IELTS Sample Questions for Practice

IELTS SAMPLE QUESTIONS

IELTS Practice material that may help you to understand the type of questions of IELTS Test

Here Sample questions of IELTS are given for you to practice as well as to built concept about the IELTS question pattern. This IELTS practice paper will help you to score more in IELTS.

LISTENING

SECTION 2 Questions 11- 20

Questions 11- 15.
Choose the correct letters A, B or C.

11. The most important reason for a settlement at the Rocks was
A fresh water.
B flat rock.
C a sea wall.

12 The plague was brought to Sydney by
A rat-catchers.
B convicts.
C sailors.

13 The Harbour Bridge was built
A in 10 years with 7 deaths.
B in 10 years with 17 deaths.
C in 17 years with 10 deaths.

14 The Chinese community arrived in the Rocks in
A 1825.
B 1844.
C 1870.

15 The Chinese shops were mainly
A restaurants and laundries.
B soap shops and general stores.
C general stores and laundries.

Questions 16 – 20

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Number of convicts brought to

New South Wales 16 ..................................

Date of last convict ship 17 ..................................

Age of youngest convict nine

Crime of youngest convict 18 ..................................

Age of oldest convict 19 ..................................

Crime of oldest convict telling lies

Most serious crime murder

Reason for most crimes 20 ..................................

READING

Questions 1–5

Complete the summary below using words from the box.

Write the correct answers in boxes 1–5 on your answer sheet.

Example
The failureduring the late 1970s and early 1980s of an attempt to establish a widespread wind power industry in the United States
resulted largely from the 1..... in oil prices during this period. The industry is now experiencing a steady 2..... due to improvements in technology and an increased awareness of the potential in the power of wind. The wind turbines that are now being made, based in part on the 3..... of wide-ranging research in Europe, are easier to manufacture and maintain than their predecessors. This has led wind-turbine makers to be able to standardise and thus minimise 4..... . There has been growing 5..... of the importance of wind power as an energy source.

criticism
design costs
failure
operating costs
growth
scepticism
effects

success
production costs
stability
fall
recognition
decisions
decline
results

WRITING

WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart below shows the different modes of transportation used to travel to and from work in one European city, in 1950, 1970 and 1990.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Write at least 150 words

Modes of transport and year

WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.

As computers are being used more and more in education, there will soon be no role for the teacher in the classroom.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Write at least 250 words.

SPEAKING

Example Part 2

Describe a teacher who has greatly influenced you in your education.

    You should say:
          where you met them
          what subject they taught
          what was special about them

and explain why this person influenced you so much.

You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you are going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

These are the example question for IELTS test. Real test question will be different, but similar to this one.

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