How is the IELTS listening section marked if I missed a word? For example, if I wrote cattle?? instead of young cattle or missed the?

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It depends on the question. If the content word is cattle only, there is nothing to worry. But if the answer is specifically young cattle, you stand to lose. However, it is not very important in listening.
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There are set answers. If there are two words in a solution ('young cattle' or 'the cattle') and you are required to write both the words to get one mark. If you write only one word, you won't get a mark. However, in an answer choice, only one word is necessary (cattle) but one more word is also acceptable...
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There are set answers. If there are two words in a solution ('young cattle' or 'the cattle') and you are required to write both the words to get one mark. If you write only one word, you won't get a mark. However, in an answer choice, only one word is necessary (cattle) but one more word is also acceptable (young or the), then you will get one mark. Usually, the words will be given in the brackets like these - (young) cattle, (the) cattle. read less
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Yes if young cattle was required and you wrote just cattle and if "young" is mandatory then, of course, you will get it wrong.
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