Sample Test Questions
Sample test questions
Prepare for your IELTS test by practising with free sample questions
There are two types of IELTS test to choose from, IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training. All test takers take the same Listening and Speaking tests but different Reading and Writing tests. Make sure that you prepare for the correct version of the test.
Using the practice materials in this section will enable you to:
- familiarise yourself with the test format
- experience the types of tasks you will be asked to undertake
- test yourself under timed conditions
- review your answers and compare them with model answers.
- Listening
- Academic Reading
- General Training Reading
- Academic Writing
- General Training Writing
- Speaking
Listening
Duration: 30 minutes
The Listening test is the same for both Academic and General Training
versions of IELTS and consists of four recorded monologues and
conversations.
The following IELTS Listening sample tasks are to be used with the
Answer Sheet and MP3 audio files and/or transcripts. Each answer sheet
indicates which recording to listen to, or if a transcript is provided.
| Listening sample test 1 |
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| Listening sample 1 task – Form completion (PDF, 59KB) |
| IELTS listening recording 1 (MP3, 1.2MB) |
| Listening sample 2 task – Multiple Choice (PDF, 16KB) |
| Listening recording 2 (MP3, 402KB) |
| Listening sample 3 task – Short Answer (PDF, 25KB) |
| IELTS Listening recording 3 (MP3, 574KB) |
| Listening sample 4 task – Sentence Completion (PDF, 17KB) |
| IELTS Listening recording 4 (MP3, 549KB) |
| Listening sample 5 task – Matching (example 1 – PDF, 21KB) |
| IELTS Listening recording 5 (MP3, 2.8MB) |
| Listening sample 6 task – Matching (example 2 – PDF, 21KB) |
| IELTS Listening recording 6 (MP3, 2.1MB) |
| Listening sample 7 task – Plan/Map/Diagram Labelling (PDF, 25KB) |
| IELTS Listening recording 7 (MP3, 2.7MB) |
| Listening sample 8 task – Note Completion (PDF, 59KB) |
| IELTS Listening recording 8 (MP3, 4.18MB) |
| Listening Recording 8 Answer Sheet (PDF, 16KB) |
| Listening Sample 9 Task – Short Answer (PDF, 25KB) |
| IELTS Listening Recording 9 (MP3, 11.8MB) |
| Listening Recording 9 Answer Sheet (PDF, 17KB) |
| Listening answer sheet |
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| Listening answer sheet (PDF, 233KB) |
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