IELTS Listening Practice Test 163
4 parts · 40 questions · about 33 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 about the history of robotic geological surveys.
Questions 1–10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Robotic Survey Chronology
Robotic Survey Chronology
- Nearest and most body
- Mariner discovered evidence of
- Viking launch year:
- Viking included two landers and two
- Viking experiments revealed need to understand and chemistry before biology
- Pathfinder initially on another planet
- Spirit and Opportunity were robotic
- They found minerals and environments
- A 2005 orbiter performed high-resolution imaging and
- InSight searched for seismic activity, i.e.,
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a public-health podcast discussing a historic landmark and the metaphor of warfare against microbes.
Questions 11–15
Complete the summary below. Choose the correct letter, A–I, next to Questions 11–15.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
A Landmark and Its History
Watercolour depiction: A painting shows the mission on a calm spring day, with a Drop or choose answer pathway leading to the entrance and an Drop or choose answer projecting from the right. Historical siege: In 1836, a Mexican force besieged the compound; the vastly outnumbered defenders held it for Drop or choose answer before it was breached. Afterward, at San Jacinto, Houston’s surprise attack routed the larger army in Drop or choose answer, and the outcome led to Drop or choose answer that recognised Texas independence.
- A thin clouds
- B 13 days
- C garden
- D archway
- E 18 minutes
- F flagstone
- G Texas flag
- H treaties
- I columns
Questions 16–20
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Antibiotic Resistance: Scale and Response
Scale of the problem
- In 2013, resistant infections caused over illnesses in the US.
- The same year, they were linked to deaths.
Contributing factors
- The and misuse of antibiotics is a major factor.
Control measures
- Effective management requires greater with infection-control tools.
- It also demands the deployment of creative and tactics.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear part of a podcast interview with a researcher who studies infections carried by rats.
Questions 21–26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 27–28
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 29–30
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a podcast interview about public health support provided during a pandemic.
Questions 31–35
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Questions 36–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Capacity-building measures
Epidemiology training
- A specialist field epidemiology course was launched more than ago.
- The national scheme has generated more than graduates and trainees.
Emergency management and laboratories
- The emergency-management fellowship provided specialised training, and technical assistance.
- Five laboratories obtained international .
- Decentralisation cut the for results.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robotic Geological Reconnaissance | 1–10 | Form completion |
| 2 | Historic Siege and Antibiotic Resistance | 11–20 | Summary completion (word list), Note completion |
| 3 | Tracking Disease in Urban Wildlife | 21–30 | Multiple choice, Multiple choice (choose more than one) |
| 4 | Strengthening Public Health Capacity | 31–40 | Sentence completion, 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: Perseverance (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: After the Resistance: The Alamo Today (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: Culling Norway Rats not associated with Bartonella Species (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: Building on Capacity Established through US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Programs to Respond to COVID-19, Cameroon (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)