IELTS Listening Practice Test 88
4 parts · 40 questions · about 31 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 a manager responsible for a range of aircraft.
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 form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Airfield Operational Profile
Reactivation period:
Unrepresented military branch:
Spaceport designation year:
Purpose of the twenty trainer jets:
Research focus of the three specialised aircraft:
The sole surviving example's principal capacity advantage: largest of any aircraft
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a radio report about higher education in a US state.
Questions 11–15
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Education Rankings and Accelerated Study
Minnesota has a high proportion of residents with . It ranks first nationally for the percentage of people holding . Its leading study programmes are education, medicine and . Akhil Kollengode is studying in a new accelerated undergraduate programme. The programme specialises in .
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast interview about how debris moves through the marine environment.
Questions 21–25
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Questions 26–30
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 26–30.
- A requires information about how objects behave over time
- B governs the reliability of the model's output
- C removes the need for specialist meteorological knowledge
- D is hampered by the fluctuating nature of atmospheric and oceanic conditions
- E helps direct where clean-up operations should focus
- F applies to both routine litter and disaster-generated material
- G is not allowed for by the model
- H offers a retrospective account rather than a future projection
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a talk about how a large research organization uses artificial intelligence.
Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Notes on AI Usage
Definition and evolution
- AI constructs a of observed patterns.
- Early approaches relied on with manually coded rules.
- Modern large language models are powered by .
- The organization faces some of the globally.
Data and applications
- Machine learning requires substantial .
- Traditional models are suited only to the they were designed for.
- A can now identify various features simultaneously.
Governance and evaluation
- The agency identified more than instances of experimental AI use.
- Some projects are classified as for investigation.
- Greater scrutiny is applied when AI has a on resources or safety.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managing an Ageing Aircraft Fleet | 1–10 | Short-answer questions, Form completion |
| 2 | Accelerated University Pathways | 11–20 | Summary completion, Multiple choice |
| 3 | Tracking Debris in the Ocean | 21–30 | Sentence completion, Matching features |
| 4 | Managing Machine Learning Projects | 31–40 | 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: Runway to the Stars (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: Minnesota Named Second-most Educated US State. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: Marine Debris Movement (NOAA Diving Deeper podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, Diving Deeper podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 4: AI at NASA (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)