Listening Test: Short Answer Questions (IELTS Academic: Listening): Study Material

Short-answer questions in the listening test

• This type of question tests your ability to listen for facts (such as names and numbers) in the recording

• In this type of question, you read a question and answer it in a few words with information from the recording

• They can be used in any section of the Listening test

• You may be asked for more than one point in one answer

• Read the instructions very carefully for the word limit, as you will lose the mark if you write more than the limit

• The answers come in order

How to answer short-answer questions in the listening test

• Identify the key words in the question

• The answer is likely to be a paraphrase of words in the question

• Use the exact words from the recording

• Keep to the word limit

• Check your spelling – incorrect spelling will lose you the mark