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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 15 — Test 4

Silbo Gomero - the whistle 'language' of the Canary Islands: Reading answers

Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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La Gomera is one of the Canary Islands situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of Africa.This small volcanic island is mountainous, with steep rocky slopes and deep, wooded ravines, rising to 1,487 metres at its highest peak.It is also home to the best known of the world's whistle 'languages', a means of transmitting information over long distances which is perfectly adapted to the extreme terrain of the island. This 'language', known as 'Silbo' or 'Silbo Gomero' - from the Spanish word for 'whistle' - is now shedding light on the language-processing abilities of the human brain, according to scientists.Researchers say that Silbo activates parts of the brain normally…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    La Gomera is the most mountainous of all the Canary Islands

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  2. 15

    Silbo is only appropriate for short and simple messages.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  3. 16

    In the brain-activity study, silbadores and non-whistlers produced different results.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  4. 17

    The Spanish introduced Silbo to the islands in the 15th century.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  5. 18

    There is precise data available regarding all of the whistle languages in existence today.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  6. 19

    The children of Gomera now learn Silbo.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  7. 20

    words Note completion

  8. 21

    finger Note completion

  9. 22

    direction Note completion

  10. 23

    commands Note completion

  11. 24

    fires Note completion

  12. 25

    technology Note completion

  13. 26

    award Note completion

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