Cambridge IELTS 17 · Listening · Test 4 · Part 4
Maple Syrup — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Maple Syrup, Cambridge IELTS 17 Listening Test 4 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Maple Syrup 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.
“Maple syrup is a thick, golden”
An adjective describes colour, and maple syrup is 'a thick, golden' liquid, so 'golden' fits before the noun.
“it provides a healthy alternative to refined sugar.”
An adjective before 'alternative' is needed, and syrup 'provides a healthy alternative to refined sugar'.
“In these areas, the climate suits the trees perfectly.”
A noun is the subject of 'suits', and 'the climate suits the trees perfectly' in these areas.
“they boiled the liquid by placing pieces of rock that had become scorching hot from the sun into the sap.”
A noun follows 'pieces of', and they used 'pieces of rock' heated by the sun to boil the sap.
“The trees have to be well looked after and they cannot be used to make syrup until the trunks reach a diameter of around 25 centimetres. This can take anything up to 40 years.”
A measurement noun follows 'a', and trunks must reach 'a diameter of around 25 centimetres'.
“When the tree is ready, it can be tapped and this involves drilling a small hole into the trunk and inserting a tube into it that ends in a bucket.”
A singular noun is needed, since tapping means 'inserting a tube into it that ends in a bucket'.
“These are basically extremely large pans – the sap is poured into these, a fire is built and the pans are then heated until the sap boils.”
A noun is required as the heat source, and 'a fire is built and the pans are then heated'.
“The evaporation process creates large quantities of steam”
An uncountable noun follows 'quantities of', and evaporation 'creates large quantities of steam'.
“After this process, something called ‘sugar sand’ has to be filtered out as this builds up during the boiling and gives the syrup a cloudy appearance and a slightly gritty taste.”
An adjective before 'appearance' is needed, and sugar sand 'gives the syrup a cloudy appearance'.
“It takes 40 litres of sap to produce one litre of maple syrup so you can get an idea of how much is needed!”
A singular unit is needed after 'one', and '40 litres of sap' produce just 'one litre of maple syrup'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Maple Syrup listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 17 Listening Test 4, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Maple Syrup?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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