IELTS Listening Practice Test 11
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.
Part 1: Questions 1–10
You will hear a woman practising reading the news with her boss.
Questions 1–6
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
News reading practice
Reader: Anna
Boss: Ms. Weaver
This is Anna's first reading the news
How Anna feels:
Rule: news readers only read
Story 1: a new book, popular with and families
The book is about a lost
The duckling's cannot find him
Questions 7–10
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a radio report about a specially designed playground at a school in Baltimore, Maryland.
Questions 11–14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 15–20
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 15–20.
- A it lets adults and children use the equipment together
- B it allows children who use wheelchairs to take part
- C it makes the play area appear more open
- D it offers a peaceful place to escape from noisy play
- E it encourages children to play with each other instead of alone
- F it helps children to relax through its colours and texture
- G it helps children to overcome something they are afraid of
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a discussion about the training of flight directors at NASA.
Questions 21–25
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.
Learning from past flight directors
- Rob Kelso was a flight director in the
- Elias has seen the paper written during Apollo missions
- These records describe the on Apollo 13
- Flight directors used to be named after
- Number of flight directors in the office now:
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a report about the falling number of American students studying in China.
Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
US Students in China
China Educational Tours (CET)
- Started in
- Brings American students to China for language and studies
- Now only runs programmes in Beijing and Shanghai
David Moser's view
- The US may have lost future China experts for years from now
- In 2011-12, about American students were in China
- Having fewer people who understand China is a huge for the US
CET in Taiwan
- First summer programme held at a in Taiwan
- Brought in more than American students
Reasons for the decline
- From around 2008: air and human rights reports
- A revised anti- law from July 2023
Exchange plans
- Xi offered to invite Americans over five years
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading the news | 1–10 | Form completion, Multiple choice |
| 2 | A Playground for Children with Autism | 11–20 | Multiple choice, Matching features |
| 3 | Training new flight directors | 21–30 | Multiple choice, Note completion |
| 4 | Fewer US students in China | 31–40 | Note 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 18: She Always Does That. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 2: Playground Provides Learning, Safety for Kids with Autism. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: The New Class of Flight Directors (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: Decline of US Students in China Means Fewer Experts. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain