IELTS PRACTICE TEST
SECTION 1
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-7
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer
Event | Cost | Venue | Notes |
Jazz band | Example Tickets available for £15 | The 1__________ school | Also appearing: Carolyn Hart (plays the 2__________) |
Duck races | £1 per duck | Start behind the 3__________ | Prize: tickets for 4__________ held at the end of the festival. Ducks can be bought in the 5__________ |
Flower show | Free | 6__________ Hall | Prizes presented at 5 pm by a well-known 7__________ |
Questions 8-10
Who is each play suitable for?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 8-10.
A mainly for children
B mainly for adults
C suitable for people of all ages
Plays
8 The Mystery of Muldoon __________
9 Fire and Flood__________
10 Silly Sailor__________
SECTION 2
Questions 11-20
Questions 11-16
What does the speaker say about each of the following collections?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 11-16.
Comments
A was given by one person
B was recently publicised in the media
C includes some items given by members of the public
D includes some items given by the artists
E includes the most popular exhibits in the museum
F is the largest of its kind in the country
G has had some of its contents relocated
Collections
11 20th- and 21st-century paintings
12 19th-century paintings
13 Sculptures
14 ‘Around the world’ exhibition
15 Coins
16 Porcelain and glass
Questions 17-20
Label the plan below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 17-20.
Basement of museum
17 restaurant ___________
18 café ___________
19 baby-changing facilities ___________
20 cloakroom ___________
SECTION 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO characteristics were shared by the subjects of Joanna’s psychology study?
A They had all won prizes for their music.
B They had all made music recordings.
C They were all under 27 years old.
D They had all toured internationally.
E They all played a string instrument
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO points does Joanna make about her use of telephone interviews?
A It meant rich data could be collected.
B It allowed the involvement of top performers.
C It led to a stressful atmosphere at times.
D It meant interview times had to be limited.
E It caused some technical problems.
Questions 25 and 26
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO topics did Joanna originally intend to investigate in her research?
A regulations concerning concert dress
B audience reactions to the dress of performers
C changes in performer attitudes to concert dress
D how choice of dress relates to performer roles
E links between musical instrument and dress choice
Questions 27-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
27 Joanna concentrated on women performers because
A women are more influenced by fashion.
B women’s dress has led to more controversy.
C women’s code of dress is less strict than men’s.
28 Mike Frost’s article suggests that in popular music, women’s dress is affected by
A their wish to be taken seriously.
B their tendency to copy each other.
C their reaction to the masculine nature of the music.
29 What did Joanna’s subjects say about the audience at a performance?
A The musicians’ choice of clothing is linked to respect for the audience.
B The clothing should not distract the audience from the music.
C The audience should make the effort to dress appropriately.
30 According to the speakers, musicians could learn from sports scientists about
A the importance of clothing for physical freedom.
B the part played by clothing in improving performance.
C the way clothing may protect against physical injury.
SECTION 4
Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
The use of soil to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Rattan Lal:
• Claims that 13% of C02 in the atmosphere could be absorbed by agricultural soils
• Erosion is more likely in soil that is 31_________
• Lal found soil in Africa that was very 32_________
• It was suggested that carbon from soil was entering the atmosphere
Soil and carbon:
• plants turn C02 from the air into carbon-based substances such as 33_________
• some C02 moves from the 34_________ of plants to microbes in the soil
• carbon was lost from the soil when agriculture was invented
Regenerative agriculture:
• uses established practices to make sure soil remains fertile and 35_________
• e.g. through year-round planting and increasing the 36_________ plants that are grown
California study:
• taking place on a big 37_________ farm
• uses compost made from waste from agriculture and 38_________
Australia study:
• aims to increase soil carbon by using 39_________ that are always green
Future developments may include:
• reducing the amount of fertilizer used in farming
• giving farmers 40_________ for carbon storage, as well as their produce
ANSWERS
1. secondary:
2. flute:
3. cinema:
4. concert:
5. market:
6. Bythwaite:
7. actor:
8. A:
9. B:
10. C:
11. E:
12. D:
13. G:
14. B:
15. C:
16. A:
17. F:
18. H:
19. C:
20. B:
21. B,D IN EITHER ORDER:
22. B,D IN EITHER ORDER:
23. A,B IN EITHER ORDER:
24. A,B IN EITHER ORDER:
25. B,E IN EITHER ORDER:
26. B,E IN EITHER ORDER:
27. C:
28. A:
29. A:
30. C:
31. dry:
32. hard:
33. sugar/sugars:
34. roots:
35. moist/damp/wet:
36. variety of:
37. cattle:
38. gardens/gardening:
39. grasses:
40. payment/payments / money: