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Free IELTS Academic mock tests
Full-length practice tests in the IELTS Academic format, timed like the computer-delivered exam. Listening recordings use natural voices in British, Australian, North American, Irish and New Zealand accents. Reading and Listening are marked instantly; Writing and Speaking get an automatic band estimate on the four official criteria. With a free account you sit one full test every week, on the day you choose, and your predicted band updates after each one.
Listening
4 parts · 40 questions · about 30 minutes
Academic Reading
3 passages · 40 questions · 60 minutes
Writing
Task 1 report + Task 2 essay · 60 minutes
Speaking
Parts 1, 2 and 3 · 11–14 minutes
What's in each test
Mock Test 1
standard- Listening
- Holiday cottage enquiry · Halden City Museum tour · Presentation on island energy · The history of the coffee trade
- Reading passages
- The Evolution of the Bicycle · Bees in the City · Decision Fatigue
- Writing
- Task 1: line graph. Task 2: Universities should focus on teaching job-related skills rather than academic knowledge.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a teacher who influenced you.
Mock Test 2
standard- Listening
- Lost Property Report · Kingsmere Community Arts Festival · Coastal Erosion Field-Trip Report · Sleep and Memory Consolidation
- Reading passages
- Bamboo: The Green Steel · The Rise of Vertical Farming · When Languages Die
- Writing
- Task 1: bar chart. Task 2: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a place you visited that was full of natural beauty.
Mock Test 3
standard- Listening
- Brookside Summer Activity Club · Volunteer induction at Hallam Wildlife Park · Marketing case study: Pip and Pine · Termite mounds and biomimicry in architecture
- Reading passages
- The Story of the Potato · Noise in the City · Can Machines Be Creative?
- Writing
- Task 1: process diagram. Task 2: Write about the following topic:
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a skill you learned that you are proud of.
Mock Test 4
standard- Listening
- Hiring camping equipment · Library orientation talk · Research project: social media use among teenagers · Lecture: the history of maps and cartography
- Reading passages
- Mangrove Forests: Nature's Coastal Defence · What Motivates Us at Work? · The Power of the Placebo
- Writing
- Task 1: pie charts. Task 2: Traffic congestion is becoming a serious problem in many large cities.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a time you helped someone.
Mock Test 5
standard- Listening
- Registering at a medical centre · Ashbury's new waste collection scheme · Project on urban green spaces and wellbeing · How migratory birds navigate
- Reading passages
- A Short History of Glass · The Gig Economy · Why We Forget
- Writing
- Task 1: table. Task 2: In many countries, more and more people are choosing to live alone.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a memorable journey you have taken.
Mock Test 6
standard- Listening
- Booking a company celebration · A visit to Elmscote Hall · Plant growth under different light conditions · The economics of happiness
- Reading passages
- The Domestication of the Horse · Desalination: Water for a Thirsty World · Should Zoos Exist?
- Writing
- Task 1: maps. Task 2: Governments should spend money on improving public transport rather than building new roads.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a festival or celebration that is important in your country.
Mock Test 7
standard- Listening
- Part 1 — Hotel café job enquiry · Part 2 — The WheelShare bike-share scheme · Part 3 — Essay on sustainable building materials · Part 4 — Deep-sea exploration and hydrothermal vents
- Reading passages
- Along the Silk Road · The Science of Laughter · Money for Nothing? The Universal Basic Income Debate
- Writing
- Task 1: two charts. Task 2: Some people believe that children should begin formal education at a very early age, while others think they should not start school until they are at least seven years old.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a website or app that you use often.
Mock Test 8
standard- Listening
- Evening Language Course Registration · Volunteering at Heron Marsh Nature Reserve · Impulse Buying Research Project · Volcanoes and Global Climate
- Reading passages
- Building the Panama Canal · Biophilic Design: Bringing Nature Indoors · The Serious Business of Play
- Writing
- Task 1: line graph. Task 2: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a person you admire.
Mock Test 9
standard- Listening
- Booking a conference room and accommodation · Welcome talk for new employees · Dissertation tutorial: the history of advertising · Lecture: urban heat islands
- Reading passages
- Saving the Kakapo · How Smart Are Smart Cities? · The Bilingual Brain
- Writing
- Task 1: process diagram. Task 2: Write about the following topic:
- Speaking cue card
- Describe an important decision you made.
Mock Test 10
challenging- Listening
- Part 1 — Booking a removal company · Part 2 — The Northam City Marathon · Part 3 — A study of bilingual children's vocabulary · Part 4 — Roman aqueducts and ancient water engineering
- Reading passages
- Race to the South Pole · Keeping Time · Nudge: The Science of Changing Behaviour
- Writing
- Task 1: bar chart. Task 2: The only way to improve road safety is to give much stricter punishments for driving offences.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe something you own that is very important to you.
Mock Test 11
challenging- Listening
- Part 1 — Weekend Cookery Courses · Part 2 — Ashbridge Town Centre Redevelopment · Part 3 — Presentation on Water Scarcity · Part 4 — The Psychology of Colour in Marketing
- Reading passages
- Who Invented the Telephone? · Rebuilding the Reef · Will Robots Take Our Jobs?
- Writing
- Task 1: maps. Task 2: Write about the following topic:
- Speaking cue card
- Describe a time when you were very busy.
Mock Test 12
challenging- Listening
- Booking a walking holiday · The Thornbeck Valley Railway · A research project on household food waste · Penicillin and antibiotic resistance
- Reading passages
- The Ancient Olympic Games · The Bacteria That Eat Plastic · Is Intelligence Fixed?
- Writing
- Task 1: two charts. Task 2: Some people believe that studying history is a waste of time, while others think it is essential for understanding the present.
- Speaking cue card
- Describe an interesting older person you know.
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