IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercises with answers

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1. IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercises with answers 
2. 2 2022 IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercises with answers
3. IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercise 1
4. IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercise 2 
5. Conclusion 

In this article, you will get IELTS general reading table completion exercises with answers devised by the IELTS teachers. In this task, you will be given a table which contains gaps followed by the reading passages. Your job is to pick the appropriate words from the passages to complete the table. You must read the instructions carefully to prevent common errors when you are answering the questions. 

In IELTS general reading question types, Table completion is complex questions to answer. Attempt our 2 IELTS general reading table completion exercises with answers to grasp how the answering process works. It could increase your potential necessary for obtaining a 7.5+ IELTS reading score. 

2 2022 IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercises with answers

Knowing some tips will be helpful for you to solve the following exercises with answers. Read all the content in the table to understand its essence. It can help you to identify the portion of the passage, where the answers are likely to be contained. Try to recognize the type of words which could complete the sentence. For example: it can be a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. Check your answers spelling and grammatical structure of the sentences

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IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercise 1

Answer questions 1-5 which are based on the reading passage below.

Otters

Otters have long, thin bodies with short legs, which make them perfect for pushing and searching through tunnels. Adult male otters can grow to be up to 4 ft tall and 30 pounds in weight. Females have a lesser stature than males. The nose of the Eurasian otter is the smallest compared to other species, with a 'W' shape. The tail (or rudder, or stern) of an otter is thick at the base and taper to a flattened tip. This is part of the propulsion unit for swimming quickly under the water. Otter fur is made up of 2 types of hair: sturdy guard hairs that form a waterproof outer layer, and thick and fine under-fur that serves as the otter's thermal underwear. The fur should be kept in good condition by grooming. Seawater decreases the waterproofing and insulating qualities of otter fur when saltwater in the fur. This is the reason why freshwater pools are important to otters living on the coast. After swimming, they wash the salts off in pools and wiggle on the ground to make themselves dry.

The smell is used for hunting, communicating and detecting danger. The sensitivity of an otter's sense of smell is possibly comparable to that of a dog. On land, otter eyes are small and they are likely short-sighted. They have the power to change the shape of the lens of the eye, making it more spherical, and therefore overcoming water refraction. Otters may hunt fish by sight in clean water and favourable light. Because the otter's eyes and nose are high on its head, it can see and breathe even while the rest of its body is submerged. Except for steering, the cotter flexes its back end in a sequence of vertical movements while underwater. Giant otters and sea otters have even more important webs, while the Asian short-clawed otter has no webbing – they hunt for shrimps in holes and paddy fields so they don’t need to swim fast. Otter’s ears are very small for streamlining, but have a very powerful hearing sense and are protected by valves which close against water pressure. 

Question 1-5

Complete the table below

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Body part	Description
1 ________ bodies with short legs	Utilised for searching and pushing for tunnels
Nose of the Eurasian otter	smallest compared to other species, with a 2 ________ shape
3 ________	Thick at the base and taper to a flattened tip
Eyes	Spherical and can overcome 4 ________
5 ________	Works as waterproof and thermal layer

Answer for Exercise 1

(Note: The text in italics is from the reading passage and shows the location from where the answer is taken or inferred. The text in the regular font explains the answer in detail.)

1. Long, thin

Explanation: Otters have long, thin bodies with short legs, which make them perfect for pushing and searching through tunnels. 

2. W 

Explanation: The nose of the Eurasian otter is the smallest compared to other species, with a 'W' shape.

3. Tail

Explanation: The tail (or rudder, or stern) of an otter is thick at the base and taper to a flattened tip. 

4. Water reflection 

Explanation: They have the power to change the shape of the lens of the eye, making it more spherical, and therefore overcoming water refraction.

5. Fur 

Explanation: Otter fur is made up of 2 types of hair: sturdy guard hairs that form a waterproof outer layer, and thick and fine under-fur that serves as the otter's thermal underwear. 

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IELTS General Reading Table Completion Exercise 2

Answer questions 1-5 which are based on the reading passage below.

    The History of Early Cinema

In its first thirty years, the growth and development of the history of cinema is enormous. It began in a few of the big cities such as New York, London, Paris and Berlin, but soon it attracted larger audiences across the world, which replaced the different forms of entertainment. Audiences grew the same as the places to show films are also growing, and finishing up with the ‘great picture places’ of the 1920s. At the same time, films also developed from short films to the feature films which has dominated the world’s cine screens up to day. 

French, German, American and British got the credit for the invention of cinema, but still the British and Germans played only a small part in its worldwide exploitation. Majorly, the French and Americans were the most passionate exporters of the new invention, helping to initiate the cinema in China, Japan, Latin America and Russia. The French and the Americans played a major role in the artistic development. Before the First World War, Denmark, Russia and Italy also played some role. 
At the end of the day, the United States becomes and remains the position of largest single market for films in the world. By the start of the First World War, Americans achieved a top position in the world market by guarding their own market and pursued a vigorous export policy. Westwards attained the centre of filmmaking which referred to Hollywood and the films from Hollywood actually got into the world markets after the First World War and have done so ever since. Few film industries competed with Hollywood film industry. The Italian industry made such amazing films including Quo vadis? (1913) and Cabiria (1914). In Scandinavia, Swedish films with his remarkable films and comedies, had a brief period of glory. 

Questions 1 – 5 

Complete the table below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

Countries/Citizens	Events
New York, London, Paris and Berlin	The history of 1_____ began
French and Americans	Passionate 2_____ of the new invention Played  a major role in 3_____ development
United States	Remains the largest 4________ for all the films in the world Westwards attained the centre of filmmaking which is called as 5_____

Answer for Exercise 2 

(Note: The text in italics is from the reading passage and shows the location from where the answer is taken or inferred. The text in regular font explains the answer in detail.)

1. Cinema 

Explanation: In its first thirty years, the growth and development of the history of cinema is enormous. It began in a few of the big cities such as New York, London, Paris and Berlin.

2. Exporters

Explanation: Majorly, the French and Americans were the most passionate exporters of the new invention, helping to initiate the cinema in China, Japan, Latin America and Russia.

3. Artistic

Explanation: The French and the Americans played a major role in the artistic development.

4. Single market 

Explanation: At the end of the day, the United States becomes and remains the position of largest single market for films in the world.

5. Hollywood 

Explanation: Westwards attained the centre of filmmaking which referred to Hollywood and the films from Hollywood actually got into the world markets after the First World War and have done so ever since. 

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Conclusion

These exercises with answers can help you to understand the table completion question format and answering process. Hope, these exercises trained your scanning skill required for answering the table completion questions.