IELTS Tournament Round 1 - Academic Vocabulary and Structure

The word "ubiquitous" is closest in meaning to...

• Expensive

• Complicated

• Secret

• Widespread

The ______ of the data took several weeks, but the results were groundbreaking.

• Analyze

• Analyzing

• Analysis

• Analytical

A significant ______ of living in a large city is the high cost of accommodation.

• Proliferation

• Advantage

• Drawback

• Feature

The government invested heavily in public transport. ______, traffic congestion in the city has not improved significantly.

• Therefore

• Moreover

• However

• As a result

The word "lucrative" is an ANTONYM (opposite) of...

• Profitable

• Essential

• Difficult

• Unprofitable

The rise of artificial intelligence will inevitably ______ a number of ethical questions for society to consider.

• Make

• Do

• Raise

• Put

If a problem is extremely important and urgent, it can be described as...

• Trivial

• Optional

• Paramount

• Gradual

Which sentence uses the most appropriate academic and cautious language?

• Technology always destroys traditional cultures.

• Technology will definitely destroy traditional cultures.

• Technology may have a significant impact on traditional cultures.

• Technology never has an impact on traditional cultures.

The long-term ______ of the new legislation are still difficult to predict.

• Origins

• Debates

• Benefits

• Repercussions

Which is the best paraphrase for: "The government must urgently address the problem of air pollution."

• Air pollution is a problem for the government that is urgent.

• It is crucial for the authorities to tackle the issue of air pollution without delay.

• The government will urgently pollute the air problem.

• The problem of air pollution is addressed urgently by the government.