# Rock Art: An Introduction IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 9 minutes - Note completion, Short-answer questions Source: Recording, questions and answer key from The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS, Test 5, 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: Note completion Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Rock art Why rock art is important to researchers It provides evidence about evolution **(31)** _____ Global similarities in rock art humans often had large **(32)** _____. animals were common, but a **(33)** _____ was always drawn from the side or from above. unlikely that contact through **(34)** _____ resulted in similar artistic styles. Why our ancestors produced rock art Research suggests rock art was produced firstly for reasons of **(35)** _____. later for social, spiritual and **(36)** _____ reasons. ### Questions 37-40: Short-answer questions Answer the questions below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Where a question asks for two answers, write them in either order. 37. What TWO images drawn by Aboriginal people show their contact with Europeans? 38. What TWO images drawn by Aboriginal people show their contact with Europeans? 39. Which human activities does the lecturer say are the main threats to Aboriginal rock art? 40. Which human activities does the lecturer say are the main threats to Aboriginal rock art? [Practice online with a timer and instant marking](https://testmigo.com/ielts/listening/rock-art-an-introduction) - [Answers and explanations](https://testmigo.com/ielts/listening/rock-art-an-introduction/answers)