Cambridge IELTS 18 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 3
Laki Eruption — IELTS Listening Answers
All 9 answers for Laki Eruption, Cambridge IELTS 18 Listening Test 2 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Laki Eruption 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 (Q21–24). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 21–24: 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 found more significant was how it impacted directly and indirectly on political events, as well as having massive social and economic consequences.”
C is right because the eruption's political impact, plus its 'massive social and economic consequences', interested the speaker most.
“Yeah. I was surprised there were so many weather stations established by that time – so, you know, you can see how the weather changed, often by the hour.”
A fits: the many weather stations let people see 'how the weather changed, often by the hour'.
“Reports from the period blamed the haze for an increase in headaches, respiratory issues and asthma attacks.”
B matches the reports blaming the haze for more 'headaches, respiratory issues and asthma attacks'.
“It was Benjamin Franklin who realised that before anyone else.”
B is correct: the speaker credits Benjamin Franklin, who 'realised that before anyone else'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Laki Eruption listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 18 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Laki Eruption?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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