# To catch a king: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 1, Reading Passage 3

Source: Passage, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 1, Reading Passage 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 27 | H | did a deal with the Scots |
| 28 | J | sacrificed one of the very principles his father had died for |
| 29 | F | After being comprehensively defeated on the meadows outside the city by the Parliamentarian army |
| 30 | B | with a huge sum offered for his capture |
| 31 | D | to evade the Parliamentarians before seeking refuge in France |
| 32 | NOT GIVEN | His intention when asking Pepys to commit his story to paper was to ensure that this most extraordinary episode was never forgotten. |
| 33 | NO | the king related to him in great detail his personal recollections |
| 34 | NO | I began to think of the best way of saving myself |
| 35 | YES | One of the joys of Spencer's book, a result not least of its use of Charles II's own narrative |
| 36 | B | the 21-year-old king found himself the subject of a national manhunt |
| 37 | C | is just how close the reader gets to the action |
| 38 | A | It is hard to imagine many other kings marking the lowest point in their life so enthusiastically |
| 39 | B | He has even-handed sympathy for both the fugitive king and the fierce republican regime that hunted him |
| 40 | D | Would Charles II have been a different king had these six weeks never happened? |

## Why these answers are right

**27. H.** The first paragraph says the young Charles II "did a deal with the Scots", accepting their religion in return for the Scottish crown. A deal between two sides for mutual benefit is a strategic alliance, so H fits "formed a ___ with the Scots".

**28. J.** Paragraph one says Charles "sacrificed one of the very principles his father had died for" by accepting Presbyterianism as the national religion. A principle about religion that he gave up is a religious conviction, so the answer is J.

**29. F.** The reviewer says Charles was "comprehensively defeated" by the Parliamentarian army outside Worcester. Seen from the Parliamentarian side, a comprehensive defeat of the enemy is a decisive victory, so F completes "led to a ___ for the Parliamentarians".

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