# Australian Aboriginal Rock Art: Styles, Content, and the Rainbow Serpent

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 9 minutes - Matching features, Note completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 8, Test 4, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

7 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 31-36: Matching features

Which painting styles have the following features? Choose the correct letter, A-C, for each one. You may use any letter more than once.

- **A** Dynamic
- **B** Yam
- **C** Modern

31. figures revealing bones

32. rounded figures

33. figures with parts missing

34. figures smaller than life size

35. sea creatures

36. plants

### Questions 37-40: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Rainbow Serpent Project
Aim of project:
to identify the **(37)** _____ used as the basis for the Rainbow Serpent
Yam Period
environmental changes led to higher **(38)** _____
traditional activities were affected, especially **(39)** _____
Rainbow Serpent image
similar to a sea horse
unusual because it appeared in inland areas
symbolises **(40)** _____ in Aboriginal culture

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