“Small Industry in Developing Countries” is Part 3 of IELTS Reading Test 17. This page gives the answers for Questions 27-40, with a short explanation wherever the reasoning is clear, so you can check your work and learn from every mistake.
Quick answers: Questions 27-40
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 27 | I (most) |
| 28 | B (spread) |
| 29 | G (earnings) |
| 30 | L (training) |
| 31 | J (significance) |
| 32 | YES |
| 33 | NO |
| 34 | YES |
| 35 | NO |
| 36 | NOT GIVEN |
| 37 | B |
| 38 | C (bank loan shortage) |
| 39 | D (declining job- creation ability) |
| 40 | A |
Questions 27-40
| Q | Statement | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Large industry takes small shares of employment in ___ countries | I (most) | "All but a few" means nearly all, so the blank is "most." |
| 28 | Small industry is widely ___ in provincial regions | B (spread) | "Dispersed" matches "spread" across provincial areas. |
| 29 | It improves ___ for a larger share of the labour force | G (earnings) | The text names earnings directly as the improved outcome. |
| 30 | Programmes for the ___ of managers and workers | L (training) | The passage lists training programmes for managers and workers. |
| 31 | Issues no longer concern the ___ of small industries | J (significance) | The passage says the debate has moved past whether small industries matter. |
| 32 | Investment and services are heavily concentrated on large industry | YES | The text confirms large industry received this concentration over twenty to thirty years. |
| 33 | Support programmes are nearly identical across developing countries | NO | The passage says approaches differ greatly between countries. |
| 34 | Risks of small owners defaulting on loans are often proven true | YES | The author says these default risks are often real in practice. |
| 35 | Risk-reflecting interest rates are much lower than commonly supposed | NO | The passage says these rates would be higher, the opposite of the statement. |
| 36 | Controls are based on firm types, worker numbers, and financed assets | NOT GIVEN | The text mentions firm types and assets but never says controls depend on worker numbers. |
| 37 | Most general issue with support programmes | B | The passage names the shortage of post-programme evaluations as the broadest concern. |
| 38 | Which does NOT argue against commercial-only interest rates? | C (bank loan shortage) | The passage's listed arguments cover accounting, documentation, and insurance, but never bank loan shortages. |
| 39 | Administrative controls lead to increased risks and | D (declining job- creation ability) | The author says controls reduce the programmes' ability to improve employment. |
| 40 | The writer's final conclusion | A | The conclusion states that more efficient leading sector policies make small industry programmes more efficient. |
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 3 have? Part 3 of this test covers Questions 27-40, which is 14 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 17: all passages
Part 1: Shaping Tourism Trends the Commercial Perspective | Part 2: Categorization in Monkeys and Chimpanzees | Part 3: Small Industry in Developing Countries (you are here)
Part 1: Shaping Tourism Trends the Commercial Perspective | Part 2: Categorization in Monkeys and Chimpanzees | Part 3: Small Industry in Developing Countries (you are here)
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