IELTS Listening - Test 16

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 man phones an insurance company to report a burglary claim

Questions 1-10

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

Insurance Claim Report

1 Policy number: {{ANSWER:1}}

2 Address (corrected): {{ANSWER:2}} Pemberton Crescent

3 Postcode (corrected): {{ANSWER:3}}

4 Date of burglary: {{ANSWER:4}} October

5 Crime reference: {{ANSWER:5}}

6 Point of entry: {{ANSWER:6}} door

7 Laptop current value: £{{ANSWER:7}}

8 Maximum cash claim under policy: £{{ANSWER:8}}

9 Policy excess: £{{ANSWER:9}}

10 Door repair quote: £{{ANSWER:10}}

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SECTION 2

Context: An archaeologist giving a tour of a recently excavated Roman site

Questions 11-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 Excavations at the site began in

A 2015
B 2017
C 2019

{{ANSWER:11}}

12 The number of identifiable artefacts is

A over 10,000
B over 12,000
C over 15,000

{{ANSWER:12}}

13 The hypocaust was found in the

A main villa building
B bathhouse
C kitchen

{{ANSWER:13}}

14 The most reliable dating evidence comes from

A coin analysis
B pottery analysis
C radiocarbon dating

{{ANSWER:14}}

15 The total funding is approximately

A £1.2 million
B £1.5 million
C £1.65 million

{{ANSWER:15}}

16 The industrial zone produced evidence of working with

A iron
B bronze
C gold

{{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 Bathhouse {{ANSWER:17}}

18 Industrial Zone {{ANSWER:18}}

19 Cemetery {{ANSWER:19}}

20 Granary {{ANSWER:20}}

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SECTION 3

Context: Two students discussing research on health campaign effectiveness with their supervisor

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21 The students originally proposed studying

A smoking cessation
B obesity prevention
C alcohol reduction

{{ANSWER:21}}

22 Rachel's preferred measure of success was

A awareness levels
B quit attempts
C sustained cessation

{{ANSWER:22}}

23 The most effective campaign type for sustained cessation was

A fear-based messaging
B positive framing
C social norm approaches

{{ANSWER:23}}

24 Which delivery channel had highest effectiveness per person?

A television
B social media
C community outreach

{{ANSWER:24}}

25 Community outreach is approximately how much more cost-efficient?

A two times
B three times
C four times

{{ANSWER:25}}

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Questions 26-30

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

26 The findings about fear-based versus positive framing {{ANSWER:26}}

27 The recommendation to shift budgets {{ANSWER:27}}

28 The performance of different message types {{ANSWER:28}}

29 The sample size of twelve campaigns {{ANSWER:29}}

30 The six-month follow-up period {{ANSWER:30}}

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SECTION 4

Context: A university lecture on how the brain processes language

Questions 31-35

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

31 Paul Broca identified his area in the year {{ANSWER:31}}.

32 The fibre pathway connecting Broca's and Wernicke's areas is the {{ANSWER:32}}.

33 The {{ANSWER:33}} stream connects sounds to meaning.

34 Left-hemisphere dominance appears in approximately {{ANSWER:34}}% of right-handed people.

35 Among left-handers, approximately {{ANSWER:35}}% show left-hemisphere dominance.

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Questions 36-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

36 Eric Lenneberg proposed the critical period hypothesis in

A 1957
B 1967
C 1977

{{ANSWER:36}}

37 The critical period for phonology ends

A earlier than for syntax
B later than for syntax
C at the same time as syntax

{{ANSWER:37}}

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Questions 38-40

Complete the sentence. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

38 Bilinguals often show enhanced {{ANSWER:38}} function.

39 Approximately {{ANSWER:39}}% of stroke patients with aphasia show spontaneous recovery.

40 {{ANSWER:40}} therapy is more effective than distributed therapy.

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