IELTS Practice Tests

IELTS Practice Tests can provide you with the preparation you need to do well in the IELTS exam.

The tests vary slightly because if you are wanting to study abroad you take the Academic Module but if you are taking it for general immigration purposes such as for work you take the General Training Module. 

On this page:

• Listening Tests
• Reading Tests
• Writing Tests 
• Speaking Tests

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Online Listening Practice Tests

Academic & General

Listening Test One:

Listening Test Two:

Listening Test Three:

Listening Test Four:

Listening Test Five:

Listening Test Six:

Also check out these videos of IELTS tests with answers.

Computer Based Listening Practice Tests:

These tests are a chance for you to practice tests based more fully on the official IELTS based computer test:

• Full Computer Based Practice Test + Band Score
• British Council Listening Tests
  

IELTS Listening Answer Sheet.pdf

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Online Reading Practice Tests

In a full reading test there are a total of three reading passages which you have to do in 60 minutes.

Each one of these is just one reading passage, so if you were doing it under timed conditions it should take 20 minutes. So doing three of them would be a full reading test.

Academic Reading

You can download some of these readings here (PDF)

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General Training Reading

Unlike academic reading, the sections of the general reading test differ in structure, so this is a full IELTS General Training Reading Practice Test.

The British Council also has practice for different question types for the IELTS General Training Computer Based Test:

• British Council General Training Reading Test
  
  

IELTS Reading Answer Sheet.pdf

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Writing Practice Tests

In the academic part of the test you have to describe some kind of graph, diagram or map (Task 1) and write an essay (Task 2).

In the general part you have to write a letter (Task 1) and write an essay (Task 2). 

Academic

General Training

IELTS Writing Answer Sheet.pdf

You can also view questions with model answers:

• Sample IELTS Essays
• Sample Task 1 Graphs

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Speaking Practice Tests

Speaking is the same for academic and general training. In part one you are asked easy questions about everyday topics such as work, hobbies, the weather, travelling etc.

In part two you have to speak for two minutes on a topic the examiner gives you. In part three you have a two-way discussion with the examiner on more complicated topics related to your part two topic.

This is a further speaking practice test from the British Council:

• British Council Practice Speaking Test

Or take an actual IELTS mock speaking test and get your band score.

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IDP also has a number of IELTS practice tests and exercises on all the modules of the test:

• IDP IELTS Practice Tests

Computer Based IELTS

If you are planning to take the computer based IELTS test you can find further links to practice tests here:

• Computer Based IELTS Practice Tests

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