IELTS Listening Practice Test 195
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 conversation between a journalist and a researcher about a medical investigation in Texas.
Questions 1–4
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 5–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Investigation Notes
Initial Context
- Last confirmed local case: several earlier
- Noted pattern: rising case numbers and wider distribution
Data Collection
- Clinicians submit information to the
- Case records stored in a reportable disease
Analysis
- Data examined over a -year span
- First year: merely cases documented
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear part of a public-health podcast presenting several recent health reports.
Questions 11–15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 16–20
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear part of a podcast in which a researcher discusses a study of infection among family members.
Questions 21–25
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Research findings: additional factors examined
| Factor examined | Result |
|---|---|
Categories of prescribed | Some carry markedly greater danger than others |
Drugs that reduce in the stomach | Associated with a higher rate of infection |
How old the residents were | Likelihood rises with |
Whether an lived in the home | Possible rise in risk |
Where prescriptions were recorded | Only data were available |
Questions 26–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a podcast interview about a study of antibodies in children.
Questions 31–35
Complete the summary using the list of words, A–I, below. Write the correct letter, A–I, in boxes 31–35 on your answer sheet.
Summary of the Background and Study Design
Harrison explains that younger children respond less strongly because their immune systems are still Drop or choose answer. A more severe first infection gives the immune system more virus to react to, and a later Drop or choose answer can raise antibody levels several-fold. For the new study, children born after the 2014 outbreak served as an early Drop or choose answer of whether the outbreak strain was still circulating. The researchers lowered the minimum age to Drop or choose answer and left out adults because their antibody levels were uniformly high. The specimens were selected to match the city's Drop or choose answer.
- A a subsequent immunisation
- B an early warning sign
- C census composition
- D six months of age
- E a severe initial infection
- F not fully developed
- G a representative sample
- H uniformly high antibody levels
- I repeated exposure to the virus
Questions 36–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Antibody Findings in Children
Antibody variation
- Response to the outbreak strain and related strains depended on the child's .
- Antibody against the D clade was particularly low in the .
- The D clade is roughly genetically similar to the original outbreak virus.
Recent spread
- The D clade has been increasingly widespread from onwards.
Other findings
- Higher antibody levels to the B2 and D clades were found in children with a history of .
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investigating Disease Trends | 1–10 | Short-answer questions, Note completion |
| 2 | Heat Illness and Cancer Screening | 11–20 | Multiple choice, Sentence completion |
| 3 | Household Spread of a Hospital Infection | 21–30 | Table completion, Multiple choice |
| 4 | Childhood Antibody Responses | 31–40 | Summary completion (word list), 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: Typhus in Texas (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 April 15, 2024 (CDC podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 3: Asymptomatic Household Transmission of C. difficile Infection from Recently Hospitalized Family Members (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: Neutralizing Enterovirus D68 Antibodies in Children after 2014 Outbreak, Kansas City, Missouri (CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)