IELTS Listening Practice Test 141
4 parts · 40 questions · about 32 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 podcast interview about a mission to test a method for preventing asteroid impacts.
Questions 1–10
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Impact Risk Reduction
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
Condition for hazard | An asteroid is only dangerous if its path Earth's path. |
Objective of the mission | Rather than destroying the object, the aim is to the impact. |
DART's demonstration | The test will show how to produce a . |
Current threat level | No identified asteroid is expected to hit Earth for at least a years. |
Detection method | Telescopes capture images to identify objects that are . |
Data analysis | The Minor Planet Center computes the of observed objects. |
Target system | DART is heading to a asteroid system. |
Larger body size | The main asteroid has a diameter of roughly metres. |
Smaller body size | The moonlet measures approximately metres across. |
Separation distance | The two bodies are around of a mile apart. |
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a language teacher answering a learner's question about how to decide whether English expressions are still current.
Questions 11–12
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 13–14
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 15–20
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Resource | Feature | Detail |
|---|---|---|
Corpus | Quantity of material | over |
Corpus | Examples taken from printed material, visual media and | |
Corpus | Can indicate a phrase occurs | |
Corpus | Cannot determine whether a phrase is | |
Dictionary | Marks an obsolete item with before the definition | |
Learning advice | More crucial to understand idioms than to them |
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast interview about an initiative that involves school pupils in coastal conservation and fishing.
Questions 21–25
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Pilot Initiative Overview
Michael Hodges was keen to refine the programme's educational approach. A colleague recommended targeting schools. The pilot aims to integrate with outreach to such pupils in Charleston and to foster cooperation with the community. Funding is intended to involve recreational groups in at the local level. During the first year, field days included alongside oyster restoration and marsh scavenger hunts.
Questions 26–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a talk about the development of a marine conservation programme and some of its practical work.
Questions 31–35
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Amendments and triggers
Amendments to marine mammal protection
- 1992 revision: programme now covers every species
- Catalysed by major incidents in 1987–1988
- Exxon Valdez disaster produced separate legislation
- Atlantic dolphin deaths: unexpectedly high concentrations of detected
- New England humpback deaths: linked to exposure
- 2000 revision: introduced for rescue-network partners
Questions 36–40
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Objectives and case studies
| Programme objective or case study | Key detail |
|---|---|
Objective 1: sharing health information | collect and data |
Objective 2: linking health to environment | health trends correlated with |
Objective 3: responding to crises | coordinated programme for |
California sea lion incident | biotoxin identified as |
Deepwater Horizon incident | better preparedness for |
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Testing a Hazard Mitigation Method | 1–10 | Table completion |
| 2 | Judging Whether Expressions Are Current | 11–20 | Multiple choice (choose more than one), Table completion |
| 3 | Coastal Conservation Education Project | 21–30 | Summary completion, Multiple choice |
| 4 | Protecting Marine Wildlife | 31–40 | Note completion, Table 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: Redirecting Asteroids (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 2: Do People Still Say That?. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: Teaching Kids to Fish and Love the Water (NOAA Fisheries, Dive In podcast). NOAA Fisheries, Dive In with NOAA Fisheries podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 4: 50 Years of Protecting Marine Mammals (NOAA Fisheries, Dive In podcast). NOAA Fisheries, Dive In with NOAA Fisheries podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)