Answers, Audio & Listening Practice Test 2 | IELTS Academic and General Training Cam 15

PART 1: Questions 1–10

Questions 1-4: Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Festival information

Date Type of event Details
17th a concert performers from Canada
18th a ballet company called 1
19th-20th (afternoon) a play type of play: a comedy called Jemima has had a good 2
20th (evening) a 3 show show is called 4
Questions 5-10: Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Workshops

  • Making 5 food
  • (children only) Making 6
  • (adults only) Making toys from 7 using various tools

Outdoor activities

  • Swimming in the 8
  • Walking in the woods, led by an expert on 9
  • See the festival organiser’s 10 for more information

PART 2: Questions 11–20

Questions 11-14: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Minster Park

11
The park was originally established
A. as an amenity provided by the city council.
B. as land belonging to a private house.
C. as a shared area set up by the local community.
12
Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?
A. She was a resident who helped to lead a campaign.
B. She was a council member responsible for giving the public access.
C. She was a senior worker at the park for many years.
13
During the First World War, the park was mainly used for
A. exercises by troops.
B. growing vegetables.
C. public meetings.
14
When did the physical transformation of the park begin?
A. 2013
B. 2015
C. 2016
Questions 15-20: Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions.

Minster Park

Minster Park Map
Map labels: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
15 statue of Diane Gosforth
16 wooden sculptures
17 playground
18 maze
19 tennis courts
20 fitness area

PART 3: Questions 21–30

Questions 21-22: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
21 & 22
Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?
A. students from the English department
B. residents of the local area
C. the university’s teaching staff
D. potential new students
E. students from other departments
Questions 23-24: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
23 & 24
What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?
A. His speeches inspired others to try to improve society.
B. He used his publications to draw attention to social problems.
C. His novels are well-known now.
D. He was consulted on a number of social issues.
E. His reputation has changed in recent times.
Questions 25-30: What topic do Cathy and Graham choose to illustrate with each novel? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions.
Topics
A. poverty
B. education
C. Dickens’s travels
D. entertainment
E. crime and the law
F. wealth
G. medicine
H. a woman’s life

Novels by Dickens

25 The Pickwick Papers
26 Oliver Twist
27 Nicholas Nickleby
28 Martin Chuzzlewit
29 Bleak House
30 Little Dorrit

PART 4: Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Agricultural programme in Mozambique

How the programme was organised

  • It focused on a dry and arid region in Chicualacuala district, near the Limpopo River.
  • People depended on the forest to provide charcoal as a source of income.
  • 31 was seen as the main priority to ensure the supply of water.
  • Most of the work organised by farmers’ associations was done by 32
  • Fenced areas created to keep animals away from crops.

The programme provided

  • 33 for the fences
  • 34 for suitable crops
  • water pumps.

The farmers provided

  • labour
  • 35 for the fences on their land.

Further developments

  • The marketing of produce was sometimes difficult due to lack of 36 .
  • Training was therefore provided in methods of food 37 .
  • Farmers made special places where 38 could be kept.
  • Local people later suggested keeping 39 .

Evaluation and lessons learned

  • Agricultural production increased, improving incomes and food security.
  • Enough time must be allowed, particularly for the 40 phase of the programme.