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Listening Study Strategies Recognising the different question types

Listening Workbook
Step 1 These are the four most common question types in the IELTS Listening test:
Step 2
Multiple Choice questions
Introduction Completion questions
Analysing the organisation and Short Answer questions
instructions in each section Labelling a Diagram.
Example 1
Example 2
Recognising the different question Multiple choice questions
types
Multiple Choice questions are a very common question type in the Listening test. There may be Multiple Choice questions in all
Standard Multiple Choice questions
four sections. However, the questions and answers become increasingly difficult as you move from Section 1 to 4. For
Examples 1 and 2 example, in Sections 1 and 2, the answer choices may be basic facts such as costs or dates, whereas in Section 3 and 4 the
Answering Standard Multiple Choice answer choices are likely to be more complex, such as people’s opinions and attitudes.
questions
Modified Multiple Choice questions In the IELTS Listening test, there are Standard Multiple Choice questions and Modified Multiple Choice questions.
Example - More questions than answer
choices   
Answering Modified Multiple Choice
questions
Example - Matching Modified Multiple
Choice questions
Answering Matching Modified
Multiple Choice questions
Completion questions
Form Completion A program developed by Supported by  
Form Completion
Support
Sentence Completion
Flow Chart Completion
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2.1 - Completion questions

Summary Paragraph Completion
Summary Notes Completion
2.2 - Summary Paragraph and
Summary Notes Completion questions
Short Answer questions
Answering Listing Short Answer
questions
Labelling a diagram
2.3 - Short Answer and Labelling a
Diagram questions
Summary
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Practice Tests

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