IELTS Listening Practice Test 34
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 with two women who work in aerospace and space research.
Questions 1–7
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Notes on early influences and NASA experience
Sophia Hahn
- Sophia's mother and father both work as
- As a child, she and her grandfather used to observe the night sky
- She obtained an introductory flying licence around years ago
Shelita Hall
- Shelita completed a first degree in in May 2020
- She then began doctoral study in material science and at Norfolk State University
- Her initial NASA placement at Langley commenced in 2020
- She remained with her first Langley supervisor for roughly months
Questions 8–10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a radio report about a European space mission involving two satellites.
Questions 11–14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 15–20
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 15–20.
- A the length of each artificial eclipse
- B the systems used to maintain position
- C the separation maintained during formation flight
- D the scientific target described by a mission engineer
- E the organisations providing support
- F the spacecraft's eventual fate
- G the projects planned outside the eclipse experiments
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a host and two staff members discussing a spaceflight research facility called HERA.
Questions 21–22
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 23–24
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 25–30
Complete the flowchart below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a technology review looking back at key developments and disputes from 2024.
Questions 31–35
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 36–40
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Legal pressure on major technology firms continued. A federal judge concluded that Google’s search engine functioned as a , and the court said the company paid phone manufacturers to ensure its service was chosen as a setup on new devices. TikTok challenged a measure under which ByteDance would the video service. In transport, Aurora Innovation planned to use vehicles to move goods along a public highway. The FAA administrator said the aircraft represented the first additional in almost 80 years.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two women's paths into aerospace | 1–10 | Note completion, Short-answer questions |
| 2 | Making an eclipse in space | 11–20 | Multiple choice, Matching features |
| 3 | A habitat for testing long missions | 21–30 | Multiple choice (choose more than one), Flow-chart completion |
| 4 | Technology in 2024 | 31–40 | Sentence completion, Summary 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: Women in STEM (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: Europe Launches Mission to Create Simulated Solar Eclipse. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: Space Habitat (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 4: Top Technology Stories of 2024. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain