Day: 6 January 2017

IELTS Listening Sample Questions # Driving

Driving. This is not a new term. We all drive, right? Some drive cars, some bikes and then we all drive our lives. This time we shall be hearing a BBC conversation about driving, driving cars.

The audio has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English.

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

  1. Which word is used by the speaker to define independent or driverless?
  2. Which word does the speaker use to define the way to get to a place?
  3. What are the mistakes made by a human called?
  4. Which phrase does the speaker use for the person who is in control of the car?
  5. On an average, how many people around the world die each day from road accidents?
  6. What word does the speaker use for a person that loves cars and driving?
  7. What title does Eddie Jordan own?
  8. Which word does the speaker use for doing something to the maximum capacity?
  9. Which word means to stop an automatic action by taking control yourself?
  10. What does the phrase “right of the bat” mean?
ANSWERS
  1. autonomous
  2. navigate
  3. human error
  4. behind the wheel
  5. 3000
  6. petrol head
  7. racing team owner
  8. flat out
  9. override
  10. immediately

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IELTS Listening Sample Questions # Personality Type

We all have a personality type, the one that defines who we are. It shows up in your acts, the deeds that you do. Now, there are two kinds of people : the introverts and extroverts. This time we are listening to a BBC audio that talks about the introverts.

The audio is taken from BBC 6 minutes English.

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

  1. What word describes a person who is a mixture of an introvert and extrovert?
  2. Which word explains that a person is thoughtful?
  3. Who used the word extrovert for the first time?
  4. What word describes the feeling when you are very tired?
  5. What is the synonym of overpower?
  6. Which phrase means that you have carefully considered something before doing it?
  7. What kind of a doctor was Carl Jung?

Personality Type

ANSWERS
  1. ambivert
  2. reflective
  3. Carl Jung
  4. drained
  5. intimidate
  6. thought through
  7. psychatrist
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