Cambridge IELTS 20 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 2
Ancient Village at Bidcuster — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Ancient Village at Bidcuster, Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 3 Part 2, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Ancient Village at Bidcuster answer key at a glance
Questions 11–20. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with One Choice (Q11–16). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 11–16: One Choice
Strategy: Read the question stem and predict the answer before looking at the options. Wrong options often repeat words from the audio while the correct one paraphrases them.
“but I was asked to join the project by NHA, a charity which sets up projects like this up and down the country”
Option B fits: he was asked to join the project by NHA, a charity that sets up such projects, so a charity invited him.
“a walker found it on the ground after a rainstorm washed away some of the earth and sand”
Option A fits: a walker found the object after a rainstorm washed away earth and sand, so weather exposed it.
“Just by chance, the team found some old maps and documents in our library, which showed 500-year-old drawings of ruined buildings on the grassy area between the outer stone walls of the castle and the river”
Option A fits: old maps and documents in the library showed five-hundred-year-old drawings of ruins, so the library supplied the clue.
“Normally you'd expect to find brooches and other jewellery, but we're still waiting to uncover any such items”
Option C fits: they expected brooches and jewellery but are still waiting to uncover any, so none have been found.
“we've also found evidence of human activity on the other side of the river. No other houses or huts so far, but we can see the borders of an ancient field system”
Option B fits: they found an ancient field system on the other side of the river, though no houses or huts so far.
“In the meantime, we're putting on a series of guided tours for school groups this autumn”
Option C fits: the team is putting on guided tours for school groups this autumn, so an educational activity is available.
Learn the question types in this part
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Ancient Village at Bidcuster listening section come from?
It is Part 2 of Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 11–20.
What question types appear in Ancient Village at Bidcuster?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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