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This listening practice simulates the fourth section of the IELTS Listening test. Listen to the audio and answer questions 31-40.
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Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

Write your answers in boxes 31-34 on your answer sheet.

31. What is working memory used for?

32. Why is order important in working memory?

33. How is long-term memory different?

34. What happens without rehearsal?

(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: storing facts for many years.

(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: remembering events from childhood.

(C) is correct. Working memory holds information live for a few seconds while it is being used.

Associated Text:
So, working memory refers to the small amount of information we can hold in mind for a few seconds while we are actively using it.

(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: items are stored alphabetically.

(B) is correct. Working memory is often involved where sequence matters.

(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: long-term facts need ordering.

Associated Text:
that's why working memory is so often involved in tasks where the sequence really matters.

(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: it depends on recent input.

(B) is correct. Long-term memory is described as general knowledge of facts about the world.

(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: it can hold only four items.

Associated Text:
your general knowledge of facts about the world.

(A) is correct. Without rehearsal, the item fades within a few seconds.

(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: the item moves into long-term memory.

(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: retrieval becomes automatic.

Associated Text:
Without rehearsal, the item fades within a few seconds.

Questions 35-37
Complete the flow chart using the list of words, A-F, below.

Complete the flow chart below.

Encoding: a strategy can help when remembering a long (35).
Storage: new information is easier to hold if linked to an existing (36).
Retrieval: an external cue may be the (37) of a nearby object.
  1. number
  2. chunk
  3. position
  4. rehearsal
  5. capacity
  6. prompt

The correct answer is A because the strategy example involves remembering a long number.

Associated Text:
if you have to remember a long number

The correct answer is B because storage is helped by linking new information to an existing chunk.

Associated Text:
can be linked to an existing chunk in long term memory

The correct answer is C because retrieval can use the position of a nearby object as a cue.

Associated Text:
you may use the position of an object near the place where you put them.

Questions 38-40
Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Limits and impairments

- Recall strength depends on working-memory (38).

- Digit-span and n-back tasks stimulate the (39) lobe.

- In dyslexia, the concept of (40) may be impaired.

The correct answer is capacity because recall strength depends on working-memory capacity.

Associated Text:
The strength of recall depends on the capacity of working memory itself

The correct answer is frontal because digit-span and n-back tasks stimulate the frontal lobe.

Associated Text:
Tasks which stimulate the frontal lobe

The correct answer is sound because dyslexia may involve an impaired concept of sound.

Associated Text:
their concept of sound, in particular the way speech sounds line up in time, may be impaired

Note: After the instruction audio, you will have 20 seconds to look at questions before listening to the talk.
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Multiple Choice
Summary Completion
Multiple Selection
Short Answer
Matching
Sentence Completion
Diagram Labelling
Note Completion
Form Completion
Table Completion
Flow Chart Completion
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