IELTS · Part 2 · Volume 9 Test 7
The History of the Celtic Language: Reading answers
Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.
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Answers 14–26
- 14
a difference of opinion about where a group of languages originated
E Matching information
- 15
a reference to a mythological figure
A Matching information
- 16
an expression of one person's doubt about a particular method of analysing scientific data
G Matching information
- 17
an explanation of how one particular Celtic language spread due to the movement of people
B Matching information
- 18
the reason why some language experts distrust language trees
C Matching information
- 19
An approach commonly used in language research has too narrow a focus. .
A: Dr Peter Forster & Dr Alfred Toth Matching features
- 20
The number of people who use a language has an effect on the modifications the languageundergoes.
D: Dr April McMahon Matching features
- 21
The Celtic language has been a distinct language for longer than experts previously thought.
A: Dr Peter Forster & Dr Alfred Toth Matching features
- 22
The use of one family of languages may have become more extensive due to farming practices
C: Dr Colin Renfrew Matching features
- 23
Gaulish Note completion
- 24
Latin Note completion
- 25
divergence Note completion
- 26
irregular Note completion
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