Reading passage has 5 sections A-E.

Choose the correct heading for sections B-E from the list of headings below.
List of Headings
i. How the problem of land scarcity has been overcome in the past
ii. Various predictions about future solutions to a lack of space
iii. The effects of population growth on land availability
iv. The importance of the new British Library
v. An expanding population
vi. A description of a mega-city
vii. A firm belief that human habitation of outer space will occur
viii. The importance of having an international space station
Example Answer
Section A: v
1. Section B. …….
2. Section C …….
3. Section D …….
4. Section E ……..

Space
Will we find new frontiers or is humanity reaching the end of the universe?
People need to find more creative ways to supply space as populations rise.
A. In his book "An Essay on the Principle of Population," which was published in 1798, Thomas Malthus
projected that by the middle of the 1800s, the unregulated rise of the human population would overflow the
farming land that was necessary to feed humanity. A great deal has transpired since then. Since this purported
turning point that occurred more than 150 years ago, humankind has continued to advance despite being
considerably more constrained.

B. Unrestrained population increase is obvious. Urbanization is a more visible worldwide phenomenon than
before as more people migrate from rural areas to cities like Tokyo, Mexico City, and Mumbai in search of a
better living. Megacities with more than 10 million inhabitants are cropping up on every continent. Now
overpopulated, they're eager for land. The expanding human population is fueling a voracious need for real
estate, despite advances in agricultural technology. Personal, public, corporate, national, human, and
flora/fauna space is at a premium in the next century. They are desperate for one resource that is becoming
more valuable: land, and the human population is now at an all-time high. More land is needed for a variety of
infrastructure facilities in addition to housing. While advances in agricultural technology mean humanity may
be able to feed the people thronging to these huge metropolises, an unparalleled thirst for real estate is being
fueled by the growth of the human race. Green pastures are turned into airports, and virgin forests are cleared
for food and firewood. In poorer locations, newly exposed land becomes desert, completing the destruction
cycle.

C. The most popular way to use pricey space for living and working has been to build upwards; therefore, the
desire for ever-taller apartments and commercial buildings in big cities like New York, Shanghai, and
Singapore. The British Library, which houses millions of books, was built entirely underground not only for
 transportation networks but also for garbage storage, book depositories, etc. in London. The global building has
become more innovative in recent years. Many countries, including Holland and the UK, have restored marshes
and floodplains. Like Venice, Italy, housing complexes and airports have been built off-shore. In Japan, Kansai
International Airport was built on a man-made island at great expense. In Dubai, a very inventive and
expensive palm tree-shaped housing complex is being developed close to the shoreline. Global warming's
rising sea levels threaten these and other developments.

D. But when Earth is at capacity, where will humanity go? Numerous theories have been put up regarding the
expansion of the human population into space. Marshall Savage, for instance, predicted that by the year 3000,
there will be five quintillion people living throughout the solar system, with the majority of them residing in the
asteroid belt. Savage's ardent admirer Arthur C. Clarke currently asserts that humanity will be present on the
Moon, Mars, Europa, Ganymede, and Titan, and in orbits around Venus, Neptune, and Pluto by the year 2057.
According to Freeman Dyson, the Kuiper belt could become the future home of humanity within a few
generations.

E. Huge space stations with human habitation are now a possibility rather than simply a pipe dream. The planet is
currently orbited by a permanent multinational space station. Recently, the first commercial tourist visited the
space, and additional trips are scheduled for the near future. Although this is just the beginning, space hotels
are soon to be built. Where humanity may end up is unknown. Though I'm sure I'm not the only one who
fantasizes about spending my summer vacations on a floating hotel in the Andromeda nebula or on a distant
planet watching the moons rise, the concepts of the off-world settlement are not outlandish.

Questions 5 - 9
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage?

YES if the statement reflects the claims of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

5. The concept of the habitation of outer space by mankind is unimaginable. ______

6. The destruction of land for food and firewood is linked to desertification. ______
7. Arthur C Clarke was the only person to predict that mankind will inhabit other parts of the solar system.
________
8. Shortage of space has also led to underground building construction. _______
9. The building of the airport in Japan costs much more than that of the housing complex in Dubai. __

Questions 10 - 13

Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

10. The movement of rural people to cities is a _______

11. The land is now very _______, as a result of the growing demand for space.
12. The feeding of the human race will perhaps be guaranteed by changes in _______
13. Besides the demands of accommodation, the land is needed for various _______
 Space IELTS Reading Answers With Explanations
Space IELTS reading answers with explanations are provided here and will aid you in grasping techniques useful
in reading and in tracing the answers.

1. iii
Keyword Location: Paragraph Paragraph B, Line 5
Explanation: The expanding human population is fueling a voracious need for real estate, despite advances in
agricultural technology.

2. i
Keyword Location: Paragraph C, Line 5
Explanation: The global building has become more innovative in recent years.

3. ii
Keyword Location: Paragraph D, Line 1
Explanation: Numerous theories have been put up regarding the expansion of the human population into space.

4. vii
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, Line 3
Explanation: Recently, the first commercial tourist visited the space, and additional trips are scheduled for the
near future. Although this is just the beginning, space hotels are soon to be built.

5. No
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, Line 1
Explanation: Huge space stations with human habitation are now a possibility rather than simply a pipe dream.

6. Yes
Keyword Location: Paragraph B, last line
Explanation: In poorer locations, newly exposed land becomes desert, completing the destruction cycle.

7. No
Keyword Location: Paragraph D, Line 6
Explanation: Arthur C. Clarke currently asserts that humanity will be present on the Moon, Mars, Europa,
Ganymede, and Titan, and in orbits around Venus, Neptune, and Pluto by the year 2057.

8. Yes
Keyword Location: Paragraph C, Line 4
Explanation: The British Library, which houses millions of books, was built entirely underground not only for
transportation networks but also for garbage storage, book depositories, etc.

9. Not given
Explanation: The answer is "not given" because for this particular question there was no information.

10. Worldwide phenomenon

Keyword Location: Paragraph B, Line 1
Explanation: Urbanization is a more visible worldwide phenomenon than before as more people migrate from
rural areas to cities.

11. Infrastructure facilities

Keyword Location: Paragraph B, Line 10
Explanation: More land is needed for a variety of infrastructure facilities in addition to housing.

12. Agriculture technology

Keyword Location: Paragraph B, Line 11
Explanation: While advances in agricultural technology mean humanity may be able to feed the people.

13. Valuable
Keyword Location Paragraph B, Line 8
Explanation: They are desperate for one resource that is becoming more valuable: land.