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Here we are providing you a sample practice test paper of IELTS Listening, with its Solutions. You can try it for checking your preparation.
IELTS Listening Practice Test 1
SECTION 1:
Questions 1-10:
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Complete the notes below.
·
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer.
HIRING A PUBLIC ROOM
Example:
·
the Main Hall - seats 200
Room and cost
·
the 1 ___________ Room - seats 100
·
Cost of Main Hall for
Saturday evening: 2 £_______+ £250 deposit (3_________ payment is required)
·
Cost includes use of
tables and chairs and also 4__________
·
Additional charge for
use of the kitchen: £25
Before the
event
·
Will need a 5________ licence
·
Need to contact
caretaker (Mr Evans) in advance to arrange 6___________
During the
event
·
The building is no smoking
·
The band should use
the 7 _______ door at the back
·
Don’t touch the system
that controls the volume
·
For microphones,
contact the caretaker
After the
event
·
Need to know the 8_________ for the cleaning cupboard
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The 9___________ must be washed and rubbish placed in black bags
·
All 10 __________ must be taken down
·
Chairs and tables must
be piled up
SECTION 2:
Questions
11-20:
Questions
11-14:
·
Complete the notes below.
·
Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Fiddy Working Heritage Farm:
Advice about visiting the farm
Visitors should
·
take care not to harm any 11_______
·
not touch any 12_________
·
wear 13 _________
·
not bring 14_________
into the farm, with certain exceptions
Questions 15-20
Label the map below.
Write the correct
letter A-I, next to Questions 15-20.
15 Scarecrow
16 Maze
17 Café
18 Black Barn
19 Covered
picnic area
20 Fiddy House
SECTION 3
Questions
21-30
Choose the correct
letter, A, B C.
Study on Gender in Physics
21 The students in
Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in
A physics.
B psychology or physics.
C science, technology,
engineering or mathematics.
22 The aim of Miyake’s
study was to investigate
A what kind of women
choose to study physics.
B a way of improving
women’s performance in physics.
C whether fewer women
than men study physics at college.
23 The female physics
students were wrong to believe that
A the teachers marked
them in an unfair way.
B the male students
expected them to do badly.
C their test results were
lower than the male students’.
24 Miyake’s team asked
the students to write about
A what they enjoyed about
studying physics.
B the successful
experiences of other people.
C something that was
important to them personally.
25 What was the aim of
the writing exercise done by the subjects?
A to reduce stress
B to strengthen verbal
ability
C to encourage logical
thinking
26 What surprised the
researchers about the study?
A how few students
managed to get A grades
B the positive impact it
had on physics results for women
C the difference between
male and female performance
27 Greg and Lisa think
Miyake’s results could have been affected by
A the length of the
writing task.
B the number of students
who took part.
C the information the
students were given.
28 Greg and Lisa decide
that in their own project, they will compare the effects of
A two different writing
tasks.
B a writing task with an
oral task.
C two different oral
tasks.
29 The main finding of
Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities
A were most effective
when done by all-women groups.
B had no effect on the
performance of men or women.
C improved the results of
men more than of women.
30 What will Lisa and
Greg do next?
A talk to a professor
B observe a science class
C look at the
science timetable
SECTION 4
Questions
31-40
·
Complete the notes below.
·
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Ocean Biodiversity
Biodiversity
hotspots:
·
areas containing many different species
·
important for locating targets for 31 _______
·
at first only identified on land
Boris Worm,
2005:
·
identified hotspots for large ocean predators,
e.g. sharks
·
found that ocean hotspots:
§ were
not always rich in 32_________
§ had
higher temperatures at the 33 ____________
§ had
sufficient 34 ___________ in the water
Lisa Ballance,
2007:
·
looked for hotspots for marine 35 ___________
·
found these were all located where ocean currents meet
Census of
Marine Life
·
found new ocean species living:
§
under the 36 ______
§
near volcanoes on the ocean floor
Global Marine
Species Assessment
·
want to list endangered ocean species, considering:
§ population
size
§ geographical
distribution
§ rate
of 37__________
·
Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution 38________ for each one
Recommendations
to retain ocean biodiversity
·
increase the number of ocean reserves
·
establish 39 ________ corridors (e.g. for
turtles)
·
reduce fishing quotas
·
catch fish only for the purpose of 40
Solutions
Answer for
IELTS- Listening Practice Test 1
1
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Charlton
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21
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C
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2
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(£)115 / a/one hundred (and) fifteen
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22
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B
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3
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cash
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23
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B
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4
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parking
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24
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C
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5
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music
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25
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A
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6
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entry
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26
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B
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7
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stage
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27
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C
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8
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code
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28
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A
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9
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floor/floors
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29
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B
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10
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decoration/decorations
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30
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A
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11
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animal/animals
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31
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conservation
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12
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tool/tools
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32
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food/foods
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13
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shoes
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33
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surface
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14
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dog/dogs
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34
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oxygen/O2
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15
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F
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35
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mammals
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16
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G
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36
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ice
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17
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D
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37
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decline/declining/decrease
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18
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H
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38
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map
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19
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C
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39
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migration
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20
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A
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40
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consumption
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