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 · 650 words · 13 questions
In recent decades, research on plant communication has moved from a fringe curiosity to a careful field of forest ecology. The central question is not whether trees speak in a human sense, but whether changes in one…
Passage 2 · 652 words · 13 questions
The spread of literacy in nineteenth-century towns was not caused by schools alone. Formal classrooms mattered, but they worked alongside cheaper print, religious societies, employers, libraries and families who wanted…
Passage 3 · 650 words · 14 questions
Stained glass is often admired as a finished image glowing in a cathedral wall, but medieval windows were the products of a demanding workshop process. Patrons, glaziers, glassmakers, painters, metalworkers and masons…
Part 1 · 10 questions
A new resident joins a public library and requests a book.
Part 2 · 10 questions
A guide takes visitors through the layout of a newly built sports stadium.
Part 3 · 10 questions
A tutor and two students discuss the sources available for a history essay.
Part 4 · 10 questions
A lecture on transport networks and economic policy.
Task 1 · at least 150 words
The line graph shows the number of passengers using four regional airports between 2010 and 2025.
Task 2 · at least 250 words
Some people think cities should ban private cars from their centres. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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