“How Baby Talk Gives Infant Brains a Boost” is Passage 2 of Cambridge IELTS 13 Academic Reading Test 3. This page gives the answers for Questions 14–26 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: Matching Features, Summary Completion, Matching Information.
Quick answers: Questions 14–26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 14 | B |
| 15 | C |
| 16 | A |
| 17 | B |
| 18 | recording devices |
| 19 | fathers / dads |
| 20 | bridge hypothesis |
| 21 | repertoire |
| 22 | vests / audio-recording vests |
| 23 | vocabulary |
| 24 | F |
| 25 | A |
| 26 | E |
Questions 14–17: Matching Features
| Q | Question | Answer | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | the importance of adults giving babies individual attention when talking to them | B | The passage links this point to: B. |
| 15 | the connection between what babies hear and their own efforts to create speech | C | The passage links this point to: C. |
| 16 | the advantage for the baby of having two parents each speaking in a different way | A | The passage links this point to: A. |
| 17 | the connection between the amount of baby talk babies hear and how much vocalising they do themselves | B | The passage links this point to: B. |
Questions 18–23: Summary Completion
| Q | Question | Answer | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | recording devices | Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit. |
| 19 | — | fathers / dads | Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit. |
| 20 | — | bridge hypothesis | Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit. |
| 21 | — | repertoire | Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit. |
| 22 | — | vests / audio-recording vests | Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit. |
| 23 | — | vocabulary | Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit. |
Questions 24–26: Matching Information
| Q | Question | Answer | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | a reference to a change which occurs in babies’ brain activity before the end of their first year. | F | This information is found in paragraph F. |
| 25 | an example of what some parents do for their baby’s benefit before birth | A | This information is found in paragraph A. |
| 26 | a mention of babies’ preference for the sounds that other babies make | E | This information is found in paragraph E. |
Tips for these question types
- Matching features: underline the names or terms first, then scan for them in the passage.
- Completion tasks: check the word limit and the grammar of the gap before you write the answer exactly as it appears in the passage.
- Matching information: find the paragraph that contains the idea, not the same words. The same letter can be used more than once.
- 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? How Baby Talk Gives Infant Brains a Boost covers Questions 14–26, which is 13 questions.
Where is this passage from? It is Reading Passage 2 in Cambridge IELTS 13, 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.
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