‘Raising the Mary Rose’- Reading Answer Explanation- CAM -11
Here are explanations of the Questions of passage named, ‘Raising the Mary Rose’ which is from the Cambridge 11 book. The Questions that have been asked are ‘True/False/Not Given’, ‘Blanks and ‘Finding dates’. You will find the locations of the Reading Answers, Keywords(highlighted and underlined) and justifications.
READING PASSAGE 1: Raising the Mary Rose
| Question | Answer |
| 1 | TRUE |
| 2 | NOT GIVEN |
| 3 | TRUE |
| 4 | FALSE |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | G |
| 8 | A |
| 9 | (LIFTING) FRAME |
| 10 | HYDRAULIC JACKS |
| 11 | STABBING GUIDES |
| 12 | (LIFTING) CRADLE |
| 13 | AIR BAGS |
Questions 1-4
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage? In boxes 1-4 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
1.There is some doubt about what caused the Mary Rose to sink.
Location: 1st paragraph
Explanation: The main keyword ‘Mary Rose’ helps to locate an answer in the 5th line of the paragraph ‘Accounts of what happened to the ship vary: while witnesses agree that she was not hit by the French, some maintain that she was outdated, overladen and sailing too low in the water…’ Here it is very clear that, accounts for what happened to mary rose vary. Thus, there is some doubt.
Answer: True
‘Raising the Mary Rose’- Reading Answer Explanation- CAM -11
2.The Mary Rose was the only ship to sink in the battle of 19 July 1545.
Location: 1st paragraph
Explanation: The main keyword ‘1545’ helps to locate an answer in the second line of the paragraph. ‘Among the English vessels was a warship by the name of Mary Rose…’But there no reference that Mary rose was the only ship to sink in the battle. Thus, no information available.
Answer: Not Given
3 Most of one side of the Mary Rose lay undamaged under the sea.
Location: 2nd paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the fourth line of the paragraph. ‘Because of the way the ship sank, nearly all of the starboard half survived intact…’Here, ‘undamaged’ and ‘intact’ are synonyms. Moreover, ‘most of’ and ‘nearly all of’ means the same.
Answer: True
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4. Alexander McKee knew that the wreck would contain many valuable historical objects.
Location: 5th paragraph
Explanation: The main keyword ‘Alexander Mckee’ helps to locate an answer in the second line of the paragraph. ‘McKee and his team now knew for certain that they had found the wreck, but were as yet unaware that it also housed a treasure trove of beautifully preserved artefacts…’Here, ‘unaware tells that they did not know at all about the preserved artifacts’. Here ‘preserved artifacts’ used at the place of ‘historical objects’. Thus, the answer is false.
Answer: False
Questions 5-8
Look at the following statements (Questions 5-8) and the list of dates below.
Match each statement with the correct date, A-G.
Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 5-8 on your answer sheet.
List of Dates
| A | 1836 | E | 1971 |
| B | 1840 | F | 1979 |
| C | 1965 | G | 1982 |
| D | 1967 |
5 A search for the Mary Rose was launched.
Location: 4th paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the second line of the paragraph. ‘But in 1965, military historian and amateur diver Alexander McKee, in conjunction with the British Sub-Aqua Club, initiated a project called ‘Solent Ships’…’Here, the meaning of initiated and launched is same. Thus the answer is 1965.
Answer: C
‘Raising the Mary Rose’- Reading Answer Explanation- CAM -11
6 One person’s exploration of the Mary Rose site stopped.
Location: 3rd and 4th paragraph
Explanation: The main keyword ‘ exploration’ helps to locate an answer in the last line of the 3rd paragraph and first line of the 4th paragraph. ‘Exploring further, he uncovered several other timbers and a bronze gun. Deane continued diving on the site intermittently until 1840…The Mary Rose then faded into obscurity for another hundred years’. In the text, it was mentioned that, Deane worked until 1840, so it means she was not into the exploration then. Moreover, ‘faded away’ means the site stopped. Thus, the answer is B.
Answer: B
7 It was agreed that the hull of the Mary Rose should be raised.
Location: 5th paragraph
Explanation: In this question, ‘hull’ is the main keyword which is there in the last 3rd line. ‘While the original aim was to raise the hull if at all feasible, the operation was not given the go-ahead until January 1982, when all the necessary information was available’. Here, it is very clear, hull was not raised before 1982, it means hull could be raised in 1982 or after that. Hence, the answer is G.
Answer: G
‘Raising the Mary Rose’- Reading Answer Explanation- CAM -11
8 The site of the Mary Rose was found by chance.
Location: 3rd paragraph
Explanation: It is evident from the very first line that ‘on 16 June 1836, some fishermen in the Solent found that their equipment was caught on an underwater obstruction, which turned out to be the Mary Rose’. Here it is clear fishermen find their tool Mary Rose by mistake not intentionally. Thus, the accurate answer is A.
Answer: A
Questions 9-13
Label the diagram below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet.
Raising the hull of the Mary Rose: Stages one and two
9 attached to hull by wires
Location: Last paragraph
Explanation: The location of the answer is in the third line of the paragraph. ‘The hull was attached to a lifting frame via a network of bolts and lifting wires…’Here, this statement clarifies the answer. So, the answer is Lifting frame.
Answer: Lifting frame
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- to prevent hull being sucked into mud
Location: Last paragraph
Explanation: The location of the answer is in the third line of the paragraph. ‘The problem of the hull being sucked back downwards into the mud was overcome by using 12 hydraulic jacks…’Here, ‘prevent’ and ‘overcome’ are synonyms. Thus, the answer is ‘hydraulic jacks’
Answer: Hydraulic jacks
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- legs are placed into
Location: Last paragraph
Explanation: The main keyword ‘legs’ helps to locate an answer in the middle line of the paragraph. ‘This required precise positioning to locate the legs into the stabbing guides of the lifting cradle…’Here, ‘locate’ and ‘placed’ are synonyms. Moreover, Thus, the answer is clear.
Answer: Stabbing guides
- hull is lowered into
Location: Last paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the sixth line of the paragraph. ‘the lifting frame was fixed to a hook attached to a crane, and the hull was lifted completely clear of the seabed and transferred underwater into the lifting cradle…’Here, ‘lowered into’ and ‘transferred underwater’ means the same.
Answer: Lifting cradle
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- used as extra protection for the hull
Location: Last paragraph
Explanation: The answer to this question is in the last fourth line of the paragraph. ‘The lifting cradle was designed to fit the hull justing archaeological survey drawings, and was fitted with air bags to provide additional cushioning for the hull’s delicate timber framework…’Here, ‘additional cushioning’=extra protection. Hence the answer is Air bags.
Answer: Air bags
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