IELTS Listening Practice Test 162
4 parts · 40 questions · about 35 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 senior engineer’s responsibilities and career history.
Questions 1–7
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Role and Career Background
Current responsibilities
- Serves as Jim’s across the directorate’s entire portfolio.
- Directs the office responsible for and architecture.
- Initially felt by the scale of the assignment.
Previous experience
- Worked briefly for a contractor as a(n) before joining the agency.
- At JPL, carried out lunar and Mars activities with robots.
- Later handled operations for crews in .
- Took part in development work during the of the International Space Station.
Questions 8–10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a podcast comparing abstract art with public health data analysis.
Questions 11–15
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear an interview with a researcher discussing a study of a parasite found in hunting dogs.
Questions 21–25
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Background to the parasite
Parasites may be passed between hosts by a blood-feeding insect known as the . In contrast, direct transfer from mother to offspring is called transmission and occurs across the placenta. The parasite occurs in various parts of the world, where it often affects dogs and other rather than humans. In the United States, the first case in a dog with no foreign travel was recorded in the ; a much larger incident in 1999 led to an investigation into the of the disease among hunting dogs.
Questions 26–30
Choose the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 26–30.
- A relied on formal authorisation for animal research
- B benefited from established contacts with kennel personnel
- C aimed to determine the parasite's place of origin
- D entailed taking a measured volume of blood
- E compared the samples with specimens from around the world
- F examined genetic material from the parasites
- G applied techniques for reconstructing evolutionary relationships
- H involved securing agreement from the dogs' owners
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a public-health researcher discussing hepatitis E and its transmission.
Questions 31–40
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Hepatitis E: Clinical and Transmission Features
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
Distinctive sign alongside vomiting and nausea | May include . |
Course of infection in people with weakened immunity | Can become . |
Organs affected outside the liver | May involve the nervous system, kidneys and function. |
Usual acute illness pattern | Typically described as a illness. |
Purpose of hospital care in severe cases | Chiefly for therapy. |
Prevention for waterborne genotypes | Ensure water. |
Prevention for zoonotic genotypes from pork and game | Follow practices. |
Settings with limited water and sanitation | May experience large . |
Annual infections causing clinical illness, according to WHO | Approximately . |
Main route of locally acquired zoonotic cases in industrialized countries | Chiefly after undercooked meat consumption. |
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leading Complex Engineering Work | 1–10 | Note completion, Short-answer questions |
| 2 | Abstract Art and Health Data | 11–20 | Sentence completion, Multiple choice |
| 3 | Tracing Parasite Origins in Dogs | 21–30 | Summary completion, Matching features |
| 4 | Hepatitis E: Health and Transmission | 31–40 | 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: Moon to Mars Architecture (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: Geometric Abstract Art and Public Health Data (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 3: Geographic Origin and Vertical Transmission of Leishmania infantum Parasites in Hunting Hounds, United States (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 4: Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018-2021 (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)