Basement of Museum IELTS Listening Answers

Collegedunia Team

May 10, 2022

Basement of Museum IELTS Listening Answers is an audio that provides a brief about a museum. This is a monologue that describes facts about the museum and about the items that have been placed in it. The candidate needs to answer the following question types:

  • Choose the correct option

In choose the correct option, candidates are required to answer based on a given cue. They are required to choose from multiple options.

The IELTS Listening section tests a candidate’s listening ability. The candidates are required to listen to an audio and then answer the given IELTS listening questions.

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Topic: Basement of Museum

Audio:

Questions 1-6:
What does the speaker say about each of the following collections?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 1-6.

Comments

  1. was given by one person
  2. was recently published in the media
  3. includes some items given by members of the public
  4. includes some items given by the artists
  5. includes the most popular exhibits in the museum
  6. is the largest of its kind in the country
  7. has had some of its contents relocated

Collections

Q1. 20th- and 21st-century paintings

Answer: E- includes the most popular exhibits in the museum
Explanation
:
The narrator in the audio explains that the museum has a collection of renowned paintings. Each of the paintings belong to the 20th and 21st century era that were painted by renowned artists.

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Q2. 19th-century paintings

Answer: D- includes some items given by the artists
Explanation
:
The speaker proceeds to explain that the museum was started in the middle of the nineteenth century. Artists at that time donated their paintings to start the visitor cycle in the museum.

Q3. Sculptures

Answer: G- has had some of its contents relocated
Explanation
:
Due to refurbishments work going on, the narrator highlights that the sculpture items have been relocated.

Q4. ‘Around the world’ exhibition

Answer: B- was recently published in the media
Explanation
:
Around the world is a popular visit to the museum. The narrator explains that it contains objects from several different parts of the world. In addition, it presents a social context of each of the objects.

Q5. Coins

Answer: C- includes some items given by members of the public
Explanation
:
The narrator explains that the collection of coins in this museum is a focused and specialist collection. The coins belong to the origin country of the museum and few of them have been donated by the members of the public.

Q6. Porcelain and glass

Answer: A- was given by one person
Explanation
:
The narrator explains that porcelain and glass was donated by the founder of the museum. The will of the founder highlights that these porcelain and glass shouldn’t be moved.

Questions 7-10:
Label the plan below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 7-10.
Basement of museum

Q7. restaurant

Answer: F
Explanation
:
The narrator explains that most of the museum facilities are available in the basement. Visitors are required to go downstairs to avail the facility. The narrator explains that to reach the restaurants, visitors are required to go to the bottom of the stairs. Further they are to walk straight ahead to the far side of the sitting area. Post that, they can find the restaurants by walking through the corridor after taking a right.

Q8. café

Answer: H
Explanation
:
To reach the cafe, the narrator explains that visitors are to go to the bottom of the stairs. Then walk straight and take a right and the cafe is located at an immediate right.

Q9. baby-changing facilities

Answer: C
Explanation
:
The museum also provides baby changing facilities. These can be availed by visitors by going downstairs across the sitting area.

Q10. cloakroom

Answer: B
Explanation
:
The narrator explains that visitors can also avail the facilities of a cloakroom. Post entering the sitting area, it is located at the left hand side of the entrance.

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