IELTS Reading: find the similar words

In the IELTS Reading test, you need to be able to match words in the questions with words in the passage. Read the following text, then try the exercise below.

What is an 'elevator pitch'?

An “elevator pitch” is an overview of a product, service, person, group, organisation or project, and is often part of a fund-raising, marketing, brand or public relations program. The name "elevator pitch" reflects the idea that it should be possible to deliver a short but effective presentation in the time span of an elevator ride from the ground floor to the directors’ boardroom on the top floor of a building.

An elevator pitch is often used by an entrepreneur pitching an idea to an investor to receive funding. Venture capitalists often ask entrepreneurs to give an elevator pitch in order to quickly weed out bad ideas and weak teams. Other uses include job interviewing, dating and professional services. Proposals for books, screenplays, blogs and other forms of publishing are often delivered via an elevator pitch, which may be presented in oral, written or video formats.

Which words or phrases in the passage are similar to those below?

1. a summary
2. succinct
3. gain financial backing
4. eliminate
5. spoken

Comments

[bb]

1.overview
2.deliver
3.receive funding/ fund-raising
4.weed out
5.oral

[vinh]

Hi Simon
here is my answer:
1. overview
2. short
3. receive funding
4. weed out
5. presented in oral

[tereza]

1.an overview
2. a short
3.to receive funding
4. weed out
5.presented in oral

[Raveen]

1.an overview
2.a short
3. receiving funding
4.weed out
5.oral

[Cherry]

1,an overview
2, short and effective
3, receiving fund
4, weed out
5, oral

[reema]

The big cities are constantly growing. Why is this happening, and what problems does it bring? What can be done to improve people’s lives?

Hi Simon and every one i have got this question and i have written just introduction. I know simon now u cannot give reply to every one i can understand but plz comment on this.
can any body comment how it is? any one wants to improve it so plz.

As the industries of the world are growing fast, urbanization is proceeding so rapidly that it is generating largely unpredictable problems. This essay will discuss those problems and the measures that goverment and individual can take to amend people's lives.

[Urusha]

Hi Simon,
Are the answer keys of Cambridge Book all correct? Is there any chance of being error????????

[nav]

1.overwiew
2.short
3.receive funding
4.weed out
5.oral

[evan]

overview
short
to receive funding
weed out
oral

[puneet bansal]

hi simon

1. elevetor pitch
2. presentation
3. receive funding
4. bad ideas and weak terms
5. oral

[Azadeh]

Hi Simon
here are my answers:

1. overview
2. short
3. receive funding
4. weed out
5. presented in oral

[deepika]

1-An overview
2-short but effective
3-receive funding
4-weed out
5-oral

[Domenico]

Hi Simon,

My answers are the following ones:
1) a summary = an overview
2) succinct = short but effective
3) gain financial backing = receive funding
4) eliminate = weed out
5) oral = spoken

Thanks a lot for your time!

[ARZU]

hi,

1) overview
2) short
3) fund raising
4) weed out
5) oral

[murali]

1) overview
2) short but effective
3 receive funding
4) weed out
5) oral

I think we have done this passage in past.

[Jansulu]

1.overview
2.deliver a short
3.receive funding
4.weed out
5.oral

[jael.nguyen@gmail.com]

Hi Simon,

My answer is as follow:

1. a summary = overview

2. succinct = short but effective

3. gain financial backing = receive funding

4. eliminate = weed out

5. spoke = oral

Thank you for your daily lesson.

[puneet bansal]

hi simon
sorry last time i had given wrong answers because i understood the question in an another way here is my right answer now....

1. an overview
2. short
3. receive funding
4. weed out
5. oral

[Erica]

Hi, Simon
My answers are
1. a summary = overview
2. succint = short but effective
3. gain financial backing = receive funding
4. eliminate = weed out
5. spoken = presented in oral

[SUMATI]

1. a summary= overview
2. succinct= short but effective
3. gain financial backing= receive funding
4. eliminate= weed out
5. spoken= oral

[ki]

1. a summary= an overview
2. succinct= a short but effective presentatio
3. gain financial backing= receive funding
4. eliminate= weed out
5. spoken= presented in oral

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. a summary = an overview

2. succinct = short but effective

3. gain financial backing = receive funding

4. eliminate = weed out

5. spoken = oral

...

Hi Urusha,

I don't remember finding any mistakes in the Cambridge books' answers.

[sloba]

Hi Simon,

Let me guess,

1. overview
2.fun-raising
3.receive
4.weed out
5.publishing

[najat]

1-a short but effective presentation
2-overviw
3-fund-raising
4-weed out
5-oral

[Kris]

Summary – an overview
Succinct – deliver a short presentation
Gain financial backing – to receive funding
Eliminate – weed out
Spoken - oral

[Will]

Hi Simon,

I really appreicate your effort to update this website where I have learnt how to prepare IELTS tactically. Now, I have been really interested in studying English since I started to visit this website two years ago. But I still feel that learning vocabulary is a very demanding and monotunous job. Could please recommend a video where I can learn everyday vocab? If there is a companion book it will be better.

[lujain yousef]

hi simon i am a new member
i think that these are the right answers:

1 short but effective presentation
2
3 to receive funding
4 weed out
5 oral

[Memo]

1.summary = overview
2.succinct = to deliver a short
3. gain financial backing = fund-raising or receive funding
4.weed out= eliminate
5.spoken = oral

[hussain]

overview,short,receive funding,weed out,oral...100%right ans.confidence

[gagandeep singh chandi]

1.overview 3.receive funding 4.weed out 5. oral

[Saja]

1.a summary= An overview
2. Succinct= Span
3. gain financial backing= fund-raising or receive funding
4. eliminate= weed out
5. spoken = Present in oral

[MEENAKSHI CHAUHAN]

1....a summary---overview
2...succint---short
3...gain financial backing---receive funding
4....eliminate---weed out
5...spoken--oral

[Tenzin Lungten]

overview
short
fund raising
weed out
oral

[edzlee]

1. a summary = overview
2. succinct = short
3. gain financial backing = receive funding
4. eliminate = weed out
5. spoken = oral