# Wildlife in City Gardens: Project Findings and Insights

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 8 minutes - Multiple choice, Table completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 4, Listening Part 4. © 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 31-36: Multiple choice

Wildlife in city gardens. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. What led the group to choose their topic?
   - A. They were concerned about the decline of one species.
   - B. They were interested in the effects of city growth.
   - C. They wanted to investigate a recent phenomenon.

32. The exact proportion of land devoted to private gardens was confirmed by
   - A. consulting some official documents.
   - B. taking large-scale photos.
   - C. discussions with town surveyors.

33. The group asked garden owners to
   - A. take part in formal interviews.
   - B. keep a record of animals they saw.
   - C. get in contact when they saw a rare species.

34. The group made their observations in gardens
   - A. which had a large number of animal species.
   - B. which they considered to be representative.
   - C. which had stable populations of rare animals.

35. The group did extensive reading on
   - A. wildlife problems in rural areas.
   - B. urban animal populations.
   - C. current gardening practices.

36. The speaker focuses on three animal species because
   - A. a lot of data has been obtained about them.
   - B. the group were most interested in them.
   - C. they best indicated general trends.

### Questions 37-40: Table completion

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

Animals | Reason for population increase in gardens | Comments
**(37)** _____ | suitable stretches of water | massive increase in urban population
Hedgehogs | safer from **(38)** _____ when in cities | easy to **(39)** _____ them accurately
Song thrushes | a variety of **(40)** _____ to eat; more nesting places available | large survey starting soon

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