Reading answers with explanations

Multilevel · Part 1 · Real Exam Multilevel Test 4 (2026)

THE MAGIC OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS: Reading answers

Answers to questions 1–6 (6 in all), each with why it is right.

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Read the whole passage and answer in the exam interface, timed as on the day.

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The passage opens

Read the text. Complete the gaps with ONE word only.

Answers 1–6

  1. 1

    light Note completion

    The gap describes the lights as beautiful, and “light” appears in “natural light show.”

  2. 2

    gases Note completion

    The source names “gases” in the atmosphere, matching the word needed for the gap.

  3. 3

    caused Note completion

    The source uses “caused,” the word needed to complete “have caused debates.”

  4. 4

    phenomenon Note completion

    The source refers to the lights as a “phenomenon,” matching “this amazing phenomenon.”

  5. 5

    particles Note completion

    The source identifies the incoming material as “particles,” matching the word needed for the gap.

  6. 6

    sun Note completion

    The source says the particles come “from the sun,” which supplies the word for the gap.

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