Managing Multiple Choice Questions

IELTS Listening Paraphrasing Advice
The most effective tool to do better for sections 3 and 4:
1. Improve your overall listening ability by listening to English short lectures (Youtube) and podcasts. You should only be listening to English every day and no other language. Notice I did not say TV and Movies. Those do not focus on listening.
2. Improve your Vocabulary: We have section 25 that discusses vocabulary.
3. Learn how to listen for Paraphrasing as the answers always involve synonyms and paraphrasing.
Below is all the information I have about recognizing paraphrasing on the listening exam. You have to put these strategies into practice or hire a private tutor to help you with that.
The three most effective strategies make paraphrases on the exam.
1. Using synonyms (words bearing the same meaning)
2. Changing the form of words
3. Changing the grammatical structure
You have to understand that a big part of getting better at the paraphrasing required for the exam involved the improvement in your vocabulary. In the last section of the course, you will find lists and lists of synonym vocabulary. Also, the higher your English level, the easier it is to paraphrase. This means that if you are currently an intermediate level student, you have to work on your English listening and reading processing speed. Also, you have to be able to read and listen simultaneously. This is not an easy task. Reading and listening at the same time.
You need to focus on the WHOLE meaning of what they say, not the individual words. What is the meaning of the language that they used in connection with the keywords in the question?
If you do the scanning exercises we have in the reading section, you can better understand paraphrasing. The skill applies to reading and listening.

On the IELTS Listening, you have to able to hear paraphrasing like this:

1. (grow) in and out of the water = on the banks and throughout the water
2. (sth) has a similar theory to mine = (sth) show similarities to my theory
3. ¡deas for distribution of the film = make quite a few suggestions for distribution of the film
4. A convincing title = a compelling title
5. A gut reaction = an emotional response
6. A peaceful spot = a quiet place
7. A professional filmmaker = someone who works for one of the big movie companies
8. A wide variety = a huge range
9. A wider customer base = the customer base grows wider
10. Abundant = ample (enough and usually extra), plentiful (enough for people’s needs and wants)
11. Advice from friends = talk it through with my mates
12. Amaze sb = surprise sb
13. Ancient = archaic (extremely old and extremely old-fashioned)
14. Arid regions = deserts
15. Be different = has changed
16. Be economical = save you money
17. Be reliant on sth = depend on sth
18. Be risk at = threatened
19. Be wary = be cautious
20. Become outdated = over ten years old; not good enough now
20. Become outdated = over ten years old; not good enough now
21. Being allowed extra time = extend the deadline
22. Birthday = a special occasion
23. Book a meeting = set up a meeting
24. Calculate = measure
25. Cheap = minimal cost
26. Clear analysis of data can be considered original = what makes your work original is the perspective you provide by your interpretation of it
27. Competitive advantage = competitive edge
28. Create their own timetables = work schedule out for themselves
29. Data = information
30. Doing a lot of sitting around and chatting = sociable
31. During arid periods = in times of drought
32. Easy to get to (a place) = a convenient location
33. Facility used most = facility you make most use of
34. Flora and fauna = plants and animals
35. Focus on where your meat, fruit and vegetables are sourced from = focus on food products' origin.
36. Focus too much on statistics = concentrate rather too much on the figures
37. Found plenty of material on the topic = there were tons of articles
38. Get approval from sb = have support from sb
39. Go back to (a place) = return to (a place)
40. Good weather conditions = even though it was the middle of winter, there wasn’t any snow

The Best Advice:
The best advice is to work at creating paraphrase boxes. You need to create a table with two sides. One side has the keywords from the question, and the other side is where you write the language that they used to paraphrase this language in the recording.
For example, you would look at multiple-choice questions 21-25 Section 3 of a Listening Practice. You would pull out the keywords and put them on the left side of the table. Then play the audio, and when you hear the paraphrase of this language, you write is down next to its match.
The table would look like this: