Cambridge IELTS 16 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 4
Hand Knitting — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Hand Knitting, Cambridge IELTS 16 Listening Test 3 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Hand Knitting 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.
“When someone says the word ‘knitting’ we might well picture an elderly person – a grandmother perhaps – sitting by the fire knitting garments for themselves or other members of the family.”
A family noun is needed, and knitting is pictured as work done by 'a grandmother perhaps' by the fire.
“during the previous decade, it was one of the skills that was predicted to vanish from everyday life.”
A period noun follows 'the previous', and 'during the previous decade' knitting was expected to vanish.
“With that trend, we’re also seeing an increase in the sales figures for knitting equipment.”
A noun is needed after 'knitting', and sales of 'knitting equipment' have risen.
“it’s still true today that knitting can be helpful if you’re experiencing economic hardship.”
An adjective describes the hardship, since knitting helps 'if you're experiencing economic hardship'.
“And the results of knitting your own clothes can be very rewarding, even though the skills you need to get going are really quite basic and the financial outlay is minimal.”
An adjective follows 'quite', and the skills needed 'are really quite basic'.
“One of the interesting things about knitting is that the earliest pieces of clothing that have been found suggest that most of the items produced were round rather than flat.”
An adjective contrasts with 'flat', and the earliest items 'were round rather than flat'.
“What’s more, the very first needles people used were hand carved out of wood and other natural materials, like bone”
A material is needed, and the first needles were carved from wood and 'natural materials, like bone'.
“these were often very rough on the skin.”
An adjective describes the texture, and early garments 'were often very rough on the skin'.
“Another interesting fact about knitting is that because it was practised in so many parts of the world for so many purposes, regional differences in style developed.”
A noun is needed after 'differences in', since 'regional differences in style developed' across knitting traditions.
“while watching over sheep, walking to market or riding in boats.”
A plural noun is needed after 'watching over', and knitting happened while 'watching over sheep'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Hand Knitting listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 16 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Hand Knitting?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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