Cambridge IELTS 7 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 4
Handedness in Sport and Music — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Handedness in Sport and Music, Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 2 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Handedness in Sport and Music answer key at a glance
Questions 31–40. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with One Choice (Q31–35). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 31–35: 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 what I soon became struck by was the sheer volume of both observation and investigation he had done in many different sports and I felt persuaded that what he had to say would be of real interest”
C: she was persuaded by 'the sheer volume of both observation and investigation' Matthews had done across many sports.
“I think Matthews' findings will be beneficial, not so much in helping sportspeople to work on their weaker side, but more that they can help them identify the most suitable strategies to use in a given game”
B: the benefit is helping sportspeople 'identify the most suitable strategies', not strengthening their weaker side.
“Although most trainers know how important handedness is, at present they are rather reluctant to make use of the insights scientists like Matthews can give, which I think is rather short-sighted because focusing on individual flexibility is only part of the story”
C: she criticises trainers as short-sighted for being 'reluctant to make use of the insights scientists can give'.
“Also those who started younger were more mixed-handed”
A: 'those who started younger were more mixed-handed', so an earlier start produced greater mixed handedness.
“Studies showed that apes consistently using the same hand fished out 30% more ants than those varying between the two”
A: apes using the same hand 'fished out 30% more ants' than those varying between hands.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Handedness in Sport and Music listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 7 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Handedness in Sport and Music?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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