A complete, original IELTS Academic practice test — 80 Listening and Reading questions, two Writing tasks and a full Speaking interview. Free, with answers and explanations.
Passage 1 · 663 words · 13 questions
Antibiotic resistance develops when bacterial populations encounter drugs often enough for resistant variants to survive and multiply. The process is evolutionary, but it is also clinical and social. A resistant strain…
Passage 2 · 655 words · 13 questions
Research on bilingualism has moved beyond the claim that two languages automatically make people smarter. Earlier studies often compared broad test scores, but newer work asks which mental processes are affected, under…
Passage 3 · 663 words · 14 questions
The colours used in art have always depended on geology, trade, chemistry and cost. A pigment is not simply a hue; it is a material with weight, origin and behaviour. Some colours came from minerals ground by hand,…
Part 1 · 10 questions
A student enquires about the weekend language courses available at a college.
Part 2 · 10 questions
A guide describes the layout of a newly opened wildlife park.
Part 3 · 10 questions
Students discuss a marketing module assignment.
Part 4 · 10 questions
A lecture on animal communication.
Task 1 · at least 150 words
The line graph shows coffee and tea consumption trends over 20 years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Task 2 · at least 250 words
Some people believe university education should be free for everyone, while others think students should pay some or all of the cost. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
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