IELTS Listening Practice Test 63

4 parts · 40 questions · about 36 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.

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Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear a podcast interview with two NASA employees about their personal and professional journeys.

Questions 1–6

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Personal backgrounds

Speaker	Aspect	Detail
George Salazar	Duration of employment at NASA	years
George Salazar	Main source of inspiration
Ana Guzman	Year parents reached the United States
Ana Guzman	Sole language used in the household
Ana Guzman	Family member who provided English support
Ana Guzman	Advanced classes entered in junior high

Questions 7–10

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

What field did Ana first select for her undergraduate studies?

Which subject did she abandon because she considered it tedious?

What was the specific title of Ana’s bachelor’s degree?

What kind of console did Ana operate when she first joined NASA?

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear a discussion between a host and two specialists about the physical difficulties astronauts face after returning from space.

Questions 21–26

Complete the summary below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Post-landing assessments

Scott Wood explained that Dr Reschke’s pioneering work sought a dependable of the impairments crews exhibit after landing. To keep the assessments concealed, the team relied on a supplied by their local partners. The tasks themselves were rudimentary: volunteers attempted to walk and to rise after lying down. Measurements were repeated in Europe while the return aircraft was being , and the final check took place slightly less than hours after touchdown. Subsequent data indicated that a mission duration of months represented a critical threshold for balance and movement control.

Questions 27–30

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 27–30.

What does the speaker say about each of the following?

A recovery is comparatively swift
B performance is likened to a sobriety check
C inner-ear cues become more important
D assistance must be chosen strategically
E added obstacles make it harder
F turning corners forms part of it
G visual information becomes essential

Standing upDrop or choose answer

Tandem walkDrop or choose answer

Eyes closedDrop or choose answer

Early EVA tasksDrop or choose answer

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear an academic talk about methods for protecting Earth from an asteroid strike.

Questions 31–35

Complete the flowchart below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Planetary defence sequence

Assess initial impact risk at about

Gather further to refine the forecast

Use a test impact to change the object's

Strike repeatedly with several and observe each outcome

Avoid excessive force, which may release smaller toward Earth

Questions 36–40

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

A non-contact option would place a craft beside the object and exploit its to draw it off course.

Alternatively, a craft could emit a steady stream of to shift the object's trajectory.

A more forceful contact strategy would involve deploying a against the object.

A reportedly safer contact method would fire from a craft to remove material from one flank.

In the final scenario, officials could have about to arrange an evacuation.

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About this listening test

Part	Recording	Questions	Question types
1	Career Stories from Technical Work	1–10	Table completion, Short-answer questions
2	Safely Retiring Large Equipment	11–20	Note completion, Multiple choice
3	Recovering from Extreme Conditions	21–30	Summary completion, Matching features
4	Defending Against Impact Threats	31–40	Flow-chart 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: Hispanic Heritage Month (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: SpaceX to Build Vehicle to Deorbit Space Station. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
Part 3: A Delicate Balance (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: Methods for Protecting Earth against an Asteroid Strike. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain

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