Cambridge IELTS 19 · Listening · Test 4 · Part 3
Books — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Books, Cambridge IELTS 19 Listening Test 4 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Books answer key at a glance
Questions 21–30. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with One Choice (Q21–25). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 21–25: 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.
“He says you have to support the spine otherwise the paper can come away from the cover.”
Option A fits: you have to support the spine, otherwise the paper can come away from the cover.
“I should dump them really if they’re going to deteriorate further, but I’d feel bad. They’ll always remind me of him.”
Option C fits: he would feel bad dumping the books because they will always remind him of the person they came from.
“I agree-and book covers can be a work of art in themselves. Some are really eye-catching.”
Option A fits: book covers can be a work of art in themselves and some are really eye-catching.
“He watched me pull a heavy book off the shelf when I was small, and it fell on the floor and broke apart.”
Option B fits: as a child he pulled a heavy book off the shelf and it fell and broke apart.
“I guess we’re lucky we can buy them.”
Option C fits: she says they are lucky they can buy the books, so buying is a privilege.
Learn the question types in this part
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Books listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 19 Listening Test 4, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Books?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
Every answer is paired with the sentence that proves it, so you can check each one against the passage yourself. Use the page after a timed attempt, not instead of one.
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