Cambridge IELTS 4 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 4

New Union Building — IELTS Listening Answers

All 10 answers for New Union Building, Cambridge IELTS 4 Listening Test 3 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.

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New Union Building answer key at a glance

Questions 31–42. Tap an answer to see the evidence.

  1. 31questionnaire
  2. 32approximately 2 000
  3. 33Education
  4. 34halls of residence
  5. 35traffic parking
  6. 36most lecture rooms
  7. 37choice of facilities
  8. 38–39D, F
  9. 40B
  10. 41–42A, C

What this part tests

This part is tested with Note Completion (Q31–32). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.

Questions 31–32: 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.

Q31questionnaire
“Then we invited all students to submit written suggestions for the design, placing cards in a suggestion box. These suggestions then provided the basis for the design of a questionnaire, which was completed by approximately two thousand of the College students over a period of three weeks”

The suggestions shaped 'the design of a questionnaire', completed by students over a period of three weeks.

Q32approximately 2 000also accepted: approximately 2,000, 2 000, 2,000, approximately 2000, 2000, about 2 000, about 2,000, about 2000, two thousand
“These suggestions then provided the basis for the design of a questionnaire, which was completed by approximately two thousand of the College students over a period of three weeks”

The questionnaire was completed by 'approximately two thousand' students, so include the qualifier in the answer.

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Frequently asked questions

Where does the New Union Building listening section come from?

It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 4 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 31–42.

What question types appear in New Union Building?

The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.

Are these reading answers reliable?

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