What Destroyed the Civilisation of Easter Island? IELTS Reading Answers with Explanation

“What Destroyed the Civilisation of Easter Island?” is Passage 2 of Cambridge IELTS 11 Academic Reading Test 2. 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 Headings, Summary Completion, Two Choices.

Quick answers: Questions 14–26

Question	Answer
14	ii
15	ix
16	viii
17	i
18	iv
19	vii
20	vi
21	farming
22	canoes
23	birds
24	wood
25–26	B, C (any order)

Questions 14–20: Matching Headings

Q	Question	Answer	Why
14	Paragraph A	ii	Heading ii best sums up the main idea of this paragraph.
15	Paragraph B	ix	Heading ix best sums up the main idea of this paragraph.
16	Paragraph C	viii	Heading viii best sums up the main idea of this paragraph.
17	Paragraph D	i	Heading i best sums up the main idea of this paragraph.
18	Paragraph E	iv	Heading iv best sums up the main idea of this paragraph.
19	Paragraph F	vii	Heading vii best sums up the main idea of this paragraph.
20	Paragraph G	vi	Heading vi best sums up the main idea of this paragraph.

Questions 21–24: Summary Completion

Q	Question	Answer	Why
21	—	farming	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
22	—	canoes	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
23	—	birds	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
24	—	wood	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.

Questions 25–26: Two Choices

Q	Question	Answer	Why
25–26	—	B, C (any order)	These letters can be given in any order.

Tips for these question types

• Matching headings: read each paragraph for its main idea, not a single detail, and cross out headings once used.
• 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.
• 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? What Destroyed the Civilisation of Easter Island? covers Questions 14–26, which is 13 questions.

Where is this passage from? It is Reading Passage 2 in Cambridge IELTS 11, Academic Test 2.

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 11 Reading Test 2: all passages
Part 1: Raising the Mary Rose  |  Part 2: What Destroyed the Civilisation of Easter Island? (you are here)  |  Part 3: Neuroaesthetics

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