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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 177

Questions 1-2 

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO hobbies was Thor Heyerdahl very interested in as a youth?

A  camping

B  climbing

C  collecting

D  hunting

E  reading

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Questions 3-4

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which do the speakers say are the TWO reasons why Heyerdahl went to live on an island?

A  to examine ancient carvings

B  to experience an isolated place

C  to formulate a new theory

D  to learn survival skills

E  to study the impact of an extreme environment

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Questions 5-10

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

The later life of Thor Heyerdahl

5.   According to Victor and Olivia, academics thought that Polynesian migration from the east was impossible due to

A  the fact that Eastern countries were far away.

B  the lack of materials for boat building.

C  the direction of the winds and currents.

6.   Which do the speakers agree was the main reason for Heyerdahl’s raft journey?

A  to overcome a research setback

B  to demonstrate a personal quality

C  to test a new theory

7.   What was most important to Heyerdahl about his raft journey?

A  the fact that he was the first person to do it

B  the speed of crossing the Pacific

C  the use of authentic construction methods

8.   Why did Heyerdahl go to Easter Island?

A  to build a stone statue

B  to sail a reed boat

C  to learn the local language

9.   In Olivia’s opinion, Heyerdahl’s greatest influence was on

A  theories about Polynesian origins.

B  the development of archaeological methodology.

C  establishing archaeology as an academic subject.

10. Which criticism do the speakers make of William Oliver’s textbook?

A  Its style is out of date.

B  Its content is over-simplified.

C  Its methodology is flawed.

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