Why Fairy Tales Are Really Scary Tales IELTS Reading Answers with Explanation

“Why Fairy Tales Are Really Scary Tales” is Passage 3 of Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Reading Test 3. 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: Matching Sentence Endings, Summary Completion, One Choice.

Quick answers: Questions 27–40

Question	Answer
27	C
28	B
29	F
30	A
31	E
32	D
33	F
34	B
35	C
36	G
37	B
38	D
39	A
40	A

Questions 27–31: Matching Sentence Endings

Q	Question	Answer	Why
27	In fairy tales, details of the plot	C	The passage links this point to: C.
28	Tehrani rejects the idea that the useful lessons for life in fairy tales	B	The passage links this point to: B.
29	Various theories about the social significance of fairy tales	F	The passage links this point to: F.
30	Insights into the development of fairy tales	A	The passage links this point to: A.
31	All the fairy tales analysed by Tehrani	E	The passage links this point to: E.

Questions 32–36: Summary Completion

Q	Question	Answer	Why
32	—	D	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
33	—	F	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
34	—	B	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
35	—	C	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.
36	—	G	Use exactly this wording from the passage, within the word limit.

Questions 37–40: One Choice

Q	Question	Answer	Why
37	—	B	Option B is the one the passage supports.
38	—	D	Option D is the one the passage supports.
39	—	A	Option A is the one the passage supports.
40	—	A	Option A is the one the passage supports.

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.
• 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? Why Fairy Tales Are Really Scary Tales covers Questions 27–40, which is 14 questions.

Where is this passage from? It is Reading Passage 3 in Cambridge IELTS 15, 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.

Cambridge IELTS 15 Reading Test 3: all passages
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