Cambridge 16 IELTS Academic Listening Test 2 | IELTS Listening Practice Test

Part 1

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Questions

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Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

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Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Minster Park

11 Dartfield House school used to be

A. a tourist information centre.

B. a private home.

C. a local council building.

12 What is planned with regard to the lower school?

A. All buildings on the main site will be improved.

B. The lower school site will be used for new homes.

C. Additional school buildings will be constructed on the lower school site.

13 The catering has been changed because of

A. long queuing times.

B. changes to the school timetable.

C. dissatisfaction with the menus.

14 Parents are asked to

A. help their children to decide in advance which serving point to use.

B. make sure their children have enough money for food.

C. advise their children on healthy food to eat.

15 What does the speaker say about the existing canteen?

A. Food will still be served there.

B. Only staff will have access to it.

C. Pupils can take their food into it.

Questions 16-18

What comment does the speaker make about each of the following serving points in the Food Hall?

Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-D, next to Questions.

Comments

A pupils help to plan menus

B only vegetarian food

C different food every week

D daily change in menu

Food available at serving points in Food Hall

	A	B	C	D
16 World Adventures
17 Street Life
18 Speedy Italian

19–20 Which TWO optional after-school lessons are new?

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

A. swimming

B. Piano

C. acting

D. cycling

E. theatre sound and lighting

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Assignment on sleep and dreams

21 Luke read that one reason why we often forget dreams is that

A. our memories cannot cope with too much information.

B. we might other wise be confused about what is real.

C. we do not think they are important.

22 What do Luke and Susie agree about dreams predicting the future?

A. It may just be due to chance.

B. It only happens with certain types of event.

C. It happens more often than some people think.

23 Susie says that a study on pre-school children having a short nap in the day

A. had controversial results.

B. used faulty research methodology.

C. failed to reach any clear conclusions.

24 In their last assignment, both students had problems with

A. statistical analysis.

B. making an action plan.

C. self-assessment

Questions 25-30

Complete the flow chart below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Assignment Plan

Decide on research question: Is there a relationship between hours of sleep and number of dreams?

Decide on sample: Twelve students from the 25 department

Decide on methodology: Self-reporting

Decide on procedure: Answers on 26

Check ethical guidelines for working with 27 Ensure that risk is assessed and 28 is kept to a minimum

Analyse the results Calculate the correlation and make a 29

30 the research

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Health benefits of dance

Recent findings

All forms of dance produce various hormones associated with feelings of happiness.
Dancing with others has a more positive impact than dancing alone.
An experiment on university students suggested that dance increases 31.
For those with mental illness, dance could be used as a form of 32.

Benefits of dance for older people

accessible for people with low levels of 33
reduces the risk of heart disease
better 34 reduces the risk of accidents
improves 35 function by making it work faster
improves participants’ general well-being
gives people more 36 to take exercise
can lessen the feeling of 37, very common in older people

Benefits of Zumba

A study at The University of Wisconsin showed that doing Zumba for 40 minutes uses up as many 38 as other quite intense forms of exercise.
The American Journal of Health Behavior study showed that:
- women suffering from 39 benefited from doing Zumba.
- Zumba became a 40 for the participants.

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Assignment Plan

Health benefits of dance

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