IELTS Listening Practice Test 192
4 parts · 40 questions · about 31 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 an interview about the spread and diagnosis of a mosquito-borne disease.
Questions 1–10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Dengue briefing: transmission and clinical notes
Dengue briefing — clinical and transmission notes
- Distinct dengue virus types:
- Malaria causative organism: a
- Interval between tropical epidemics: every years
- South Texas cases lacking travel history in 2013:
- Local status of imported virus: within Texas
- Frequent clinical features: fever, bodily aches, headache and
- Approved assay locations: public health agencies and laboratories
- Typical result delay: a week or
- Continental US Zika transmission site: southern
- Mosquito breeding-site removal: discarded and rubbish
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a public-health podcast discussing recent reports on infectious disease and stroke.
Questions 11–16
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Investigation of a Food-Related Infection
Case background
- Infection usually linked to consuming .
- July 2022 Minnesota case involved a meal containing meat.
Family cluster
- Six illnesses occurred among a group of relatives.
- The meat had been stored frozen for almost before cooking.
Prevention
- Safe cooking requires an internal temperature of at least .
- Contaminated meat may transfer the parasite to .
Questions 17–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast interview about outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to leafy greens.
Questions 21–25
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Environmental checks can clarify how produce became contaminated, but they depend on two kinds of evidence: information from patient and supply-chain records known as . In one case, the same bacterial strain was detected in an close to farms and a cattle operation. Most outbreaks began in autumn or spring, with more starting in October and than in other months. Although all age groups were affected, the largest number of patients were in their .
Questions 26–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a talk about genetic modification and the safety of transplanting animal organs into humans.
Questions 31–35
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Cloning and Gene Editing
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
First cloned animal | a |
Early method of genetic alteration | carried out |
Where the change was made before implantation | in the |
Targeting specific sequences | achieved with a |
Repair of double-stranded breaks | carried out by the |
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 | Tracking a Mosquito-Borne Illness | 1–10 | Form completion |
| 2 | Food Safety and Health Findings | 11–20 | Note completion, Multiple choice |
| 3 | Investigating Produce Outbreaks | 21–30 | Summary completion, Multiple choice |
| 4 | Cloning and Transplant Infection Risks | 31–40 | Table 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: Dengue Returns (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 2: Week of May 20, 2024 (CDC podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 3: A Decade of E. coli Outbreaks in Leafy Greens in the U.S. and Canada (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: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Xenotransplantation (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)