IELTS Listening Practice Test: The Amazon Rainforest at Night

This practice test will help you prepare for the IELTS Listening exam.

You will hear a lecture about the Amazon rainforest and its nocturnal creatures, particularly focusing on praying mantises from a TED Talk.

The test contains 10 sentence completion questions that follow the natural progression of the audio.

You’ll have approximately 12 minutes to complete all questions.

Remember to read the instructions carefully before beginning, and good luck!

Play the recordingLeo Lanna And Lvcas Fiat The Colorful Shapeshifting Wonder Of The Amazon S Praying MantisesThe video loads from TED when you press play. TED may set cookies.

Questions 1-10

• Complete the sentences below using information from the audio.
• Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

1. According to Eliane Brum, the Amazon is considered the _____________ of the world.
2. When darkness falls in the rainforest, visitors can hear both tree frogs and _____________.
3. The speakers have been collaborating on their research for _____________ years.
4. Approximately _____________ of all praying mantis species can be found in Brazil.
5. Last year, researchers discovered that some praying mantises can consume _____________.
6. A large male praying mantis that is eight centimeters long weighs only _____________.
7. The newly discovered green mantis species was found using a _____________.
8. Every _____________ minutes, an area equivalent to 20 football fields is lost to deforestation.
9. Scientists and _____________ participated in the nighttime expedition last October.
10. When exposed to ultraviolet light, the dead leaf mantis appeared to sparkle like _____________.

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1. 1centeralso: centre“The Amazon is the center of the world.”
2. 2tapirsalso: footsteps of tapirs“we can hear a chorus of tree frogs and the footsteps of tapirs”
3. 3sixalso: 6“we’ve been working together for six years”
4. 4ten percentalso: 10%, 10 percent“ten percent of them are in Brazil”
5. 5plant sap“the first ever account of a praying mantis feeding on plant sap”
6. 6one gramalso: 1 gram, 1g“Large males like this, eight centimeters long, can weigh just one gram.”
7. 7lights trapalso: light trap, non-lethal lights trap“found only through our non-lethal lights trap”
8. 810also: ten“That’s bigger than 20 football fields. Every 10 minutes…”
9. 9storytellers“a team of amazing scientists and storytellers”
10. 10liquid fire“the dead leaf mantis was certainly sparkling like liquid fire”

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