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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 11 — Test 2

What destroyed the civilisation of Easter Island?: Reading answers

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

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A Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known locally, is home to several hundred ancient human statues - the moai.After this remote Pacific island was settled by the Polynesians, it remained isolated for centuries.All the energy and resources that went into the moai - some of which are ten metres tall and weigh over 7,000 kilos - came from the island itself.Yet when Dutch explorers landed in 1722, they met a Stone Age culture.The moai were carved with stone tools, then transported for many kilometres, without the use of animals or wheels, to massive stone platforms.The identity of the moai builders was in doubt until well into the twentieth century.Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian ethnographer…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    Paragraph A

    ii: An undisputed answer to a question about the moai Matching headings

  2. 15

    Paragraph B

    ix: Diminishing food resources Matching headings

  3. 16

    Paragraph C

    viii: How the statues made a situation worse Matching headings

  4. 17

    Paragraph D

    i: Evidence of innovative environment management practices Matching headings

  5. 18

    Paragraph E

    iv: A theory which supports a local belief Matching headings

  6. 19

    Paragraph F

    vii: Destruction outside the inhabitants' control Matching headings

  7. 20

    Paragraph G

    vi: Two opposing views about the Rapanui people Matching headings

  8. 21

    farming Note completion

  9. 22

    canoes Note completion

  10. 23

    birds Note completion

  11. 24

    wood Note completion

  12. 25

    B: how the moai were transported Multiple answer

  13. 26

    C: the impact of the moai on Rapanui society Multiple answer

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