Out of Africa: the Tobacco War's New Battleground IELTS Reading Answers with Explanation

“Out of Africa: the Tobacco War's New Battleground” is Part 1 of IELTS Reading Test 12. This page gives the answers for Questions 1-13, with a short explanation wherever the reasoning is clear, so you can check your work and learn from every mistake.

Quick answers: Questions 1-13

Question	Answer
1	vii
2	xi
3	i
4	vi
5	x
6	iii
7	YES
8	NO
9	NO
10	NOT GIVEN
11	NOT GIVEN
12	YES
13	YES

Questions 1-13

Q	Statement	Answer	Explanation
1	Paragraph A's main topic	vii	—
2	Paragraph C's main topic	xi	—
3	Paragraph D's main topic	i	—
4	Paragraph E's main topic	vi	—
5	Paragraph F's main topic	x	—
6	Paragraph G's main topic	iii	—
7	Smoker share is much lower than Africa's population share	YES	Africa has 12% of the world's people but only 4% of its tobacco users.
8	African women smoke as often as men now	NO	The passage says smoking is less common among African women than men.
9	Smoking uptake follows the same pattern for both genders	NO	Women start smoking about a decade later, so the patterns differ.
10	Young smokers are more profitable than older smokers	NOT GIVEN	The passage discusses young non-smokers as a target but never compares profitability.
11	Collecting smoker data is local health officials' duty	NOT GIVEN	The passage says such data would help officials but does not assign them this task.
12	Collecting data through surveillance and registries is challenging	YES	The passage says funding this data work is difficult.
13	The solution requires several forces working together	YES	The passage names several combined forces as necessary to address the problem.

Tips for these question types

• Read the question first. Underline keywords, then scan the passage for the same idea in different words.
• Check the instructions. Note the word limit and whether letters or words are needed before you write.
• Review every mistake. Find the sentence that proves the answer so you can spot the same trap next time.

FAQ

How many questions does Part 1 have? Part 1 of this test covers Questions 1-13, which is 13 questions.

Why do some answers have no explanation? We add an explanation only where the reasoning is clear. Always confirm doubtful answers against the passage.

IELTS Reading Test 12: all passages
Part 1: Out of Africa: the Tobacco War's New Battleground (you are here)  |  Part 2: Quantum Entanglement  |  Part 3: Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms

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