IELTS Reading: gap-fill with words from the box

Read the following passage and complete the exercise below it.

The Major Oak is a large English oak tree in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. According to local folklore, Robin Hood and his Merry Men used the Major Oak as their hideout. The size of the tree and its mythical status have led it to become a popular tourist attraction.

The Major Oak weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 10 metres, a canopy of 28 metres, and is about 800 to 1000 years old. In a 2002 survey, it was voted ‘Britain's favourite tree’, and in 2014 it was voted ‘England's Tree of the Year' in a public poll by the Woodland Trust.

(Major Oak. Click on image to enlarge)

There are several theories concerning why the Major Oak became so huge and oddly shaped. One theory is that the Major Oak may be several trees that fused together as saplings. An alternative explanation is that the tree may have been pollarded. Pollarding is a pruning system that can cause a tree’s trunk and branches to grow large and thick. Due to their size and weight, the tree’s massive limbs require the partial support of an elaborate system of scaffolding, which was first put in place during the Victorian era.

Interestingly, in 2002, someone attempted to illegally sell acorns from the Major Oak on an internet-based auction website.

Fill the gaps using words from the box.

1. Legend has it that the Major Oak was Robin Hood’s ______.
2. The ______ of the tree’s trunk is 10 metres.
3. The tree may actually be more than one tree that ______ together.
4. Some of the tree’s ______ have to be held up by props.
5. Acorns from the oak were once _____ for auction on the Internet.

Comments

[zzT]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Grant]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Katherina]

1. Den
2. Circumference
3. Joined
4. Branches
5. Put up

Kind Regards

[nazi]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[cece]

1.den
2.circumference
3.joined
4.branches
5.put up

[Caroline]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[irmaakis]

1- den
2- circumference
3- joined
4- branches
5- put up

[Faz]

1.den
2.circumference , 3- joined, 4- branches , 5- put in

[Scarlette]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Alis]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[Tarek]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Dep]

1 Den
2 Circumference
3 Joined
4 Branches
5 Put up

[ADEL]

1 den
2 circumference
3 joined
4 branches
5 put up

[Tinh]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[Akshar]

1. Put in
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[Shilpa]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[Cyril]

den, circumference, joined, branches and put up.

[Muhammad Imran Asif]

1. Legend has it that the Major Oak was Robin Hood’s _den_____.
2. The _circumference_____ of the tree’s trunk is 10 meters.
3. The tree may actually be more than one tree that _joined_____ together.
4. Some of the tree’s _branches_____ have to be held up by props.
5. Acorns from the oak were once _put up____ for auction on the Internet.

[dominhan]

1.den
2.circumference
3.joined.
4.branches
5.put up

[Lài Trần]

1. Den
2. Circumference
3. Joined
4. Branches
5. Put up

[saharat]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up.

[ESTHER]

1. myth
2. height
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Phivan]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[Emma]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Joyce]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Emma]

Sorry, I have a question, there is a sentence says "The size of the tree and it’s mythical status have led it to...", I wonder why it is not "The size of the tree and ITS mythical status have led it to..."?

[Nhan]

1. den (= hideout). Reason: According to local folklore... = legend has it...

2. height. Reason: a girth of 10 metres = tree's trunk is 10 metres

3. joined (= fused). Reason: several trees ... = more than one tree

4. height (= limbs). Reason: ... be held up by props = ... require the partial support

5. put in (= sell). Reason: put in for auction = illegally sell... auction website.

[Domi]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Nhan]

I guess I made wrong answer: 2. circumference (=girth)... didn't know synonym

Correct typo: 4. branches (= limbs)

[ha le]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put in

[Hmkr]

1.den
2.circumference
3.joined
4.branches
5.putup

[Bikram]

1. put up = to stay at night = hide out
2. circumference - girth
3. joined - fused together
4. branches -
5. put in - offer

[veronica]

1.den =hideout
2.circumference -girth
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

We say "put something up" for auction

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the practice

[Simon]

Well noticed Emma. That was a mistake in the passage - I'll correct it!

[PZ]

1.den
2.Circumference
3.joined
4.branches
5.put in

[KhalidAlamood]

Hi Simon,

It's not that I'm bragging about it, but I tried answering the questions without looking at the passage and got all of it right. I just tried to figure which word will perfectly fit the sentence, like in the cases of questions 1 and 5, there is no perfect word to complete the thought other than the words "den" and "put up" respectively.So just a thought Simon, would that strategy help me out on the actual exam? Thanks

[Thai Ha]

1-den
2- circumference
3-joined
4- branches
5- put in

[Tin]

Hi simon ,
what are the best answers? Thanks

[Nari Le]

1. den = hideout
2. girth = circumference
3. joined = fused
4. branches = limbs
5. put up = sell

[Grace]

1.den
2.height
3.joined
4.put in
5.put up

[Skylar]

1. den
2. height
3. joined
4. branches
5. put up

[Loan NGUYEN]

1 den (=hideout)
2 circumference
3 joined
4 branches
5 put up

[Ferdian]

1. den
2. circumference
3. joined
4. were
5. put in

[Nn]

How can i found ..im not understand plz tell me