IELTS Listening Practice Test 92
4 parts · 40 questions · about 34 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 an interview with a man about his upbringing and first job choice.
Questions 1–10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Personal Background Form
Early Years
- Time spent in Southern California during childhood: years
- Characteristic the speaker attributes to his mother:
- What his parents lacked on arrival: a clear
- Gap between his parents' arrival and his birth:
- Aspect of his background that inspires pride: his
- Local community available in Los Angeles: a sizeable population
Adult Life and Career
- Most demanding role he has taken on:
- Feeling that guided his first career choice: a
- What was absent from his high-school campus:
- Emotional state during secondary education:
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear part of a radio programme about expressions in American English connected with cold weather.
Questions 11–14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 15–20
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Winter expressions and their meanings
Reaching out
- Break the ice: approaching a in person
Chances of success
- A snowball's chance in hell: describes something that is
Busy periods
- Snowed under: having an excessive amount of to do
Bad weather
- Snow day: a day when are shut
Comfort
- Snug as a bug in a rug: a situation that is cosy, heated and
Being ignored
- Left out in the cold: used when a person has been excluded or
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear part of a podcast in which an aircraft commander discusses the collection of aerial photographs after severe weather.
Questions 21–25
What does the commander say about each of the following? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 21–25.
- A regarded as unworkable in practice
- B valued for the personal satisfaction it brings
- C initiated through a formal request
- D carried out on behalf of forecasting services
- E prevented by unsuitable flying conditions
- F used mainly to measure wind strength
- G paid for by the Office of Response and Restoration
- H demanding considerably more analytical effort
Questions 26–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a talk about the sources, consequences and assessment of nutrient pollution in water bodies.
Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Notes on Eutrophication
Sources of nutrients
- Natural release occurs through of geological material
- Coastal population growth raises discharge from facilities
- Surplus crop fertiliser is carried off, especially in a
- Nutrient management must also cover sources
Aquatic settings
- The team studies , where freshwater and seawater mix
Consequences
- Algal mats lower the reaching submerged plants
- Very low oxygen levels are known as
- Loss of bottom vegetation removes feeding and habitats for fish
- Decaying floating algae can produce an odorous “”
Investigation
- Researchers record nutrient input and within the estuary
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early Life and Career Beginnings | 1–10 | Form completion |
| 2 | Winter Idioms and Their Meanings | 11–20 | Multiple choice, Note completion |
| 3 | Surveying Storm Damage from the Air | 21–30 | Matching features, Multiple choice |
| 4 | Nutrient Pollution in Waterways | 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: The Pursuit of Lifelong Learning (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: Snow Day? Don't Be 'Left Out in the Cold'. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: After the Storm - Collecting Aerial Imagery (NOAA Diving Deeper podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, Diving Deeper podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 4: What is eutrophication? (NOAA Diving Deeper podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, Diving Deeper podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)