Share IELTS 6.0 Readin Passage 2 The Falkirk Wheel Practice Test 1
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The Falkirk Wheel has linked the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal for the first time in their history. True/False/NG?
False
There was some opposition to the design of the Falkirk Wheel at first. True/False/NG
NG
The Falkirk Wheel was initially put together at the location where its components were manufactured. True/False/NG
True
The Falkirk Wheel is the only boat lift in the world which has steel sections bolted together by hand. True/False/NG?
NG
The weight of the gondolas varies according to the size of boat being carried. True/False/NG?
F
The construction of the Falkirk Wheel site took into account the presence of a nearby ancient monument. True/False/NG
T
A pair of _______ are lifted in order to shut out water from canal basin.
gates
A ________ is taken out, enabling Wheel to rotate.
clamp
Hydraulic motors drive _______.
axle
A range of different-sized _________ ensures boat keeps upright.
cogs
Boat reaches top Wheel, then moves directly onto _________.
aqueduct.
Boat travels through tunnel beneath Roman ________.
wall
_________ raise boat 11m to level of Union Canal.
Locks
