‘The Coconut Palm’- Reading Answers Explanation- CAM- 13.
Here are explanations of the Questions of passage named ‘The Coconut Palm ’, which is from the Cambridge 13 book. The Questions that have been asked are True/False/Not Given and Blanks. You will find the locations of the Reading Answers, Keywords(highlighted and underlined) and justifications.
READING PASSAGE 1: The coconut palm
| Question | Answer |
| 1 | FURNITURE |
| 2 | SUGAR |
| 3 | ROPES |
| 4 | CHARCOAL |
| 5 | BOWLS |
| 6 | HORMONES |
| 7 | COSMETICS |
| 8 | DYNAMITE |
| 9 | FALSE |
| 10 | FALSE |
| 11 | NOT GIVEN |
| 12 | TRUE |
| 13 | NOT GIVEN |
Questions 1-8
Complete the table below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
| THE COCONUT PALM | ||
| Part | Description | Uses |
| Trunk | up to 30 metres | timber for houses and the making of 1……………………..
Location: 2nd paragraph Explanation: The main keywords ’30 meters’ and ‘timber’ helps to locate the answer in the fourth line of the paragraph. ‘This is an important source of timber for building houses, and is increasingly being used as a replacement for endangered hardwoods in the furniture…’Here , this statement means timber is for building houses as well as in making furniture. Answer: Furniture |
| Leaves | up to 6 metres long | to make brushes |
| Flowers | at the top of the trunk | stems provide sap, used as a drink or a source of 2…………………….
Location: 2nd paragraph Explanation: The answer to this question is in the last line of the paragraph. ‘The flower stems may … produce a drink, and the sap can also be reduced by boiling to produce a type of sugar used for cooking. This line suggests that sap is used as a drink and a source of sugar. Moreover, ‘source of’ and ‘produce a type of…’ means the same. Answer: Sugar ‘The Coconut Palm’- Reading Answers Explanation- CAM- 13. |
| Fruits | outer layer | |
| middle layer (coir fibres) | used for 3………………………,
Location: 3rd paragraph Explanation: The main keyword ‘middle layer’ helps to locate the answer in the third line of the paragraph. ‘The thick fibrous middle layer produces coconut fibre, ‘coir’, which has numerous uses and is particularly important in manufacturing ropes.’ Here, this statement states that coir is used for manufacturing of ropes. Thus, the answer is clear. Answer: Ropes |
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| Inner layer (shell) | a source of 4…………………….
Location: 3rd paragraph Explanation: The main keyword ‘inner layer’ helps to locate the answer in the second last line of the paragraph. ‘An important product obtained from the shell is charcoal…’Thus, the answer is ‘Charcoal’. Answer: Charcoal ‘The Coconut Palm’- Reading Answers Explanation- CAM- 13.(when halved) for 5……………………. Location: 3rd paragraph Explanation: The location of the answer is in the last line of the paragraph. ‘When broken in half, the shells are also used as bowls in many parts of Asia. Here, ‘broken in half’ has been written as ‘when halved’ in the question statement. Thus, shells are used as bowls. Answer: Bowls |
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| coconut water | a drink
a source of 6…………………….. for other plants Location: 4th paragraph Explanation: The main keyword ‘coconut water’ helps to locate the answer in the second line of the paragraph. ‘coconut water, which is enjoyed as a drink, but also provides the hormones which encourage other plants to grow more rapidly…’Here, ‘provides the hormones’ means it is a source of hormones. Thus, this hormones are for other plants for growing rapidly. Answer: Hormones |
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| coconut flesh | oil and milk for cooking and 7…………………….
Location: 4th paragraph Explanation: The main keyword ‘oil and milk’ are there in the second last line of the paragraph. ‘Dried coconut flesh, ‘copra’, is made into coconut oil and coconut milk, which are widely used in cooking in different parts of the world, as well as in cosmetics.’ Here, this statement means oil and milk is used for cooking as well as in cosmetics. Hence, the answer is clear. Answer: Cosmetics ‘The Coconut Palm’- Reading Answers Explanation- CAM- 13.glycerine (an ingredient in 8……………………….) Location: 4th paragraph Explanation: The main keyword ‘glycerine’ is there in the last line of the paragraph. ‘glycerine, acquired strategic importance in a quite different sphere, as Alfred Nobel introduced the world to his nitroglycerine-based invention: dynamite. Here, glycerine acquired importance in different sphere such as dynamite. Thus, this makes it clear that it is key ingredient in dynamite. Answer: Dynamite |
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Questions 9-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
9 Coconut seeds need shade in order to germinate.
Location: 5th paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the third line of the paragraph. ‘with …exposed to the full glare of the tropical sun, coconut seeds are able to germinate and root. Here, the question statement contradicts the passage statement. This line states that ‘coconuts seeds germinate on exposing to tropical sun’ which is opposite to ‘need shade’. Thus, the answer is False.
Answer: False
10 Coconuts were probably transported to Asia from America in the 16th century.
Location: 6th paragraph
Explanation: The . 16th century trade…reveal that Arab traders and European sailors are likely to have moved coconuts from … Asia to Africa and then across…coast of America…’ Here, ‘moved’ and ‘transported’ are synonyms. The writer says, coconuts were likely to move from Asia to Africa and then America. But the question statement means these were transported from America to Asia.
Answer: False
‘The Coconut Palm’- Reading Answers Explanation- CAM- 13.
11 Coconuts found on the west coast of America were a different type from those found on the east coast.
Location: 6th paragraph
Explanation: Though the main keywords ‘west coast of America’ and ‘east coast’ are there in the middle line of the paragraph. But there is no comparison in the east and west coast of America. Thus, no information available.
Answer: Not Given
12 All the coconuts found in Asia are cultivated varieties.
Location: 6th paragraph
Explanation: The location of the answer is in the last third line of the paragraph. ‘In Asia, there is a large degree of coconut diversity and evidence of millennia of human use – but there are no relatives growing in the wild.’ Here, ‘diversity’ and ‘varieties’ are synonyms. Moreover, the writer says, ‘there are no relatives growing in the wild’ Thus, all the varieties were cultivated.
Answer: True
13 Coconuts are cultivated in different ways in America and the Pacific.
Location: 6th paragraph
Explanation: Though the main keyword ‘Pacific’ is there in the last line of the paragraph. ‘These problems have led to the intriguing suggestion that coconuts originated on coral islands in the Pacific and were dispersed from there’. But there is no information regarding how coconuts are cultivated in different ways. Thus, no information available.
Answer: Not Given
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