# Food packaging labels

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

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 13, Test 4, 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 21-26: Multiple choice

Labels giving nutritional information on food packaging. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. What was Jack's attitude to nutritional food labels before this project?
   - A. He didn't read everything on them.
   - B. He didn't think they were important.
   - C. He thought they were too complicated.

22. Alice says that before doing this project,
   - A. she was unaware of what certain foods contained.
   - B. she was too lazy to read food labels.
   - C. she was only interested in the number of calories.

23. When discussing supermarket brands of pizza, Jack agrees with Alice that
   - A. the list of ingredients is shocking.
   - B. he will hesitate before buying pizza again.
   - C. the nutritional label is misleading.

24. Jack prefers the daily value system to other labelling systems because it is
   - A. more accessible.
   - B. more logical.
   - C. more comprehensive.

25. What surprised both students about one flavour of crisps?
   - A. The percentage of artificial additives given was incorrect.
   - B. The products did not contain any meat.
   - C. The labels did not list all the ingredients.

26. What do the students think about research into the impact of nutritional food labelling?
   - A. It did not produce clear results.
   - B. It focused on the wrong people.
   - C. It made unrealistic recommendations.

### Questions 27-28: Multiple choice (choose more than one)

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO things surprised the students about the traffic-light system for nutritional labels?

- **A** its widespread use
- **B** the fact that it is voluntary for supermarkets
- **C** how little research was done before its introduction
- **D** its unpopularity with food manufacturers
- **E** the way that certain colours are used

### Questions 29-30: Multiple choice (choose more than one)

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO things are true about the participants in the study on the traffic-light system?

- **A** They had low literacy levels.
- **B** They were regular consumers of packaged food.
- **C** They were selected randomly.
- **D** They were from all socio-economic groups.
- **E** They were interviewed face-to-face.

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