A leap into history reading answers

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Table of contents:

• Solution for a leap into history
• A leap into history IELTS reading practice test
• Passage
• Questions
• Answers with explanations

Solution for A leap into history

A leap into history reading answers are given below in a table format.

Answer Table

1. E	5. B	9. Yes	13. a leap into history
2. C	6. Not given	10. Yes
3. A	7. Yes	11. Not given
4. D	8. Yes	12. an unsettling place

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Passage

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A leap into history

1. Between the Inishowen peninsula, north-west of Derry, and the Glens of Antrim, in the east beyond the Sperrin Mountains, are found some of Western Europe’s most captivating and alluring landscape.
   
   
2. The Roe Valley Park, some 15 miles east of Derry is a prime example. The Park, like so many Celtic places, is steeped in history and legend. As the Roe trickles down through heather bogs in the Sperrin Mountains to the South, it is a river by the time it cuts through what was once called the ‘garden of the soul’ – in Celtic ‘Gortenanima’.
   
   
3. The castle of O’Cahan once stood here and a number of houses which made up the town of Limavady. The town takes its name from the legend of a dog leaping into the river Roe carrying a message, or perhaps chasing a stag. This is a wonderful place, where the water traces its way through rock and woodland; at times, lingering in brooding pools of dark cool water under the shade of summer trees, and, at others, forming weirs and leads for water mills now long gone.
   
   
4. The Roe, like all rivers, is witness to history and change. To Mullagh Hill, on the west bank of the River Roe just outside the present-day town of Limavady, St Columba came in 575 AD for the Convention of Drumceatt. The world is probably unaware that it knows something of Limavady; but the town is, in fact, renowned for Jane Ross’s song Danny Boy, written to a tune once played by a tramp in the street. Limavady town itself and many of the surrounding villages have Celtic roots but no one knows for sure just how old the original settlement of Limavady is.
   
   
5. Some 30 miles along the coast road from Limavady, one comes upon the forlorn, but the imposing ruin of Dunluce Castle, which stands on a soft basalt outcrop, in defiance of the turbulent Atlantic lashing it on all sides. The jagged-toothed ruins sit proudly on their rock top commanding the coastline to east and west. The only connection to the mainland is by a narrow bridge. Until the kitchen court fell into the sea in 1639 killing several servants, the castle was fully inhabited. In the next hundred years, the structure gradually fell into its present dramatic state of disrepair, stripped of its roofs by wind and weather, and robbed by a man of its carved stonework. Ruined and forlorn its aspect may be yet, in the haunting Celtic twilight of the long summer evenings, it is redolent of another age, another dream.
   
   
6. A mile or so to the east of the castle lies Port na Spanish, where the Neapolitan Galleass, Girona, from the Spanish Armada went down one dark October night in 1588 on its way to Scotland. Of the1500-odd men on board, nine survived.
   
   
7. Even further to the east is the Giant’s Causeway stunning coastline with strangely symmetrical columns of dark basalt – a beautiful geological wonder. Someone once said of the Causeway that it was worth seeing, but not worth going to see. That was in the days of horses and carriages when traveling was difficult. But it is certainly well worth a visit. The last lingering moments of the twilight hours are the best time to savor the full power of the coastline’s magic; the time when the place comes into its own. The tourists are gone and if you are very lucky you will be alone. A fine circular walk will take you down to the Grand Causeway, past amphitheaters of stone columns and formations. It is not frightening, but there is a power in the place – tangible, yet inexplicable. The blackness of some nights conjures up feelings of eeriness and unease. The visitor realizes his place in the scheme of the magnificent spectacle. Once experienced, it is impossible to forget the grandeur of the landscape.
   
   
8. Beyond the Causeway, connecting the mainland with an outcrop of rock jutting out of the turbulent Atlantic, is the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. When first constructed, the bridge was a simple rope handrail with widely spaced slats which was used mainly by salmon fishermen needing to travel from the island to the mainland. In time, the single handrail was replaced with a more sturdy caged bridge; however, it is still not a crossing for the faint-hearted. The Bridge swings above a chasm of rushing, foaming water that seems to drag the unwary down, and away. Many visitors who make the walk one way are unable to return, resulting in them being taken off the island by boat.

Questions

Questions 1-5

• Look at the following list of places (Questions 1-5) from paragraphs A-E of the reading passage and their location on the map.
• Write your answers in the boxes next to 1-5 on your answer sheet.
• Put the boxes at the end of the questions. 

Match each place with its location on the map

1. The Sperrin Mountains
2. Dunluce Castle
3. Inishowen
4. The Glens of Antrim
5. Limavady

Questions 6-11

Do the following statements reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage?

• Yes, if the statement agrees with the information in the passage.
• No, if the statement contradicts the information in the passage. 
• Not given, if there is no information about the statement in the passage.

6. .After 1639 the castle of Dunluce was not completely uninhabited.
7. For the author, Dunluce Castle evokes another period of history.
8. There were more than 1500 men on the Girona when it went down.
9. The writer believes that the Giant’s Causeway is worth going to visit.
10. The author recommends twilight as the best time to visit the Giant’s Causeway.
11. The more sturdy cage added to the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge has helped to increase the number of visitors to the area.

Questions 12 and 13

• Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 12-13 on your answer sheet.

12. The writer feels that the Giant’s Causeway is
A an unsettling place
B  a relaxing place
C  a boring place
D  an exciting place

13. Which of the following would be a good title for the passage?
A  The Roe Valley Park
B  The Giant’s Causeway
C  Going East to West
D  A leap into history

Answers for A leap into history with explanation

We have given a leap into history reading answers with explanations, examining it will help you to correct your mistakes. 

(Note: The text in italics mentions the location and referring lines written in the reading passage)

1. Answer: E
Explanation: As the Roe trickles down through heather bogs in the Sperrin Mountains to the South, it is a river by the time it cuts through what was once called the ‘garden of the soul’ – in Celtic ‘Gortenanima’. The given answer is located in the 2-3 lines of paragraph B.

2. Answer: C
Explanation: Some 30 miles along the coast road from Limavady, one comes upon the forlorn, but the imposing ruin of Dunluce Castle. The given answer is located in the 1-2 lines of paragraph E.

3. Answer: A
Explanation: Between the Inishowen peninsula, north-west of Derry, The given answer is located in the 1st line of  paragraph A

4. Answer: D
Explanation: Between the Inishowen peninsula, north-west of Derry, and the Glens of Antrim, The given answer is located in the 1st line of paragraph C.

5. Answer: B
Explanation: To Mullagh Hill, on the west bank of the River Roe just outside the present-day town of Limavady, The given answer is located in the 1st line of paragraph D.

6. Answer: Not given

7. Answer: Yes
Explanation: Ruined and forlorn its aspect may be, yet, in the haunting Celtic twilight of the long summer evenings, it is redolent of another age, another dream. The given answer is located in the last 2 lines of paragraph E.

8. Answer: Yes
Explanation: A mile or so to the castle lies Port na Spaniagh, where the Neapolitan Galleass, Girona, from the Spanish Armada went down one dark October night in 1588 on its way to Scotland. Of the 1500’Odd men on board, nine survived. The given answer is located in the 1-2 lines of paragraph F.

9. Answer: Yes
Explanation: Someone once said of the Causeway that it was worth seeing, but not worth going to see, that was in the days of horses and carriages, when traveling was difficult. But it is certainly well worth a visit. The given answer is located in the 4th line of paragraph G.

10. Answer: Yes.
Explanation: It says in the passage, ‘The last lingering moments of the twilight hours are the best lime.’ The given answer is located in the 5th line of paragraph G.

11. Answer: Not Given

12. Answer: A – an unsettling place
Explanation: It is not frightening, but there is a power in the place; tangible, yet inexplicable. The feeling is one of eeriness and longing, unci of some­thing missing, something not quite fulfilled; the loss of light and the promise of darkness; a time between two worlds, Once experienced, this feeling never leaves you: the longing haunts and pulls at you for the rest of your days. The given answer is located in the last 5 lines of paragraph G. 

13. Answer: A leap into history
Explanation: The town takes its name from the legend of a dog leaping into the river Roe carrying a message, or perhaps chasing a stag. The given answer is located in the 2nd line of paragraph C.

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