IELTS Reading Sentence Completion Example 10

2. The french men modified the melted ice into _______. 

3. The predecessor to the roller coaster was the ______________. 

4. The snow riders used  __________ or block of ice and slid down the ice-covered hills, crash-landing into a sand-pile. 

5. It was the ________ who expanded the idea of roller coasters with more complex track layouts. 

2. The french men modified the melted ice into waxed slides. 

3. The predecessor to the roller coaster was the Russes a Belleville. 

4. The snow riders used wooden sleds or blocks of ice and slid down the ice-covered hills, crash-landing into a sand-pile. 

5. It was the french who expanded the idea of roller coasters with more complex track layouts. 

For the second question, we understand from the passage that due to the warmer climatic conditions in France, the french men modified the melted ice and started building waxed slides adding wheels to the sleds. So, the answer is waxed slides. 

For the third question, it is clearly mentioned in the passage that in 1817, the Russes a Belleville (Russian Mountains of Belleville) became the first roller coaster where the train was attached to the track. So, the answer is Russes a Belleville. Here, predecessor means something that comes before another thing in time or a series. 

For the fourth question, it is given in the passage that the riders would shoot down the slope in sleds made up of wood or blocks of ice, crash landing in a sand pile. So, the answer is wooden sleds. 

For the fifth question, we understand from the passage that it was the French who decided to expand the idea of roller-coasters with more complex track layouts, multiple cars, and all sorts of twists and turns. So, the answer is French.