IELTS Listening: keywords in multiple choice

Look at the following question from Cambridge IELTS 9, page 85:

The exact proportion of land devoted to private gardens was confirmed by

A) consulting some official documents
B) taking large-scale photos
C) discussions with town surveyors

Here's what the speaker says:

The first thing we did was to establish what proportion of the urban land is taken up by private gardens. We estimated that it was about one fifth, and this was endorsed by looking at large-scale usage maps in the town land survey office.

Here are the keywords that help you to get the correct answer (A):

proportion of land devoted to = proportion of land taken up by
confirmed by = endorsed by
consulting = looking at
official documents = maps in the town land survey office

Note:
Did you notice that answers B and C contain some keywords to trick you?

Comments

[jk]

b

[yusufcan]

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Uncommon colors e. g. blue ( what causes the blue color in amber is related to the occurence of .................. )

I wrote here ‘volcanic dusts’. But i wonder about whether it can be accepted or not. Because the answer probably ‘volcanic dust.’

Thank you. Regards.

[jk]

@yusufcan
if the answer was 'volcanic dust' but u wrote the same word with additional 's' then, it would be considered as wrong .

[RUPESHKUMAR]

Hi

In recent exam following questions ask plz h
Some think the best way to motivate and encourage people to work hard is to pay them based on how much they produce and sell. Do you agree or disagree? Include relevant examples from your own experience

[RUPESHKUMAR]

Introduction
Disagree with statement
Point

-1 - this only possible in marketing and sales department
- other staff not get any benefits
- due this there moral down for work
- Pay any perks is not good idea
- motivation done by provide job satisfaction and work/job balance

Plz any one help me I am on track or out of topi