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IELTS Listening
Multiple choice, two or more answers
Choose TWO letters from five. Widely underestimated, and easy to lose marks on.
The instructions, word for word as the test writes them
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
What this task is
A shared list of five options. Two are correct, and each earns its own mark. Order does not matter. C then A scores the same as A then C.
The speaker will touch every option. Two survive. Three get mentioned and then qualified, rejected, or attached to something the question did not ask about.
The traps
These are built in on purpose. Know them by name and half the danger is gone.
Choose three letters where two were asked and you score zero for the group. Even if two of your three were right. This matches the real test exactly.
All five options appear in the audio by design. The task is telling apart "spoken about" and "actually true here".
What to do next time
- Read all five options in the preview. Treat each as a yes/no claim to verify.
- Mark options off as the speaker deals with them. A small ✓, ✗ or ? against each letter keeps the five straight at speed.
- Count your selections before moving on. Exactly two means exactly two.
Now meet it under a clock. Start a free mock. Every multiple choice, two or more answers question you get wrong comes back with the sentence that proves the answer, and the reason the trap was tempting.