The IELTS Reading section is notorious for featuring complex academic passages on niche scientific topics. One such passage that has appeared in the Cambridge IELTS series (notably Cambridge IELTS 13, Test 2) is titled "Persuasion and Smell" . This article is a goldmine for testing candidates’ ability to handle cause-effect relationships, identify researchers’ opinions, and match features.
(Assume a passage about experiments showing scent improves shopping behavior, neural pathways, and ethical debate.) persuasion and smell ielts reading answers