General Training B · Questions 1–7
This guide follows the adapted questions on IELTS Practice Jai. Its answer key applies to this version rather than an independently authenticated original paper.
Read the passage and attempt the questions
How to approach this passage
Read the start-time table carefully and distinguish the meeting point from the place where the return bus waits. Questions 5 and 7 are adapted to the supplied text, so no missing route map is required.
Worked answer review
Question 5 asks where the return bus waits; the answer is Fenton. Question 7 asks the shortest route distance; the answer is 10 km. Keep short answers within three words and/or a number, and do not add an unnecessary full sentence.
Review your reasoning
- Locate the part of the supplied passage that supports your answer. Keep claims made in the text separate from your own knowledge.
- Check whether the task requires a letter, a short answer or a True/False/Not Given judgement. Follow the instruction for this question group.
- After checking the key, identify whether an error came from locating information, interpreting a statement or entering an answer in the wrong form.
Show adapted questions and answer key
Attempt the questions first. Slash-separated alternatives are accepted forms; a required pair must contain both correct letters.
| Adapted question | Accepted answer |
|---|---|
| 1. What is the starting point for the 30 km walk? | weldown / the weldown |
| 2. What is the latest start time for the 20 km walk? | 10.30 am / 10.30 / 10:30 am / 10:30 / 10.30am / 10:30am |
| 3. Regarding footwear, what are you warned against wearing? | new shoes |
| 4. What are the officials who help participants on the route called? | marshals / the marshals |
| 5. Where will a bus wait to take 10 km and 20 km walkers back to Weldown? | fenton |
| 6. What is the frequency of the Fenton to Weldown bus? | every half hour / every half-hour / every 30 minutes / 30 minutes |
| 7. What is the distance of the shortest walking route? | 10 km / 10 kilometre / 10 kilometres / 10 kilometers / 10 kilometer / 10km |