IELTS Simulation - Reading Test 10 - Passage 2

What does 'extra-terrestrial' mean?

• Related to underwater creatures
• Referring to ancient civilizations
• Originating from outside the Earth's atmosphere or beyond the boundaries of our planet.
• Coming from within the Earth's core

What does 'speculation' mean?

• Forming a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
• Reading a book
• Specialize in a specific field

• Investigation

What does 'astronomer' mean?

• Specialist in computer programming
• Expert in ancient history
• Person who studies marine life
• Scientist who studies celestial bodies

What does 'organism' mean?

• A living individual that displays the properties of life.
• A non-living entity that displays the properties of life.
• A mineral that displays the properties of life.
• A machine that displays the properties of life.

What does 'criterion' mean?

• A type of fruit
• A method of transportation
• A musical instrument
• A principle or standard

What does 'habitable zone' mean?

• Area in space where life cannot exist due to lack of oxygen.
• Zone on a planet where only plants can survive.
• Region around a star where conditions are suitable for liquid water to exist on a planet's surface.
• Region around a star where conditions are suitable for extreme heat only.

What does 'infrastructure' mean?

• Basic physical and organizational structures and facilities
• A type of extreme weather condition

• A type of software available online

• A type of endangered animal

What does 'gravitational pull' mean?

• Force of attraction between objects with mass
• The resistance of objects to being pulled by gravity
• The force of repulsion between objects with mass
• The speed at which objects fall to the ground

What does 'terminator' mean?

• A terminator is a type of robot from a movie franchise.
• A terminator is a term used in computer programming for a loop that stops execution.
• A terminator can refer to a person or thing that terminates or ends something.
• A terminator is a type of weapon used in warfare.

What does 'circular movement' mean?

• Movement in a straight line
• Rotational movement around a fixed point
• Random movement without direction
• Motion along a circular path or orbit.