Book Review IELTS Reading Answers with Explanation

“Book Review” is Passage 3 of Cambridge IELTS 13 Academic Reading Test 4. 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: One Choice, Summary Completion, Yes / No / Not Given.

Quick answers: Questions 27–40

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

Questions 27–29: One Choice

Q	Question	Answer	Why
27	—	D	Option D is the one the passage supports.
28	—	A	Option A is the one the passage supports.
29	—	B	Option B is the one the passage supports.

Questions 30–34: Summary Completion

Q	Question	Answer	Why
30	—	F	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
31	—	B	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
32	—	G	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
33	—	E	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
34	—	A	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.

Questions 35–40: Yes / No / Not Given

Q	Question	Answer	Why
35	One strength of The Happiness Industry is its discussion of the relationship between psychology and economics.	YES	The passage agrees with this statement.
36	It is more difficult to measure some emotions than others.	NOT GIVEN	The passage gives no clear information to confirm or reject this statement.
37	Watson’s ideas on behaviourism were supported by research on humans he carried out before 1915.	NO	The passage contradicts this statement.
38	Watson’s ideas have been most influential on governments outside America.	NOT GIVEN	The passage gives no clear information to confirm or reject this statement.
39	The need for happiness is linked to industrialisation.	YES	The passage agrees with this statement.
40	A main aim of government should be to increase the happiness of the population.	NO	The passage contradicts this statement.

Tips for these question types

• Multiple choice: eliminate options that are only partly right, and watch for words like only, always and never.
• Completion tasks: check the word limit and the grammar of the gap before you write the answer exactly as it appears in the passage.
• 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? Book Review covers Questions 27–40, which is 14 questions.

Where is this passage from? It is Reading Passage 3 in Cambridge IELTS 13, Academic Test 4.

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 13 Reading Test 4: all passages
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