the majority of Lapita settled on Fiji.

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