IELTS Test 17 2021

Listening Test

Answer Keys
1 80
2 maximum limit
3 4.5 (metres)
4 Hire and installation
5 (Cost of) carpeting
6 55
7 June 5th
8 Jenny Lakewell
9 CV6TL3
10 07944 325883
11 G
12 D
13 C
14 A
15 F
16 B
17 B
18 C
19 A
20 C
21 B
22 C
23 C
24 B
25 A
26 A
27 B
28 C
29 B
30 C
31 (single-handedly) revolutionised
32 Identical theory
33 sole credit
34 proved extremely controversial
35 of evolution
36 missing link
37 proof of
38 the skull
39 so convincing
40 was declared
PART 1 : QUESTIONS 1-10

Questions 1-7

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

Details of Order

Party HostExample: Customer's oldest daughter
Occasion18th birthday
Number of Guests Invited1
Customer Budget2  £800
Marquee Size3 X 9 metres
4  Cost£450
5 £150
Lighting Costapproximately ₤6
Number of Guestsseated 30 / standing 50
Furniture Costper table £4.00 / per chair £3.00
Dates Marquee RequiredSet-up date 7
To be taken down on June 7th
1. Answer: 80
2. Answer: maximum limit
3. Answer: 4.5 (metres)
4. Answer: Hire and installation
5. Answer: (Cost of) carpeting
6. Answer: 55
7. Answer: June 5th

Questions 8-10

Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Customer Details
Name 8
Postcode 9
Contact Number 10
8. Answer: Jenny Lakewell
9. Answer: CV6TL3
10. Answer: 07944 325883
PART 2 : QUESTIONS 11-20

Questions 11-15

Label the map below of a typical medieval castle.
Write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-15.

11 Chapel
12 Great Hall
13 Great Chambers
14 Bakehouse
15 Stables
11. Answer: G
12. Answer: D
13. Answer: C
14. Answer: A
15. Answer: F

Questions 16-20

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
16. Medieval castles
  • A
  • B
  • C
16. Answer: B
17. The early medieval Keep served as
  • A
  • B
  • C
17. Answer: B
18. In later medieval castles, the Keep
  • A
  • B
  • C
18. Answer: C
19. Underground dungeons were built in response to
  • A
  • B
  • C
19. Answer: A
20. The least effective line of defence was
  • A
  • B
  • C
20. Answer: C
PART 3 : QUESTIONS 21-30

Questions 21-25


Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
21. Julie and Dave thought the lecture
  • A
  • B
  • C
21. Answer: B
22. Hamlet was a play
  • A
  • B
  • C
22. Answer: C
23. In the time of James I
  • A
  • B
  • C
23. Answer: C
24. Shakespeare introduced ghosts into plays
  • A
  • B
  • C
24. Answer: B
25. Shakespeare's audience would probably have
  • A
  • B
  • C
25. Answer: A

Questions 26-30

What does Julie say about the following subjects?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 26-30.
Acornful, dismissive
Bopen-minded
Cbelieving
26    witches / astrology
27    ghosts
28    UFOs/aliens
29    premonitions
30    telepathy
26. Answer: A
27. Answer: B
28. Answer: C
29. Answer: B
30. Answer: C
PART 4 : QUESTIONS 31-40

Questions 31-35

Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Darwin is credited with having 31  popular beliefs about Man's creation. However, Alfred Russell Wallace simultaneously came up with an 32  to Darwin.  Unfortunately for Wallace, Darwin seems to have been given the 33  for the theory of evolution. Darwin's theory 34 , upsetting the religious authorities of his time. Today, it is often accepted that Man is a product 35  and not spontaneous creation.
31. Answer: (single-handedly) revolutionised
32. Answer: Identical theory
33. Answer: sole credit
34. Answer: proved extremely controversial
35. Answer: of evolution

Questions 36-40

Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
The absence of a 36  might be seen by some to discredit Darwin's theory.
Finding an evolutionary bridge between Man and ape would provide undeniable 37  the theory of evolution.
When 38  of the Piltdown Man was first unearthed in 1908, it seemed Darwin's theory was no longer in doubt.
In fact, the hoax proved 39  that scientists and the Press alike believed in its validity.
After 40 years, Piltdown Man 40  as being no more than a fake.
36. Answer: missing link
37. Answer: proof of
38. Answer: the skull
39. Answer: so convincing
40. Answer: was declared