Cambridge IELTS 18 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 4
Elephant Translocation — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Elephant Translocation, Cambridge IELTS 18 Listening Test 1 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Elephant Translocation answer key at a glance
Questions 31–40. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q31–40). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 31–40: Note Completion
Strategy: Predict the word class from the note, find the paraphrase of the note's keyword in the transcript, then copy the answer exactly within the word limit.
“Elephants were routinely knocking down fences around the park, which then had to be repaired at a significant cost.”
A plural noun is needed for what the elephants broke, and they were 'knocking down fences around the park'.
“Elephants were moved in groups of between eight and twenty, all belonging to one family.”
A singular noun follows 'one', and the groups moved together, 'all belonging to one family'.
“A team of vets and park rangers flew over the park in helicopters and targeted a group, which were rounded up and directed to a designated open plain.”
A plural noun is required for the aircraft, since the team 'flew over the park in helicopters'.
“This also had to be done as quickly as possible so as to minimise the stress caused.”
A noun is needed after 'minimise the', and the operation was done quickly 'so as to minimise the stress caused'.
“So all the elephants had to be placed on their sides.”
A plural noun follows 'their', and 'all the elephants had to be placed on their sides'.
“It was very important to keep an eye on their breathing – if there were fewer than six breaths per minute, the elephant would need urgent medical attention.”
A noun is needed after 'their', and the team had 'to keep an eye on their breathing'.
“Measurements were taken of each elephant’s tusks – elephants with large tusks would be at greater risk from poachers – and also of their feet.”
A plural body part is required, and measurements were taken of tusks 'and also of their feet'.
“Employment prospects have improved enormously, contributing to rising living standards for the whole community.”
A noun is needed before 'prospects', and 'Employment prospects have improved enormously' in the area.
“In fact, many of them volunteered to give up their weapons, as they were no longer of any use to them.”
A plural noun follows 'give up their', and many volunteered 'to give up their weapons'.
“All this has been a big draw for tourism, which contributes five times more than the illegal wildlife trade to GDP, and this is mainly because of the elephants.”
A noun is required as the draw, and all this 'has been a big draw for tourism'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Elephant Translocation listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 18 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Elephant Translocation?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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