IELTS Listening Sentence Completion | Example 14

Practice well, take multiple practice tests, and self-assess to score high in the final listening test.

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Behaviour of Dolphins- almost 40 species of dolphin- found (31) – usually in shallower seas- carnivores SOCIALISING– very sociable and live in pods- super-pods may have more than (32)  dolphins- have strong social bonds- help other animals – Moko helped a whale and calf escape from (33) – have been known to assist swimmers CULTURE– discovered in May 2005 that young bottlenose dolphins learn to (34) – dolphins pass knowledge from mothers to daughters, whereas primates pass to (35)  AGGRESSION– dolphins may be aggressive towards each other-Like humans, this is due to disagreements over (36)  and competition for females- Infanticide sometimes occurs and the killing of porpoises FOOD– dolphins have a variety of feeding methods, some of which are (37)  to one population- Methods include:herdingcoralling(38)  or strand feedingwhacking fish with their flukes PLAYING– have a variety of playful activities- common behaviour with an object or small animal include:carrying it alongpassing it along(39)  away from another dolphinthrowing it out the water- may harass other animals- playful behaviour may include other (40)  such as humans

Answers

31. worldwide
32. 1000 / one/a thousand
33. shallow water
34. use tools
35. both sexes
36. companions
37. exclusive
38. beach
39. taking it
40. (animal) species