IELTS Listening Practice Test 4
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 two friends making weekend plans.
Questions 1–7
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Weekend plans
Favourite coffee shop: Busboys & Poets
The coffee shop is also a , a restaurant and a theater
Day of the party:
Anna is getting her driver's
First test: on the
Second test: in the
The party is at
Anna can do a trick
Questions 8–10
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a radio report about the history of the word "turkey" and the names for the bird in other languages.
Questions 11–15
Choose five answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 11–15.
- A brought the bird to Europe through North Africa
- B is a lexicographer
- C first appeared in English in the mid-1500s
- D was native to North America
- E has dark feathers with white spots
- F called the bird a 'Turkish chicken'
- G gave the bird the same name as the guinea fowl
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast interview with a student who took part in a space science programme.
Questions 21–25
Complete the summary using the list of words, A–H, below.
Pristine Onuoha's background
Pristine first heard about Genes in Space through a Drop or choose answer at her high school. She has always been curious about Drop or choose answer, and her interest was encouraged by her parents, who both work in Drop or choose answer. Next year she plans to attend Drop or choose answer Chapel Hill, where she will study biology or Drop or choose answer.
- A biochemistry
- B biology
- C club
- D engineering
- E medicine
- F mentor
- G physics
- H UNC
Questions 26–27
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 28–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a science report about a NASA rocket that confirmed an electric field around Earth.
Questions 31–35
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Endurance mission
- Launched from
- Launch year:
- Reached a top altitude of kilometers
- Flight lasted minutes
- Splashed down off the coast of
Questions 36–40
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weekend plans | 1–10 | Form completion, Multiple choice |
| 2 | How the turkey got its name | 11–20 | Matching features, Multiple choice |
| 3 | A student's space biology project | 21–30 | Summary completion (word list), Multiple choice (choose more than one), Multiple choice |
| 4 | Earth's hidden electric field | 31–40 | Note 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: Let's Learn English, Lesson 21: Can You Come to the Party?. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 2: How Did Thanksgiving 'Turkey' Get Its Name?. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: Students and Space Genes (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: NASA Rocket Confirms Existence of Earth’s Hidden Electric Field. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain