Answers to Museum Listening

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Below are the answers to the listening practice about the Natural History Museum.

Make sure you have finished the listening practice before you see the answers. You can find the listening practice on this page: Museum Listening

Most students got about 4 answers correct. That’s great. For students who got all 5 correct – very well done 🙂

Transcript and Answers

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Transcript

The Natural History Museum in London is a museum of natural history that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons and ornate architecture—sometimes dubbed a cathedral of nature—both exemplified by the large Diplodocus cast that dominated the vaulted central hall before it was replaced in 2017 with the skeleton of a blue whale hanging from the ceiling. The skeleton is some 25 m long and weighing 10 tons.

Notice: This information was from wiki. You can read more about the Natural History Museum on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_Museum,_London

Answers
  1. 80 million
  2. zoology (the spelling must be correct)
  3. vaulted central hall / central hall / hall
  4. blue whale
  5. 10 tons

 

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Comments

  1. sandeep says
    January 21, 2018 at

    10 Tonnes instead of 10 Tons can be correct?

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  2. Lalnghakzeli Pautu says
    January 18, 2018 at

    I got 4 right answers, was a bit confused with Vaulted Central Hall and Dinosaur.
    Hope it is alright when using 80m (not eighty milion ) ???

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    • Liz says
      January 18, 2018 at

      80m is not acceptable as an answer. You need to write 80 million. The letter “m” is a not a standard replacement for the word. However, 80mins is fine instead of 80 minutes. If you are unsure, always write the full word.

      Reply
  3. Abayomi Osunsanya says
    January 2, 2018 at

    1.Eighty Million
    2. Zoology
    3.Dinosaur
    4. Blue Whale
    5. Ten tons

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  4. mariam sherif says
    December 8, 2017 at

    it s right when i write eighty million?

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    • Liz says
      December 8, 2017 at

      If the answer allows for two words it is fine. But most numbers are written as numbers: 80,000,000 OR a number and a word: 80 million.

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      • Paritosh Gupta says
        January 9, 2018 at

        Hi Liz,

        Thanks for these wonderful videos. Need your suggestion for 1st and the last answer.
        I have written the 1st answer as 80 million and similarly the last answer as 10 ton. But in the answers, it is ‘tons’. Would request you to help me with this to better understand.

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        • Liz says
          January 9, 2018 at

          Ton – is a weight (it’s a noun) so it uses plural forms. 80 million – the million is used as an adjective – no plural form.

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  5. Angie says
    October 30, 2017 at

    I got these:
    80 million
    Zoology
    Dinosaur skeleton
    Blue whale
    10 tons

    Though I listened to the audio twice.
    Please Ma’am, how many times can one play the audio at the exam proper?

    Reply
    • Mariyeh Mushtaq says
      December 2, 2017 at

      Only once. You will be allowed to listen to the audio only once. So it’s important that you take your time to study the questions before listening to the audio.

      Reply
  6. Amel GHANEM says
    October 29, 2017 at

    I can’t see the answers , would someone post them for me please? Thanks

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    • Liz says
      October 29, 2017 at

      Again, click on the word answer or transcript and you will see.

      Reply
    • Jack says
      November 16, 2017 at

      1-80 million
      2-zoology (the spelling must be correct)
      3-vaulted central hall / central hall / hall
      4-blue whale
      5-10 tons

      Reply
  7. Mitasha says
    October 23, 2017 at

    Hey Liz ,

    I have a doubt with regards to listening. I want to know during the examination whether its fine and allowed to read ahead sections in the 30 seconds break provided between the audio. I want to basically use these break times to cover all mcq’s.

    Reply
    • Liz says
      October 23, 2017 at

      You MUST read ahead before the audio starts. The time is given for you to do this. You skim read the questions and also underline key words that will help you.

      Reply
  8. Uche says
    October 19, 2017 at

    Correct mam, got 5

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  9. Harwinder Singh says
    October 17, 2017 at

    Thanks for this listening I got 4 Right

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  10. Pete says
    October 15, 2017 at

    Thanks Liz. I got 5 correct answers!!!
    More practice tests please!

    Reply
  11. Osmaleli says
    October 13, 2017 at

    Dear Liz

    I got 4, if I write : 80 millions, is it wrong?
    Thanks a lot Liz 🙂

    Reply
  12. ify nathaniel says
    October 13, 2017 at

    i wrote 10 tonnes instead of 10 tons. am i correct?

    Reply
  13. Jake Bocado says
    October 12, 2017 at

    5/5!!!

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  14. Gurjant says
    October 12, 2017 at

    I got 6 out of 5 , Liz

    Reply
  15. kulwinder kaur says
    October 12, 2017 at

    hi mam
    i did all correct

    Reply
  16. priya says
    October 12, 2017 at

    My score is 4 mam

    Reply
  17. derya says
    October 11, 2017 at

    I did 3 correct:(

    Reply
  18. Lorrah says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Hie Liz
    Thank you very much I got 4/5
    I missed blue whale.

    Reply
  19. Mary James says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Hi liz,i got all right.thanks for the practice test.

    Reply
  20. Priya says
    October 11, 2017 at

    All 5 correct 😃 thanks liz !

    Reply
  21. NYASHA says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Thank you Liz . Got four correct

    Reply
  22. Pooja says
    October 11, 2017 at

    I got three wright

    Reply
  23. Sunil says
    October 11, 2017 at

    I got 4 to be correct..thanks Liz for Ur excellent tips and strategies..it really works

    Reply
  24. Shikha Arora says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Hey Liz.. thanku for this practice test..
    I got all 5 answers correct

    Reply
  25. deep says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Is this okay to write 10 tonnes instead of 10 tons in the 5th answer?

    Reply
  26. Sanober says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Thank u mam for correcting me

    Reply
  27. HINA AFROZ says
    October 11, 2017 at

    I did all correct

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  28. inder says
    October 11, 2017 at

    my all answer is right

    Reply
  29. Memoona amin says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Hey Liz , I got all 5 correct with spellings..😊.really appreciate your work tips and strategies …please persist these exercises to enhance and improve our skills..

    Reply
  30. sujit says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Dear mam

    If hall is correct then only whale is also correct?

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    • Liz says
      October 11, 2017 at

      Unfortunately, no. There are many types of whales and this was a blue whale. It is a compound noun of two words.

      Reply
  31. Anismila says
    October 11, 2017 at

    Wow I got all right

    Reply

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