IELTS Listening
IELTS Listening practice test
A complete Listening test in the real format: four recordings, 40 questions, about 30 minutes. Play each part (in the real test you hear it once), answer as you listen, then check your score, your estimated band, the transcript and an explanation for every answer.
Use headphones. In the real test you hear each part once, so try to play each part only once. Answers are checked in your browser; nothing is saved.
Weekend Bike Maintenance Course
Part one. You will hear a man phoning a community workshop to book a place on a weekend bike maintenance course.
Questions 1–6
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Weekend course booking
| Details | Information | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Course | Date: (1) ______ | Start time: (2) ______ |
| Payment | Fee: £(3) ______ | Tools included |
| Caller | First name: Milo | Surname: (4) ______ |
| Bike | Type: (5) ______ | Level: beginner |
| Contact | Phone: (6) ______ | Email confirmation |
1Course | Date: ______
2Course | Start time: ______
3Payment | Fee: £______
4Caller | Surname: ______
5Bike | Type: ______
6Contact | Phone: ______
Questions 7–10
Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
7Where is the workshop in relation to the library?
8What should Milo bring besides his bike?
9By when must Milo call to get a full refund?
10How does Milo choose to pay?
0/40 answered
Test hacks
Wait for the correction
Speakers often give one answer and then change it. Don't write the first thing you hear; keep listening until the sentence finishes.
Why it works: Self-corrections are a classic IELTS distractor.
Predict the gap before you hear it
In the seconds before each part, read the notes and decide what kind of word fits each gap: a number, a time, a name, a noun, an adjective.
Why it works: You'll know what to listen for, so the answer jumps out instead of slipping past.
Spelling counts, capitals don't
A misspelled answer is marked wrong. You can write answers in capital letters if that makes your spelling clearer.
Why it works: Easy marks are lost to spelling every day. Names are often spelled out letter by letter, so be ready.
Question type guides
Form, note and table completion
Listening multiple choice
Listening matching questions
Map and plan labelling
Sentence and summary completion
Flow-chart completion
Spelling, numbers and dates
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