Questions –13 The correct answer is false

C is incorrect
as she says nothing about women 
exercising more now than in the past. 
28 The correct answer is A: 
Adam says that the changes are
 
‘minor modifications’ that would 
encourage more people to use station stairs. 
B and C are incorrect
as there is no mention of 
people having mobility problems or accidents. 
29 The correct answer is A: 
Adam says,
 
‘I’m not sure if we should be talking about exercise in 
our presentation’ and Rosie eventually agrees: ‘OK, well that will be simpler.’ 
B is incorrect
as 
Rosie points out that they have ‘done quite a bit of reading about [exercise]’. 
C is incorrect 
as 
they have already talked to their tutor. 
30 The correct answer is C: 
Rosie says, ‘Let’s think about what we’re going to include and 
what will go where.’ 
A is incorrect
as she suggests they do the slides afterwards. 
B is incorrect
as they say nothing about how long their presentation will be.

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IELTS 16, Test 3 answer key with extra explanations, Listening
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Part 4
Questions 31–40
31 The correct answer is ‘grandmother’: 
The lecturer says that we picture (imagine) ‘a 
grandmother perhaps’ knitting. 
‘Elderly person’
is incorrect
as the instructions tell you to write 
one word only. 
‘Person’ is incorrect
as it is too vague.
32 The correct answer is ‘decade’: 
The lecturer says,
 
‘during the previous decade, [knitting] 
was one of the skills that was predicted to vanish from everyday life’. 
‘Generation’ is incorrect
as it represents a longer period than a decade.