How to Solve Summary Completion in IELTS Listening: Tips & Tricks

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📘 You guys are familiar with a summary, huh?
Where you have to squeeze the whole text into small paragraphs. It is also called as the concise and clear version of a text. Well, something like that is also happening here.
In this question type, you listen to the audio. Then a summary of that audio is provided with some missing blanks. You have to fill those blanks and complete the summary question.
📌 For this question type, highly active listening is required because the blanks can be about any important detail.

🔍 HOW TO DO IT??

You can follow the given details to perform well.

📝 READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
This is the most significant recommendation I would give to you. You are supposed to read the instructions below the question carefully.
📏 For instance, if the direction is to write 2 words only, and you write 3 words instead, your answer would be marked as ❌ wrong, and you will lose a score even if the answer is right.

🏷️ FOCUS ON THE TITLE
Titles are mostly there above the questions. They give you a clear idea of what the audio can be about. So you can understand the context better.
🎯 It can assist you in concentrating on relevant details only.

🔄 WATCH FOR SYNONYMS OR PARAPHRASING
Some of the words in the audio and in the questions might be different. The words would vary; however, they would convey the same meaning.
🗣️ For example, if the text in the audio conveys a message, its summary question might use different words to convey the similar idea. Therefore, you should be careful of the paraphrasing.

🚨 LOOK OUT FOR THE DISTRACTING CONTENT
It is important for you guys to listen consistently as well as closely, so that you can notice the distracting content in the audio.
📌 For instance, if the audio says,

“The park was supposed to open at 5:00 in the morning; however, due to some delay, it opened at 7:00 a.m.”
This way, you would know the exact answer.
⚠️ So, keep looking out for the distractors.

🎲 HAVE A GUESS IF YOU AREN’T SURE OF THE ANSWER
It is highly recommended to you guys that you don’t leave the answer. If, somehow, you forget it or can’t remember the correct answer, you can always guess the answer within the context.
💡 So, don’t worry if you mess up. You can have a wild guess and it will boost your confidence too.

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