# Paper on Public libraries

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Multiple choice, Note completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 12, Test 1, Listening Part 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

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

## Questions

### Questions 21-23: Multiple choice

Paper on Public Libraries. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart's paper?
   - A. how public library services are organised in different countries
   - B. how changes in society are reflected in public libraries
   - C. how the funding of public libraries has changed

22. They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that
   - A. they may take a long time to read.
   - B. they can be difficult to read.
   - C. they are generally old.

23. Stewart expects that in the future libraries will
   - A. maintain their traditional function.
   - B. become centres for local communities.
   - C. no longer contain any books.

### Questions 24-30: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Study of local library: possible questions
whether it has a **(24)** _____ of its own
its policy regarding noise of various kinds
how it's affected by laws regarding all aspects of **(25)** _____
how the design needs to take the **(26)** _____ of customers into account
what **(27)** _____ is required in case of accidents
why a famous person's **(28)** _____ is located in the library
whether it has a **(29)** _____ of local organisations
how it's different from a library in a **(30)** _____

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