IELTS Listening Practice Test: Google Mapmaker’s Global Impact

Welcome to this IELTS Listening Practice Test based on a talk about Google Mapmaker and its impact on global mapping. This test consists of 9 questions: 2 multiple-choice and 7 fill-in-the-blank.

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Multiple Choice Questions: Instructions: Choose the best answer (A, B, or C) for each question.

1. What event in 2008 highlighted the need for better mapping?

A) An earthquake in China B) A tsunami in Indonesia C) A cyclone in Myanmar

2. According to the speaker, what percentage of the world was mapped to a geo-codable level of detail in 2005?

A) 5% B) 15% C) 25%

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions: Instructions: Complete the sentences below by filling in the blanks with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the audio.

3. Google volunteers mapped ________ kilometers of roads in Myanmar.

4. The mapping project in Myanmar was completed in just ________ days.

5. Google Mapmaker allows people to map local features such as roads, rivers, schools, and ________.

6. The speaker states that ________ dollars of real estate remains uncapitalized in India alone.

7. In the year prior to the talk, users in ________ countries had contributed to mapping efforts.

8. The speaker describes the mapping achievement as a victory of ________ users in hundreds of cities.

9. The talk concludes by inviting participation to map the remaining ________ percent of the planet.

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1. 1C“In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar.”
2. 2B“as of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped to a geo-codable level of detail”
3. 3120,000also: 120000“40 volunteers used a new software to map 120,000 kilometers of roads”
4. 4fouralso: 4“And it took them four days.”
5. 5local businessesalso: businesses“from roads to rivers, from schools to local businesses”
6. 6a trillionalso: trillion, one trillion“a trillion dollars of real estate remains uncapitalized in India alone”
7. 7170“thousands of users in 170 countries have mapped millions of pieces of information”
8. 8thousandsalso: thousands of“This is a victory of thousands of users, in hundreds of cities”
9. 970also: seventy“This is an invitation to the 70 percent of our unmapped planet.”