IELTS Reading Passage

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multiple-choice and short answer
questions.

In this IELTS reading passage, you

practice:

Multiple-Choice
Short Answers
Indian Marriages
VOCABULARY
donate (v) tng, biu
virgin (n) gi ng trinh
sacrifice (v) s hi sinh. s cng t
perpetuate (v) lm cho bt dit. ghi nh mi
bloodline (n) dng di huyt thng
puberty (n) tui dy th
Medieval (adj) thuc thi trung c
polygamy (n) ch nhiu v/chng
ruler (n) ngi thng tri, ngi chuyn quyn
minor (adj) nho, khng quan trong
wive (v) ci v
negotiation (n) s thng lng, s sp xp
dowry (n) cua hi mn
astrologer (n) nh chim tinh
prior : trc
Gather : (v) tu hp, tp hp
VOCABULARY
Ceremony : (n) nghi l
Altar: (n) Bn th
Region (n) vng min
Ethnic (adj) thuc sc tc
Symbolize : (v) Tng trng cho, l biu tng cua
Prosperity : (n) S thinh vng, s pht at
Headgear : (n) Khn trm u cua phu n
Turmeric : (n) Bt ngh
Sandlewood: (n) Tinh du n hng
Rubbed : (n) S co xt, s ch xt
Ritual : (adj) Thuc l nghi
garland : (v) Trang tr vng hoa, eo vng hoa cho ai
represent : (v) Tuyn b, trnh by
say the vows: cu nguyn
guardian: (n) ngi canh gc , ngi chu hn
ANSWER
1. A
Paragraph 1 (... and for the groom as an obligation to
perpetuate his bloodline.)
2. B
Paragraph 2 ( In early times... Divorce and remarriage were
not always possible)
3. C.
Paragraph 3 (In general weddings are very complicated
events and involve long negotiations )
4. married life.
Paragraph 4 ( Her guests often give the bride advice about
married life and tease her about her future husband.)
5. wedding altar/ mandapa.
Paragraph 5 (On the day a wedding altar or mandapa is
built and covered in flowers.)
ANSWER
6. prosperity.
Paragraph 6(The bride wears a lot of jewelry as this symbolizes
the prosperity she will bring to her new family. In the South
wearing flowers is common.)

7. symbolic.
Paragraph 7(In the past this was done to the whole body, but now
it is only symbolic)

8 her fathers family.

Paragraph 8 (Now she is no longer a member of her fathers
family, but a member of her husbands)
9. right foot first.
Paragraph 8 (The bride should be careful to enter the house right
foot first for luck)