Ielts Academic Reading Test Samples With Answers Pdf

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 (PDF, 59KB) (MP3, 1.2MB) (PDF, 16KB) (MP3, 402KB) (PDF, 25KB) (MP3, 574KB) (PDF, 17KB) (MP3, 549KB) (example 1 – PDF, 21KB) (MP3, 2.8MB) (example 2 – PDF, 21KB) (MP3, 2.1MB) (PDF, 25KB) (MP3, 2.7MB) (PDF, 59KB) (MP3, 4.18MB) (PDF, 16KB) (PDF, 25KB) (MP3, 11.8MB) (PDF, 17KB) Listening answer sheet (PDF, 233KB). Academic Reading Duration: 60 minutes Texts for the Academic Reading test are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. A variety of tasks is used, including: multiple choice questions, identifying information, identifying writer’s views/claims, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion, short-answer questions.

Downloadable Academic Reading sample tasks (PDF, 22KB) (PDF, 59KB) (PDF, 173 KB) (PDF, 174KB) (PDF, 92KB) (PDF, 223KB) (PDF, 256KB) (PDF, 259 KB) (PDF, 189 KB) Academic Reading answer sheet (PDF, 130KB). General Training Reading Duration: 60 minutes A variety of tasks is used including; multiple choice questions, identifying information, identifying writer’s views/claims, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion, short-answer questions. Downloadable General Training Reading sample tasks (PDF, 40KB) (PDF, 99KB) (PDF, 43KB) (PDF, 32KB) (PDF, 31KB) (PDF, 19KB) (PDF, 18KB) General Training answer sheet (PDF, 130KB).

Academic Writing Duration: 60 minutes The Academic Writing tests consist of two writing tasks of 150 words and 250 words. In Task 1, test takers are asked to describe some visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram). They need to write 150 words in about 20 minutes. In Task 2 test takers are presented with a point of view or argument or problem. They need to write their response in 250 words in about 40 minutes. Below are samples of Task 1 and Task 2.

Please note that test takers for IELTS Academic take a different Writing test in IELTS General Training. Downloadable Academic Writing samples (PDF, 257KB) (PDF, 411 KB) (PDF, 249KB) (PDF, 249KB) Academic Writing answer sheets (PDF, 700KB) (PDF, 400KB) Academic Writing sample script (PDF, 1.4MB). General Training Writing Duration: 60 minutes The General Writing test consists of two writing tasks of 150 words and 250 words. In Task 1, test takers are asked to respond to a situation by writing a letter, for example, requesting information or explaining a situation. In Task 2, test takers write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem.

IELTS Writing Practice Tests. In the IELTS Writing test, you will need to write your answers on paper by hand. IELTS Academic certainly helped me to get a. IELTS USA is pleased to offer a free IELTS practice test to test takers who register for IELTS in the USA! The practice test includes an overview of the test format with a variety of sample test questions and answers, to assist you in preparing for the real IELTS test.

Below are samples of Task 1 and Task 2. Please note that test takers for IELTS General Training take a different Writing test in IELTS Academic. Downloadable General Training Writing samples (PDF, 21KB) (PDF, 11KB) General Writing Answer sheets (PDF, 700KB) (PDF, 400KB) General Training Writing sample script (PDF, 869KB). Speaking Duration: 11–14 minutes In the Speaking test, you have a discussion with a certified examiner. It is interactive and as close to a real-life situation as a test can get. There are three parts to the test and each part fulfils a specific function in terms of interaction pattern, task input and test taker output. In Part 1, you answer questions about yourself and your family.