Cambridge IELTS 20 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 4
Inclusive Design — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Inclusive Design, Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 3 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Inclusive Design 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.
“It means making sure products are accessible, so that as many different types of people as possible can use them, without any type of adaptation having to be made to the original design”
Universal design needs no adaptation to the original design, so the noun after any type of is 'adaptation'.
“Universal design aims to make products that work for everyone and that includes considering the needs of people who have cognitive difficulties, which can present quite a challenge”
It considers people who have cognitive difficulties, so the adjective before difficulties is 'cognitive'.
“In workplaces it is common to see desks which can be adjusted to suit people of different heights or for wheelchair users”
Workplaces commonly have desks that can be adjusted for different heights, so the plural noun is 'desks'.
“Taps that you activate by sensor require no pressing or twisting movements. These are not only more hygienic, they're also easier for people with dexterity or mobility issues”
Taps activated by sensor need no pressing, and are easier for people with mobility issues, so the fixture is 'taps'.
“we also become worse at distinguishing between similar colours, in particular shades of blue, which is why software designers rarely create interfaces with this colour”
Older people struggle with similar colours, especially shades of blue, which designers therefore avoid, so the colour is 'blue'.
“So voice access is now a routine way of making commands”
Voice access is now a routine way of making commands, so the gap takes 'voice'.
“This has safety implications for all women, particularly those who are pregnant, as the seatbelts worn by the dummy are not adapted to accommodate them”
Seatbelts are not adapted for women who are pregnant, so the adjective is 'pregnant'.
“the problem with this is that women can be tall and still have much smaller shoulders than the average man”
Women can be tall and still have much smaller shoulders than the average man, so the body part is 'shoulders'.
“The report found that 95% of women said that their PPE often hampered their work and that this problem was worst in the emergency services, particularly the police”
The problem is worst in the emergency services, particularly the police, so the gap takes 'police'.
“There is a standard setting for air conditioning to be at a temperature of 21 degrees designed to suit men and in most modern offices it is not possible to turn the air conditioning up or down. This means that many offices which mainly employ women are wasting energy by having the air conditioning set too high”
Air conditioning is set at a temperature of 21 degrees to suit men, so the noun is 'temperature'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Inclusive Design listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Inclusive Design?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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