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skim a text to find information quickly

answer True/False/Not Given questions

complete a summary of a text.

Match the sports with the descriptions the box. Each sport matches several descriptions.

Multiple Select

HOCKEY

• It's a team sport.

• You hit the ball over a net.

• You score goals.

• You hit the ball with a bat.

• There's a goalkeeper.

Multiple Select

TENNIS

• You can play singles or doubles.

• You play on grass.

• You hit the ball with a bat.

• You mustn't run with the ball.

• It's played with a ball.

Multiple Select

FOOTBALL

• You hit the ball over a net.

• You score goals.

• It's a team sport.

• You tackle other players.

• You mustn't run with the ball.

Multiple Select

MARTIAL ARTS

• You tackle other players.

• You earn coloured belts.

• You use a racket.

• It's a team sport.

• You score goals.

Multiple Select

BASEBALL

• You play on grass.

• You score goals.

• You hit the ball with a bat.

• There's a goalkeeper.

• It's a team sport.

The following questions relate to the sections you just found. Decide if they are True or False.

Multiple Choice

Q: Players of chess boxing only need to reach a high level in one of the activities.

There is an unusual sport which describes itself as a 'classic mix of brains and brawn'. The game, called 'chess boxing', involves a round of chess and then a round of boxing, then another of chess, and so on. There is one minute between rounds. The first chess boxing world championship took place in 2003 in Amsterdam and was won by a Dutchman, lepe Rubingh. Since then, it has become more popular, particularly in Germany, the UK, India and Russia. It is a difficult sport, as players need to be very good· at two very different activities and be able to switch quickly between the two.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Q: Buzkashi got written rules long after the game first started.

If you are very good at horse riding, you could try the national sport of Afghanistan, buzkashi. Many versions have been played in the Central Asian region for hundreds of years. The game involves players on horseback trying to get hold of a dead goat. The Afghan Buzkashi Federation wants the game to spread throughout the world and has finally written down the rules because they hope to get Olympic status for the sport.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Q: Roshambo can be played by anyone, even children and the elderly.

Finally, an unusual sport that will be familiar to most of us is roshambo, which began in China about 2000 years ago and spread gradually to the rest of the world. Played by young and old, in the UK it is known as 'rock-paper­ scissors'. It is surprising that it is called a sport and

taken so seriously: there's a World Rock Paper Scissors Society and a league which holds championships every year. So, whatever kinds of sport you like, there is something new and interesting for you to try.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Q: Bossaball is played on grass.

Do you ever get bored with the same old sports? If you're tired of tennis, fed up with football or bored of basketball, don't worry. There are plenty of new and unusual sports out there for you to try. Many of these are a mix of existing sports, sometimes with a local element added. Bossaball, for example, is a mix of football an.d volleyball, played on an inflatable pitch with a trampoline in the middle. To make it more exciting, it also has elements of Brazilian martial arts!

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Q: It could be quite expensive to play kabaddi.

A sport that is more likely to become famous is kabaddi. It is popular in India and other parts of South Asia. It is similar in some ways to the game called 'tag' or 'it' which schoolchildren play. One person is 'it' and has to catch the others. In kabaddi, a 'raider' from one team tries to tag a player from the other team and then return to their own half of the field without getting caught. In some versions of the game, the raider must chant the word 'kabaddi' as he returns to his place. Kabaddi is good fun, good exercise and doesn't need any equipment. It is played at the Asian Games.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer True, False or Not Given to these questions about the text.

Multiple Choice

Q: People play bossaball on a soft surface.

Do you ever get bored with the same old sports? If you're tired of tennis, fed up with football or bored of basketball, don't worry. There are plenty of new and unusual sports out there for you to try. Many of these are a mix of existing sports, sometimes with a local element added. Bossaball, for example, is a mix of football an.d volleyball, played on an inflatable pitch with a trampoline in the middle. To make it more exciting, it also has elements of Brazilian martial arts!

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Q: BuzkashI is an Olympic sport.

If you are very good at horse riding, you could try the national sport of Afghanistan, buzkashi. Many versions have been played in the Central Asian region for hundreds of years. The game involves players on horseback trying to get hold of a dead goat. The Afghan Buzkashi Federation wants the game to spread throughout the world and has finally written down the rules because they hope to get Olympic status for the sport.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Q: Kabaddi is often played in schools.

A sport that is more likely to become famous is kabaddi. It is popular in India and other parts of South Asia. It is similar in some ways to the game called 'tag' or 'it' which schoolchildren play. One person is 'it' and has to catch the others. In kabaddi, a 'raider' from one team tries to tag a player from the other team and then return to their own half of the field without getting caught. In some versions of the game, the raider must chant the word 'kabaddi' as he returns to his place. Kabaddi is good fun, good exercise and doesn't need any equipment. It is played at the Asian Games.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Q: lepe Rubingh invented chess boxing.

There is an unusual sport which describes itself as a 'classic mix of brains and brawn'. The game, called 'chess boxing', involves a round of chess and then a round of boxing, then another of chess, and so on. There is one minute between rounds. The first chess boxing world championship took place in 2003 in Amsterdam and was won by a Dutchman, lepe Rubingh. Since then, it has become more popular, particularly in Germany, the UK, India and Russia. It is a difficult sport, as players need to be very good· at two very different activities and be able to switch quickly between the two.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Q: lepe Rubingh is from Germany.

There is an unusual sport which describes itself as a 'classic mix of brains and brawn'. The game, called 'chess boxing', involves a round of chess and then a round of boxing, then another of chess, and so on. There is one minute between rounds. The first chess boxing world championship took place in 2003 in Amsterdam and was won by a Dutchman, lepe Rubingh. Since then, it has become more popular, particularly in Germany, the UK, India and Russia. It is a difficult sport, as players need to be very good· at two very different activities and be able to switch quickly between the two.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Q: People consider roshambo a serious sport.

Finally, an unusual sport that will be familiar to most of us is roshambo, which began in China about 2000 years ago and spread gradually to the rest of the world. Played by young and old, in the UK it is known as 'rock-paper­ scissors'. It is surprising that it is called a sport and

taken so seriously: there's a World Rock Paper Scissors Society and a league which holds championships every year. So, whatever kinds of sport you like, there is something new and interesting for you to try.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Quick Tips for IELTS Reading True, False, Not Given

• The statements follow a chronological order. Once you find the first answer, proceed to the next sentence.

• Watch out for those words that can slightly change the meaning of the sentence. For example, many, some, never, few, all, always, etc.

• Don't waste too much time on one question. If you can't find one, mark it Not Given.