Category: IELTS Listening

BOREDOM

Given below is a audio from BBC 6 minutes English .
Listen to the audio and answer questions 1-11.
Write the answers in the answer sheet.

Questions 1-11

Complete the sentences below in no more than three words.

1. (1)__________ is a reaction given by someone when they are bored.
2. While yawning, one open (2)__________, takes some (3)_____  and slowly out.
3. (4)_____________ is the word when one is unable to sit and gets bored easily.
4. The longest dramatic play was held in (5)____________, US, in (6)_________.
5. The feeling we need to deal with in a better way,according to the speaker is (7)______
6. To stave off means to keep an (8) _________
7. Stuck in a rut means (9)____________.
8. The good thing about boredom is that it spurs people on to (10)______________

ANSWER

1. Yawn
2. the mouth wide
3. air in
4. Restless
5. New jersey
6. 1210
7. boredom
8. unpleasant feeling away
9. become too fixed
10. change something

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Given below is an audio from BBC 6 minutes English. Listen to the audio and answer the following questions.

1. In a BBC survey, what made British people most angry?
   1. Someone jumping the queue
   2. Delayed in public transport
   3. Being kept in hold by call centre
2. What was the thing that made Jennifer angry?
   1. Delayed public transport
   2. The passengers who push and pull
   3. Late comers
3. What makes Rob angry?
   1. Rude shopkeepers
   2. Rude people
   3. The passengers who push and pull
4. Using which example was it stated that earlier people used to get angry at only big issues?
   1. Hunger
   2. Thirst
   3. Rudeness
5. According to the research, talked about in the audio, what is the reason for our increased anger?
   1. Internet
   2. Technology
   3. Modern life
6. What is the word used for the feeling that we get when we are stopped from doing what we want to do?
   1. Anger
   2. Frustration
   3. Sadness
7. What is meant by ‘red mist’?
   1. A feeling of anger that stops us from understanding things.
   2. A feeling of anger that makes us do things.
   3. A feeling of anger that causes health issues.
8. The best way to reduce anger, according to Jennifer are ?
   1. give some more time for activities.
   2. do less things
   3. Both A and B

ANSWER

1. C
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C

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IELTS Listening Sample Question Monkey

The audio has been taken from 6 minutes English, by BBC.

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

1. What are humans descendant from?
2. What is group of animals, of which apes and monkeys are part of, called?
3. Which organ differentiates between apes and monkey?
4. What is the word for the situation when one barely manages to escape a difficult situation?
5. What word is used for a loud, unpleasant sound?
6. What are small apes called?
7. How far can the gibbons voice travel?
8. What kind of songs do gibbons sing?
9. What is the word used for the different kinds of calling for different purposes?
10. What is the gradual process of change called?

ANSWER

1. apes
2. primates
3. tails
4. close shave
5. screech
6. gibbons
7. 1 km
8. duets
9. context specific calling
10. evolution

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Given below is an audio from BBC 6 minutes video. Listen to the audio carefully and answer the questions 1-11.

Questions 1-11

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

1. Comper is the informal name for

A someone who takes part in competition

B someone who wins competition

C someone who loses competition

2. The biggest lottery ever given in United States was

A 590 million dollar

B 890 million dollar

C 1 billion dollar

3. What are the things that a person taking part in competition does not do?

A Write Slogans 

B Answering quiz questions

C Meeting new people

4. The toughest thing about winning competitions is

A there are many people participating

B the competition

C both A and B

5. Martin Dove, professionally was

A a retired lecturer

B a comper

C both A and B

6. Out of the given names, Martin Dove has never been called by which name?

A Master of Comping 

B King Of Comping

C The lucky man

7. What makes winning competitions in internet tough?

A it is easy to enter in them

B millions of people can enter the competition

C both A and B

ANSWER

1. A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. C

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