# Cathy & Graham novels

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 8 minutes - Multiple choice (choose more than one), Matching features

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 15, Test 2, Listening Part 3. © 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 21-22: Multiple choice (choose more than one)

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?

- **A** students from the English department
- **B** residents of the local area
- **C** the university's teaching staff
- **D** potential new students
- **E** students from other departments

### Questions 23-24: Multiple choice (choose more than one)

Choose TWO letters, A-E. What are Cathy and Graham's TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?

- **A** His speeches inspired others to try to improve society.
- **B** He used his publications to draw attention to social problems.
- **C** His novels are well-known now.
- **D** He was consulted on a number of social issues.
- **E** His reputation has changed in recent times.

### Questions 25-30: Matching features

What topic do Cathy and Graham choose to illustrate with each novel?

- **A** poverty
- **B** education
- **C** Dickens's travels
- **D** entertainment
- **E** crime and the law
- **F** wealth
- **G** medicine
- **H** a woman's life

25. "The Pickwick Papers"

26. "Oliver Twist"

27. "Nicholas Nickleby"

28. "Martin Chuzzlewit"

29. "Bleak House"

30. "Little Dorrit"

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