IELTS CAMBRIDGE 16 TEST 2
Listening Test
Answer Keys
1
frame
2
195
3
payment
4
Grandparents
5
colour / color
6
hand
7
background
8
focus
9
ten / 10 days
10
plastic
11
C
12
B
13
A
14
A
15
C
16
D
17
A
18
B
19-20
B
, C
21
B
22
A
23
C
24
C
25
history
26
paper
27
humans / people
28
stress
29
graph
30
evaluate
31
creativity
32
therapy
33
fitness
34
balance
35
brain
36
motivation
37
isolation
38
calories
39
obesity
40
habit
SECTION 1
Questions 1 – 10
Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Copying photos to digital format |
Name of company: Picturerep |
Requirements ● Maximum size of photos is 30 cm, minimum size 4 cm. ● Photos must not be in a 1 or an album. Cost ● The cost for 360 photos is 2 £ (including one disk). ● Before the complete order is sent, 3 is required. Services included in the price ● Photos can be placed in a folder, e.g. with the name 4 . ● The 5 and contrast can be improved if necessary. ● Photos which are very fragile will be scanned by 6 . Special restore service (costs extra) ● It may be possible to remove an object from a photo, or change the 7 . ● A photo which is not correctly in 8 cannot be fixed. Other information ● Orders are completed within 9 . ● Send the photos in a box (not 10 ). |
1. Answer: frame
2. Answer: 195
3. Answer: payment
4. Answer: Grandparents
5. Answer: colour / color
6. Answer: hand
7. Answer: background
8. Answer: focus
9. Answer: ten / 10 days
10. Answer: plastic
SECTION 2
Questions 11 – 15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.Minster Park
11 Dartfield House school used to beA a tourist information centre.
B a private home.
C a local council building.
11. Answer: C
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.
12. Answer: B
13 The catering has been changed because of
A long queuing times.
B changes to the school timetable.
C dissatisfaction with the menus.
13. Answer: A
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.
14. Answer: A
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.
15. Answer: C
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 16-18.
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
16 World Adventures
17 Street Life
18 Speedy Italian
16. Answer: D
17. Answer: A
18. Answer: B
Questions 19 and 20
Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO optional after-school lessons are new?
A swimming
B piano
C acting
D cycling
E theatre sound and lighting
19. Answer: B
20. Answer: C
SECTION 3
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 thatA 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.
21. Answer: B
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.
22. Answer: A
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.
23. Answer: C
24 In their last assignment, both students had problems with
A statistical analysis.
B making an action plan.
C self-assessment
24. Answer: C
Questions 25-30
Complete the flow chart below.Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Assignment plan
Step 1:Decide on research question: Is there a relationship between hours of sleep and number of dreams? |
Step 2:
Decide on sample: Twelve students from the 25 department |
Step 3:
Decide on methodology: Self-reporting |
Step 4:
Decide on procedure: Answers on 26 |
Step 5:
Check ethical guidelines for working with 27 Ensure that risk is assessed and 28 is kept to a minimum |
Step 6:
Analyse the results Calculate the correlation and make a 29 |
Step 7:
30 the research |
25. Answer: history
26. Answer: paper
27. Answer: humans / people
28. Answer: stress
29. Answer: graph
30. Answer: evaluate
SECTION 4
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.
31. Answer: creativity
32. Answer: therapy
33. Answer: fitness
34. Answer: balance
35. Answer: brain
36. Answer: motivation
37. Answer: isolation
38. Answer: calories
39. Answer: obesity
40. Answer: habit