ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。
ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。

IELTS Listening Practice Test 1

4 parts · 40 questions · about 30 minutes of audio. Below are all the questions. Take the test in your free dashboard to play the recordings, answer as you listen, and get your band score with the transcript of every answer.

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Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear a woman called Anna at an audition for a part in a play. She is talking to the director.

Questions 1–6

Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Audition form

New Year's resolution: to become an on the stage

Name: Anna

Audition starts on page

First problem: speaking too

Director also wants her to sound more

Page 25 scene: moving slowly and through the woods

Questions 7–10

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What does Anna do wrong when she first tries the page 25 scene?
Why does the director stop her the second time?
In the last scene, what is Anna's first mistake?
Which part does the director give Anna?

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a radio report about a small museum in Dearborn, Michigan that tells the stories of Arab Americans.

Questions 11–14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What is said about Joseph Haggar's clothing company?
What does the word 'slacks' describe?
What does the exhibit about North Dakota show?
What does the museum say about the earliest Arab immigrants to the United States?

Questions 15–20

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 15–20.

Who is this?
  • A founded an organization that campaigns against drunk driving
  • B started a large clothing company
  • C is the director of the museum
  • D was the first woman to end a White House press conference
  • E is a well-known actress
  • F is a former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
  • G reported this story for VOA News
Joseph HaggarDrop or choose answer
Diana AboualiDrop or choose answer
Helen ThomasDrop or choose answer
Kathy NajimyDrop or choose answer
Donna ShalalaDrop or choose answer
Candace LightnerDrop or choose answer

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear part of a podcast in which a NASA engineer who mentors interns and two engineering students talk about how to succeed as an intern.

Questions 21–22

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO things does Kelly recommend interns do to stand out?

Questions 23–24

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

What TWO things does Kelly say about how interns typically spend their internship?

Questions 25–30

Who makes each statement? Write the correct letter, A–D, next to Questions 25–30. You may use any letter more than once.

You may use any letter more than once.

Speakers
  • A Kelly Smith (mentor)
  • B Leah Davis (student)
  • C Jaden Chambers (student)
  • D Gary Jordan (podcast host)
Not asking questions is a warning sign.Drop or choose answer
Interns should try to meet as many people as possible.Drop or choose answer
A mentor can help an intern understand condition assessments.Drop or choose answer
A summer internship usually lasts about ten weeks.Drop or choose answer
It is important to identify the right person to ask questions.Drop or choose answer
A bad mentor will prevent an intern from learning.Drop or choose answer

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a radio report about NASA's Voyager spacecraft and their recent communication problems.

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Voyager Mission Notes

Voyager spacecraft
  • Launched in .
  • Operating for more than years.
  • Recent Voyager 1 problem linked to a chip in onboard .
  • October issue involved the spacecraft’s radio system.
  • Fault protection activated when NASA sent a command to turn on one of its .
  • Signals were received on the instead of the usual X-band.
  • NASA had not used that band since .
  • Voyager 1 is about billion kilometers from Earth.
  • Voyager 2 made first close observations of Uranus and Neptune in .
  • Voyager 2 entered interstellar space in .
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About this listening test

PartRecordingQuestionsQuestion types
1An audition for a play1–10Form completion, Multiple choice
2The Arab American National Museum11–20Multiple choice, Matching features
3How to succeed as an intern21–30Multiple choice (choose more than one), Matching features
4NASA's Voyager mission31–40Note completion

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  • For exam practice, play each part once at 1× speed. To train your ear, slow it down or replay sections.
  • Select words in a question to highlight the keywords you are listening for.
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