IELTS Listening Comprehension 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a form-completion task, you hear 'My surname is spelled D-O-U-G-H-E-R-T-Y'. What do you write?
- Dougherty (Correct answer)
- Doherty
- Daugherty
- Dougerty
Correct answer: Dougherty
Writing the exact letters spelled aloud gives 'Dougherty'.
Question 2: A speaker says 'It costs fifteen pounds, not fifty.' What is the correct price?
- £50
- £15 (Correct answer)
- £55
- £5
Correct answer: £15
The correction makes the price fifteen pounds, £15.
Question 3: What does a 'distractor' refer to in IELTS Listening?
- Background noise on the recording
- Information that seems correct but is later corrected or contradicted (Correct answer)
- A second speaker interrupting
- An unfamiliar accent
Correct answer: Information that seems correct but is later corrected or contradicted
A distractor is information that misleads you before the speaker gives the real answer.
Question 4: In a map-labelling task, the speaker says 'the library is opposite the cafe'. If the cafe is north, where is the library?
- North
- South (Correct answer)
- East
- West
Correct answer: South
'Opposite' the cafe in the north places the library to the south.
Question 5: Which phrase signals that a speaker is about to give the final, correct answer after hesitation?
- By the way
- Actually, let me check — yes, it's... (Correct answer)
- As I mentioned earlier
- In addition to that
Correct answer: Actually, let me check — yes, it's...
'Actually, let me check' signals a correction leading to the right answer.
Question 6: When you hear a date said as 'the third of March', how is it commonly written on the answer sheet?
- 3 March (Correct answer)
- March 3rd only as words
- Third March
- 3/3 must be avoided entirely
Correct answer: 3 March
'3 March' is a clear, accepted way to write the spoken date.
Question 7: If a multiple-choice question offers three options and the speaker mentions all three, how do you choose?
- Pick the first one mentioned
- Pick the last one mentioned
- Identify which one matches the exact meaning of the question (Correct answer)
- Pick the one repeated most
Correct answer: Identify which one matches the exact meaning of the question
All options are often mentioned as distractors; choose the one that truly answers the question.
IELTS Listening Comprehension 3
In a form-completion task, you hear 'My surname is spelled D-O-U-G-H-E-R-T-Y'.
What do you write?