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IELTS · Part 3 · Cambridge IELTS 21 – Test 4

The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft: Reading answers

Answers to questions 27–40 (14 in all), each with why it is right.

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A review of Peter Bellerby's book The Globemakers In 2008, Peter Bellerby, who lived in London, wanted to give his father a model globe for his eightieth birthday. What seemed simple enough to start with triggered an almost obsessive, decade-long journey, marked by a series of obstacles that would have deterred anyone less determined. It ended with his establishing the world's only bespoke globemaking company. The first surprise in The Globemakers, Bellerby's account of this impulsive enterprise, is that obtaining such a globe was not simply a matter of a quick online order and a repressed sigh at the shipping costs. After all, contrary to stubbornly held popular views of our ancestors'…

Answers 27–40

  1. 27

    G: challenging task Summary completion (word list)

  2. 28

    J: numerous problems Summary completion (word list)

  3. 29

    I: internet purchase Summary completion (word list)

  4. 30

    C: inferior makes Summary completion (word list)

  5. 31

    A: educational use Summary completion (word list)

  6. 32

    E: necessary skills Summary completion (word list)

  7. 33

    The assumption today that people in the past knew very little about geography is correct.

    NO Yes / No / Not Given

  8. 34

    Plato was criticised for saying the world was shaped like a leather ball.

    NOT GIVEN Yes / No / Not Given

  9. 35

    The globe made by Crates of Mallus was an accurate representation of the known world.

    NOT GIVEN Yes / No / Not Given

  10. 36

    Bellerby assumed he would have few problems locating a well-made globe.

    YES Yes / No / Not Given

  11. 37

    When Bellerby had to attach the gores to the globe surface,

    B: he became aware of an unexpected issue. Multiple choice

  12. 38

    The reviewer mentions other globe makers of the past because

    C: Bellerby had something in common with each of them. Multiple choice

  13. 39

    What point is made about Bellerby in the seventh paragraph?

    D: He regrets the loss of many globe-making skills. Multiple choice

  14. 40

    What does the reviewer say about Bellerby's book in the final paragraph?

    A: It does not tell you how to create a profitable business. Multiple choice

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