Should I guess when I miss an IELTS Listening answer?
Yes, but not in the three seconds after you miss it. A guess made while the recording runs is paid for with attention the next question needs. Guess at the end, when a wrong answer costs nothing and a blank cannot score.
Yes, but not in the three seconds after you miss it. A guess made while the recording runs is paid for with attention the next question needs. Guess at the end, when a wrong answer costs nothing and a blank cannot score.
The kind of guess depends on the task. In multiple choice and matching you choose between printed letters, so a guess has a fair chance and costs nothing: take the option that shares a word or a number with what you actually heard, not the one that suits the topic in general. A guess also protects your numbering, because a filled box keeps every later answer in its own place.
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