Expert IELTS 6 Module 6 Revision Quiz

Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, lies off the southeast Africa and is surrounded by the shimmering Indian ________.

• coastline

• Ocean

• degrees

• lightning

The ________ consists of stunning, white, sandy beaches fringed with palm trees, whereas inland, there are volcanoes and natural reserves.

• coastline

• breeze

• degrees

• lightning

It can be very ________ as the island is dominated by the south east trade winds, which affect the climate.

• storms

• stream

• rainforests

• windy

At the hottest time of the year, temperatures can reach around 28 ________ Celsius and will drop to around 21 at the coolest time of the year.

• coastline

• lightning

• degrees

• breeze

The west side of the island tends to have cooler weather than other areas and more ________ with thunder and ________.

• storms / lightning

• rainforests / storms

The duck-billed platypus is a strange and solitary ________.

• breeding

• creature

• dying

• feather

The duck-billed platypus has a big ________ that stores fat for winter, and is covered in thick ________ to help it keep warm underwater

• tail / fur

• male / paw

As far as ________ is concerned, they don’t give birth to live young.

• breeding

• creature

The ________ will seal herself up in the burrow and ________ one or two eggs, nursing her young for three to four months.

• male / fur

• female / lay

They’ve never gone to Australia , but would like to go one day.

• This is correct.

• We need to say 'been' and not 'gone.'