# Asiatic Lions in the Gir Sanctuary

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 8 minutes - Multiple choice, Sentence completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 4, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

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## Questions

### Questions 31-34: Multiple choice

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. When did Asiatic lions develop as a separate sub-species?
   - A. about 10,000 years ago
   - B. about 100,000 years ago
   - C. about 1,000,000 years ago

32. Pictures of Asiatic lions can be seen on ancient coins from
   - A. Greece.
   - B. The Middle East.
   - C. India.

33. Asiatic lions disappeared from Europe
   - A. 2,500 years ago.
   - B. 2,000 years ago.
   - C. 1,900 years ago.

34. Very few African lions have
   - A. a long mane.
   - B. a coat with varied colours.
   - C. a fold of skin on their stomach.

### Questions 35-40: Sentence completion

THE GIR SANCTUARY. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

35. The sanctuary has an area of approximately _____ square kilometres.

36. One threat to the lions in the sanctuary is _____.

37. The ancestors of the Gir Sanctuary lions were protected by a _____.

38. A large part of the lions' _____ consists of animals belonging to local farmers.

39. The lions sometimes _____, especially when water is short.

40. In ancient India a man would fight a lion as a test of _____.

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