IELTS Listening - Test 13

Time allowed: approximately 30 minutes Total questions: 40

Instructions:

• You will hear four recordings of native English speakers.
• You will have time to read the instructions and questions.
• You can write on the question paper but you must transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
• After each section, you will have 30 seconds to check your answers.
• Each recording will be played ONLY ONCE.

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SECTION 1

Context: A woman phones a storage company to enquire about renting a storage unit

Questions 1-10

Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Storage Unit Enquiry

1 Customer name: Natalie {{ANSWER:1}}

2 Phone: {{ANSWER:2}}

3 Reason for storage: house {{ANSWER:3}}

4 Recommended unit size: {{ANSWER:4}}

5 Monthly cost: £{{ANSWER:5}}

6 Notice period to leave: {{ANSWER:6}} days

7 Access hours: 6 am to {{ANSWER:7}}

8 Insurance cost: £{{ANSWER:8}} per month

9 Emergency contact: {{ANSWER:9}}

10 Viewing appointment: {{ANSWER:10}} at 11 am

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SECTION 2

Context: A guide giving information to visitors at an art gallery

Questions 11-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 The gallery's usual annual visitor number is approximately

A 42,000
B 50,000
C 100,000

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12 The gallery's most valuable single work is

A a Turner painting
B a Pre-Raphaelite painting
C a medieval tapestry

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13 Entry to the permanent collection is

A £5
B £12
C free

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14 The gallery is closed on

A Mondays
B Sundays
C weekdays

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15 Photography with flash is

A allowed everywhere
B not permitted
C allowed with special permission

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16 Audio guides are free with

A any ticket
B special exhibition tickets
C membership cards

{{ANSWER:16}}

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Questions 17-20

Label the map below. Write the correct letter A-H next to questions 17-20.

17 Gift Shop {{ANSWER:17}}

18 Medieval Gallery {{ANSWER:18}}

19 Sculpture Garden {{ANSWER:19}}

20 Education Centre {{ANSWER:20}}

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SECTION 3

Context: Two psychology students discussing their research experiment with their supervisor

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21 The students originally planned to study the effect of

A music
B temperature
C noise

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22 The students recruited

A 60 participants
B 90 participants
C 120 participants

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23 The memory task was removed because

A it was too difficult
B the experiment was too long
C it wasn't relevant

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24 Participants with which background were screened?

A hearing impairments
B previous psychology study
C language abilities

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25 The students expected which condition to produce the best performance?

A classical music
B pop music
C silence

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Questions 26-30

What do the students say about each finding or aspect? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 26-30.

26 The effect of classical music on reading comprehension {{ANSWER:26}}

27 Performance on mathematical tasks {{ANSWER:27}}

28 The interpretation about cognitive load {{ANSWER:28}}

29 Using mostly psychology students {{ANSWER:29}}

30 Participants possibly guessing the hypothesis {{ANSWER:30}}

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SECTION 4

Context: A university lecture on how human memory works and factors that affect it

Questions 31-35

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

31 Visual sensory memory lasts only about {{ANSWER:31}} second(s).

32 George Miller proposed people can hold between 5 and {{ANSWER:32}} items in working memory.

33 Without rehearsal, working memory capacity may be only {{ANSWER:33}} items.

34 The process of forming stable long-term memories is called {{ANSWER:34}}.

35 Memory abilities typically reach their peak around the mid-{{ANSWER:35}}.

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Questions 36-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

36 The amygdala is involved in

A language processing
B emotional responses
C motor control

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37 Flashbulb memories

A are highly accurate
B contain substantial errors
C fade quickly

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Questions 38-40

Complete the sentence. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

38 Context-dependent memory means information is easier to recall in the same {{ANSWER:38}} where it was learned.

39 The {{ANSWER:39}} effect shows how easily memories can be distorted by later information.

40 {{ANSWER:40}} repetition is more effective than cramming for memory retention.

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