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IELTS Listening: Flow-chart Completion (Practice with Answers)

Flow-chart Completion is a listening task in the IELTS exam. The worked examples below come straight from our practice bank: the full task, the correct answers, and a teacher-reviewed explanation of why each answer is right.

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Example 01 Flow-chart Completion

Listen to the talk and complete the flow-chart below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Passage · Stimulus

STAGE 1: morning milk flows into shallow ____
STAGE 2: overnight, a starter ____ sours the milk
STAGE 3: rennet turns liquid into a soft solid, the ____
STAGE 4: the pale liquid drained off is called ____
STAGE 5: curd cubes are packed into moulds and ____ for two days
STAGE 6: blocks are dipped in wax and stored to ____

STAGE 1: morning milk flows into shallow ____
Answer: vats
STAGE 2: overnight, a starter ____ sours the milk
Answer: culture
STAGE 3: rennet turns liquid into a soft solid, the ____
Answer: curd
STAGE 4: the pale liquid drained off is called ____
Answer: whey
STAGE 5: curd cubes are packed into moulds and ____ for two days
Answer: pressed
STAGE 6: blocks are dipped in wax and stored to ____
Answer: mature
Example 02 Flow-chart Completion

Listen to the talk and complete the flow-chart below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Passage · Stimulus

STAGE 1: beans enter a drum already spinning at high ____
STAGE 2: beans dry, losing a tenth of their ____
STAGE 3: first crack is trapped water flashing to ____
STAGE 4: sugars brown and acids ____ down
STAGE 5: beans drop into a cooling ____
STAGE 6: beans release carbon ____ for days

STAGE 1: beans enter a drum already spinning at high ____
Answer: heat
STAGE 2: beans dry, losing a tenth of their ____
Answer: weight
STAGE 3: first crack is trapped water flashing to ____
Answer: steam
STAGE 4: sugars brown and acids ____ down
Answer: break
STAGE 5: beans drop into a cooling ____
Answer: tray
STAGE 6: beans release carbon ____ for days
Answer: dioxide
Example 03 Flow-chart Completion

Listen to the lecture extract and complete the flow-chart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Passage · Stimulus

STAGE 1: light knocks ____ loose from silicon atoms
STAGE 2: panels produce direct ____
STAGE 3: the ____ rebuilds current into alternating form
STAGE 4: inverter tracks the maximum power ____
STAGE 5: a generation meter counts the ____ produced
STAGE 6: surplus flows to the grid or into a ____

STAGE 1: light knocks ____ loose from silicon atoms
Answer: electrons
STAGE 2: panels produce direct ____
Answer: current
STAGE 3: the ____ rebuilds current into alternating form
Answer: inverter
STAGE 4: inverter tracks the maximum power ____
Answer: point
STAGE 5: a generation meter counts the ____ produced
Answer: kilowatt hours
STAGE 6: surplus flows to the grid or into a ____
Answer: battery

Strategy · how to approach Flow-chart Completion

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  2. Answer everything: blank responses earn zero in every scoring model.
  3. Review your mistakes against the explanation, not just the answer key. The reasoning is what transfers to the exam.
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