Cambridge IELTS 19 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 4
Tardigrades — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Tardigrades, Cambridge IELTS 19 Listening Test 2 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Tardigrades 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.
“‘bear’ because of the way they move.”
The name bear comes from the way tardigrades move, so the gap needs the verb 'move'.
“They have a body which is short, and also rounded- a bit like a barrel- and the body comprises four segments. Each segment has a pair of legs”
Their body is short and rounded, a bit like a barrel, so the adjective 'short' fits the gap.
“I should also say that some species don’t have any claws: what they have are discs”
Some species have no claws; instead they have discs, so the plural noun 'discs' (or disks) is correct.
“Instead, oxygen and also blood are transported in a fluid that fills the cavity of the body.”
Oxygen and blood are transported in a fluid filling the body cavity, so the gas is 'oxygen'.
“The tardigrade’s mouth is a kind of tube that can open outwards to reveal teeth-like structures known as ‘stylets’.”
The mouth is a kind of tube that opens outwards to reveal the stylets, so the noun is 'tube'.
“they’re also able to withstand temperatures as low as minus 200 degrees centigrade, or highs of more than 148 degrees centigrade”
They withstand temperatures as low as minus 200 degrees and highs above 148, so the plural 'temperatures' fits.
“tardigrades produce a protein that protects their DNA.”
Tardigrades produce a protein that protects their DNA, so the singular noun 'protein' is the answer.
“There are currently several tests taking place in space, to determine how long tardigrades might be able to survive there.”
Tests are taking place in space to see how long tardigrades survive there, so the location is 'space'.
“They suck the juices from moss, or extract fluid from seaweed”
They suck juices from moss or extract fluid from seaweed, so the marine plant is 'seaweed'.
“Conservation of Nature and are not on any endangered list.”
They are not on any endangered list, so the adjective 'endangered' completes the phrase.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Tardigrades listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 19 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Tardigrades?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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