IELTS listening

Task type 1

Multiple choice

IELTS Listening multiple choice questions are one of the most difficult of all the question types.

In multiple choice questions, you are required to choose the correct answer from a list of options. There are two main types of question:

1)  Single questions with a choice of 3 answers (A, B or C). Occasionally, there may be 4 options.

2)  List questions. These have a longer list of possible answers and you must select more than one as specified in the question You are likely to hear all the answer options, but only some of them will be correct; the other options will be incorrect in some way.

The words you read will not be the same the ones you hear, so be prepared to Listen  for synonyms or paraphrases