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 · 678 words · 13 questions
A glacier's size is set by a simple balance: snow added at high elevation against ice lost lower down through melting and, for glaciers reaching the sea, through icebergs breaking away. Scientists call the net result…
Passage 2 · 698 words · 13 questions
Whether expanding education raises social mobility looks, at first glance, like an easy question. More years in school should mean more people qualified for the jobs that pay best, and the countries that expanded…
Passage 3 · 683 words · 14 questions
For most of history, blue textile dye came from plants. Indigofera species in Asia and woad in Europe both yield indican, a colourless compound stored in the leaf, which must be fermented, oxidised and precipitated…
Part 1 · 10 questions
A resident signs up for a community volunteering programme.
Part 2 · 10 questions
An adviser shows new students the layout of the university campus.
Part 3 · 10 questions
A supervisor gives a student feedback on the sections of a laboratory report.
Part 4 · 10 questions
A lecture on how wild plants became farmed crops and how archaeologists trace the process.
Task 1 · at least 150 words
The line graph compares population growth in urban areas, rural areas and regional towns from 2000 to 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Task 2 · at least 250 words
Online shopping is growing rapidly. Why is this happening, and what effects does it have on local shops?
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