Beyond the Blue Horizon IELTS Reading Answers with Explanation

“Beyond the Blue Horizon” is Passage 3 of Cambridge IELTS 10 Academic Reading Test 3. This page gives the answers for Questions 27–40 with a short explanation of why each answer is right, so you can check your work and learn from every mistake. The question types are: Summary Completion, One Choice, Yes / No / Not Given.

Quick answers: Questions 27–40

Question	Answer
27	B
28	F
29	I
30	G
31	D
32	C
33	A
34	D
35	C
36	NO
37	YES
38	NOT GIVEN
39	YES
40	NOT GIVEN

Questions 27–31: Summary Completion

Q	Question	Answer	Why
27	—	B	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
28	—	F	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
29	—	I	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
30	—	G	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
31	—	D	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.

Questions 32–35: One Choice

Q	Question	Answer	Why
32	—	C	Option C is the one the passage supports.
33	—	A	Option A is the one the passage supports.
34	—	D	Option D is the one the passage supports.
35	—	C	Option C is the one the passage supports.

Questions 36–40: Yes / No / Not Given

Q	Question	Answer	Why
36	It is now clear that the Lapita could sail into a prevailing wind.	NO	The passage contradicts this statement.
37	Extreme climate conditions may have played a role in Lapita migration.	YES	The passage agrees with this statement.
38	The Lapita learnt to predict the duration of El Ninos.	NOT GIVEN	The passage gives no clear information to confirm or reject this statement.
39	It remains unclear why the Lapita halted their expansion across the Pacific.	YES	The passage agrees with this statement.
40	It is likely that the majority of Lapita settled on Fiji.	NOT GIVEN	The passage gives no clear information to confirm or reject this statement.

Tips for these question types

• Completion tasks: check the word limit and the grammar of the gap before you write the answer exactly as it appears in the passage.
• Multiple choice: eliminate options that are only partly right, and watch for words like only, always and never.
• Yes / No / Not Given: these test the writer's opinion or claim. YES agrees with the writer, NO contradicts the writer, NOT GIVEN means the writer does not say.
• Review every mistake. Find the exact sentence in the passage that proves the answer so you can spot the same trap next time.

FAQ

How many questions does this passage have? Beyond the Blue Horizon covers Questions 27–40, which is 14 questions.

Where is this passage from? It is Reading Passage 3 in Cambridge IELTS 10, Academic Test 3.

How should I use these answers? Attempt the passage under timed conditions first, then check your answers here and read the reason for every mistake.

Cambridge IELTS 10 Reading Test 3: all passages
Part 1: The Context, Meaning and Scope of Tourism  |  Part 2: Autumn Leaves  |  Part 3: Beyond the Blue Horizon (you are here)

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