IELTS Listening Practice Test 75
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 podcast host and two employees about how they help their community.
Questions 1–4
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 5–10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Outreach Story Record
Outreach Story Details
- Child’s intended profession:
- Equipment the child aspires to create:
- Item the boy asked for:
- Year of the downtown event:
- Where the children came to ask about NASA:
- Academic disciplines recommended to the child:
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a talk about a technology that helps farmers control where their cattle graze.
Questions 11–15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 16–20
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Conservation and Research Outcomes
Conservation study
- An environmental non-profit works with ranches in several states to study the of virtual fencing.
- Changing the fence line stops animals from eating too much in one area.
- This gives plants a chance to .
- Boundaries can also protect rare plants and land near rivers and .
- Research examines grazing's impact on young cows, birth rates and birds.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast interview with an engineer about coordinating very small research projects.
Questions 21–26
Complete the summary using the list of options below. Write the correct letter, A–I, in each gap.
Coordinating Small Research Payloads
Max Brummel's job is to Drop or choose answer every CubeSat mission. His small team decides which satellites are ready and compares mission planning to a game of Drop or choose answer. Each year, the programme aims at two or three Drop or choose answer resupply launches. Commercial Drop or choose answer is present on all missions. He studied mechanical Drop or choose answer during his degrees, and his graduate Drop or choose answer examined a commercial structure designed for a deployer.
- A chess
- B cargo
- C engineering
- D perspective
- E oversee
- F crew
- G hardware
- H Tetris
- I thesis
Questions 27–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a report about the use of technology in education.
Questions 31–35
Complete the summary below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Remote schooling during the pandemic revealed both the benefits and the drawbacks of digital technology. While millions of learners could join lessons online, many absorbed very little, and in certain cases their attainment moved . Access remains uneven: numerous institutions worldwide are still , and countless new products reach the market lacking any regulatory . A recent UNESCO report finds scant that heavy reliance on technology raises attainment, and insists that devices can never substitute for the personal linking educator and learner.
Questions 36–40
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workplace Community Involvement | 1–10 | Short-answer questions, Form completion |
| 2 | Managing Cattle with Invisible Fences | 11–20 | Multiple choice, Note completion |
| 3 | Coordinating Miniature Research Projects | 21–30 | Summary completion (word list), Multiple choice |
| 4 | Limits of Digital Learning | 31–40 | Summary 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: The Next Generation of Spaceflight Leaders (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: Virtual Fences for Cows Show Benefits. Andrew Smith wrote this story for VOA Learning English.
- Part 3: Small Payloads, Big Science (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: UN Report: Education Technology Should Be Used Carefully. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain