Environmental Practices of Big Businesses IELTS Reading Answers with Explanation

“Environmental Practices of Big Businesses” is Passage 3 of Cambridge IELTS 15 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: Summary Completion, One Choice, Yes / No / Not Given.

Quick answers: Questions 27–40

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

Questions 27–31: Summary Completion

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

Questions 32–34: One Choice

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

Questions 35–39: Yes / No / Not Given

Q	Question	Answer	Why
35	The public should be prepared to fund good environmental practices.	YES	The passage agrees with this statement.
36	There is a contrast between the moral principles of different businesses.	NOT GIVEN	The passage gives no clear information to confirm or reject this statement.
37	It is important to make a clear distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.	NO	The passage contradicts this statement.
38	The public have successfully influenced businesses in the past.	YES	The passage agrees with this statement.
39	In the future, businesses will show more concern for the environment.	NOT GIVEN	The passage gives no clear information to confirm or reject this statement.

Questions 40–40: One Choice

Q	Question	Answer	Why
40	—	D	Option D is the one the passage supports.

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? Environmental Practices of Big Businesses covers Questions 27–40, which is 14 questions.

Where is this passage from? It is Reading Passage 3 in Cambridge IELTS 15, 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 15 Reading Test 4: all passages
Part 1: The Return of the Huarango  |  Part 2: Silbo Gomero – The Whistle ‘Language’ of the Canary Islands  |  Part 3: Environmental Practices of Big Businesses (you are here)

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