Cambridge IELTS 13 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 4
The Sleepy Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for The Sleepy Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa), Cambridge IELTS 13 Listening Test 3 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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The Sleepy Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) 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.
“the colour of their tongue, which is dark blue”
The distinctive feature is 'the colour of their tongue, which is dark blue'.
“They have quite a varied diet, including insects and even small animals, but they mostly eat plants of varying kinds.”
Their diet varies, but 'they mostly eat plants of varying kinds', so 'plants' fits.
“they’re more likely to be caught and killed by snakes.”
Young lizards are 'more likely to be caught and killed by snakes', the predator named.
“they could usually find their way back home as long as they could see the sky – they didn’t need any other landmarks on the ground.”
They found their way home 'as long as they could see the sky', needing no ground landmarks.
“it seems that they’re relatively monogamous, returning to the same partner year after year.”
They are 'relatively monogamous, returning to the same partner year after year'.
“they have hardly any contact with their parents.”
Young lizards 'have hardly any contact with their parents', so 'contact' fits.
“they can give the female lizards protection from other males”
The male's presence gives the female 'protection from other males', so 'protection' fits.
“we developed a tiny GPS system that would allow us to track them, and we fixed this onto their tails.”
The GPS device was 'fixed this onto their tails', so the singular 'tail' fits.
“but even about how many steps they took during this period.”
Researchers recorded 'how many steps they took during this period', so 'steps' fills the gap.
“one hypothesis is that male lizards can cause quite serious injuries to one another, so maybe this avoidance is a way of preventing this”
The hypothesis is that males 'cause quite serious injuries to one another', which avoidance prevents.
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Frequently asked questions
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It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 13 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in The Sleepy Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa)?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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