A Course on Children's Literature — Test 4, Section 3

Cambridge IELTS 14 · Test 4 · Listening Section 3

Listen to the recording once and answer all the questions in this section.

IELTS_LISTENING_MULTIPLE_CHOICE

What does Trevor find interesting about the purpose of children's literature?

the fact that authors may not realise what values they're teaching

the fact that literature can be entertaining and educational at the same time

the fact that adults expect children to imitate characters in literature

Trevor says the module about the purpose of children's literature made him

analyse some of the stories that his niece reads.

wonder how far popularity reflects good quality.

decide to start writing some children's stories.

Stephanie is interested in the Pictures module because

she intends to become an illustrator.

she can remember beautiful illustrations from her childhood.

she believes illustrations are more important than words.

Trevor and Stephanie agree that comics

are inferior to books.

have the potential for being useful.

discourage children from using their imagination.

With regard to books aimed at only boys or only girls, Trevor was surprised

how long the distinction had gone unquestioned.

how few books were aimed at both girls and boys.

how many children enjoyed books intended for the opposite sex.

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

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Stories

translated into many other languages

hard to read

inspired a work in a different area of art

more popular than the author's other works

original title refers to another book

started a new genre

unlikely topic

Perrault's fairy tales

The Swiss Family Robinson

The Nutcracker and The Mouse King

The Lord of the Rings

War Horse

What comment is made about each of these stories? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 1–5.

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Two students, Trevor and Stephanie, discuss a course on children's literature and some well-known children's stories.

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