IELTS Listening Practice Test 10
4 parts · 40 questions · about 29 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.
Part 1: Questions 1–10
You will hear a conversation between two people in Washington, D.C.
Questions 1–4
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 5–10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Skills and Job Ideas
- Coding: could make or websites
- Driving: problem is that he always falls
- Teaching: could be a teacher in a
- Cooking: could be a chef in a
- Blog: has followers
- Future job: wants to be a
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a guide talking to visitors at a working watermill museum.
Questions 11–14
Label the diagram below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
How the watermill works
Questions 15–20
What can visitors do in each area? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 15–20.
- A watch a short film about the mill
- B buy a bag of flour
- C grind grain by hand
- D see a blacksmith at work
- E join a guided walk
- F have a hot drink
- G look at old photographs
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear part of a podcast in which two scientists talk about their experiences connected with experiments sent to the International Space Station.
Questions 21–22
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 23–25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 26–30
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Feelings about the launch
- Jason: rocket launches are very loud and very
- The team had worked with the equipment for many
- The equipment had been kept in a room
- In grad school, one small problem could delay research by six or more
- It took a couple of before everything was installed and working
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a report about efforts to teach media literacy in American schools.
Questions 31–35
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Media literacy in California
New California law
- Teaches students media skills
- Department of Education: must provide on its website
- Aim: help students make informed
- Also helps to safeguard the future of
- Based on: Stanford University study from
Questions 36–40
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding the right job | 1–10 | Short-answer questions, Note completion |
| 2 | A working watermill | 11–20 | Diagram label completion, Matching features |
| 3 | Watching an experiment go into space | 21–30 | Multiple choice (choose more than one), Multiple choice, Note completion |
| 4 | Teaching students to spot false news | 31–40 | Note completion, Sentence completion |
How to use it
- Open the test in your dashboard. Each part has its own track with the spoken instructions and the time to read the questions, as in the real exam.
- 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.
- After submitting, use “Show in transcript” to see exactly where each answer was said.
Audio sources
The recordings are real, copyright-free audio. The questions are written by Sprechify, and the spoken instructions use a synthetic voice.
- Part 1: Let's Learn English, Lesson 20: What Can You Do?. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 2: A working watermill
- Part 3: The Coolest Experiment in the Universe (NASA Houston We Have a Podcast). NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston We Have a Podcast (NASA audio is generally not subject to copyright in the US)
- Part 4: More US Schools Teaching Skills to Recognize False News. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain