IELTS Success Formula :: General IELTS Full Practice Test
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FULL IELTS PRACTICE TEST – GENERAL TRAINING
LISTENING TEST Test Instructions
Listen to the recording straight through, ONCE only (total audio time: 30 min). Answer the questions while listening to each section. At the end of the test you will have another ten minutes to transfer your answers to the Answer sheet. Before starting the test, download and print the Listening and Reading questions in this file.
SECTION 1 Questions 1-10 Questions 1-5
Complete the Seafront Backpacker hostel enquiry form.
Write NO MORE THAN 2 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Guest Form
Guest’s Current Address: Seaview Hotel EXAMPLE 15 Esplanade, Dune Beach
Family Name of guest 1 _______________ First Name 2 _______________
Phone No. 3 _______________ No of nights required 4 _______________
Cost per night: Dormitory A: $18 B: $15 Weekly Cost (7 nights) 5 $____________
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Questions 6-10
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
6 Each bathroom at the hostel has…
A no shower but hot water all the time
B a shower, and hot water sometimes
C a shower and hot water all the time
7 Which facilities are free?
A Breakfast and car parking
B Breakfast and internet
C Towels and bike parking
8 She recommends the road from Dune Beach to Selby because…
A it’s near the hotel
B it’s not busy
C it’s safer for cycling
9 The hostel is located:
A in a retirement home on the beach
B up a hill on the sea front
C along a right turn off Beach Road
10 Which animal is known to be a problem to the caller?
A fox
B dog
C cat
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SECTION 2 Questions 11-20 Complete the notes below.
Use ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Name of machine
Positive (+) features
Negative (–) features
Overall Assessment
Coffee Supreme
can brew 4+ cups of
mild/strong coffee
water filtration
system 11 ____________
the taste
overflow protection/
drip stop
parts easy to
12 ____________
11
no auto grinder
13 ____________ watt
electrical system
good value for money
but 14 _____________
performance
Café Delight
combines a
15 ____________ coffee
maker with an espresso
machine
steam nozzle +
frothing attachment
machine is
16 ____________ and
large
flexible and
17____________
Coffeetime Automatic
can make different
18 ____________
has electronic disc
to calculate water needs
automatically
auto clean/descale
19 ____________ and too
large
bulky but uses
current 20 __________
well
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SECTION 3 Questions 21-30 Question 21
Choose TWO correct letters from A, B, C or D.
21 Which TWO are purposes of the Student Support Service?
A to improve students’ independence
B to carry out some of the study for the students
C to encourage students to make judgments
D to help students to build relationships Questions 22 - 26
Answers the questions below about Wilson’s study problems.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
What is Wilson’s main problem? 22 ___________
What part of an assignment is often not clear to him? 23 ___________
With which aspect of his essay problems will the special session help? 24 ___________
What is one of Wilson’s other problems with essay writing? 25 ___________
With whom can Wilson talk about the drafts of his essays? 26 ___________
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Questions 27-30
Complete the Report on Grace’s problems.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
REPORT
Grace has difficulty keeping up with 27 ____________on her Nursing Course.
She says that lecturers speak too quickly and are not always 28 ____________.
She thinks that the recording of lectures 29 ____________ time.
Grace is not sleeping well; seems worried about her family.
I suggested that she should talk to a counsellor from a different
cultural 30 ____________.
I offered to help her to make the appointment.
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SECTION 4 Questions 31-40 Choose the correct letter A, B or C according to what the lecturer says:
31 Management research now understands that…
A organisations need a structure
B feelings affect relationships significantly
C workplace relationships can only be effective with rules
32 Emotional intelligence is…
A an aspect of IQ
B a range of abilities linked to feelings
C an important management task
33 Empathy essentially involves…
A imagining another’s feelings
B understanding certain conditions
C feeling natural enough
34 Managing other people’s feelings is helpful to…
A self motivation
B popularity of the organisation
C leadership skills
35 In a happy workplace, people are…
A intelligent and technically competent
B cooperative and respectful
C aware of the importance of quality
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Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY from the lecture for each answer.
A manager with a healthy self image will probably be a 36 ____________ influence in
workplaces.
Our perceived self is our inner 37 ____________ of ourselves.
Our desired self focuses on what is 38 ____________ within ourselves.
Our presented selves require us to behave according to what is 39 ____________ by others.
The three aspects of the self are not performed individually, but 40 ____________.
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Practice Listening Test Answer Sheet
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READING TEST
Test Instructions
You have ONE HOUR to answer 40 questions in three sections. You must transfer your answers to the Answer sheet (page 350) during this time. Allow approximately 20 minutes for each section.
SECTION 1 Questions 1-14 Read the information below and answer Questions 1-7
Water-wise rebates
(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book) Questions 1-7 Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.
1 Who is offering the water-wise rebates?
2 What are water-wise shower heads better at controlling?
3 How much cash can you receive for having a dual-flush suite fitted?
4 With what aspect of water efficiency do some kinds of garden goods help the soil?
5 What type of rainwater tank is eligible for a rebate?
6 What is the minimum capacity of a water tank needed to claim the rebate?
7 If you phone the number given you will receive details of how to make a claim,
a complete explanation of what is being offered, and what else?
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The City Film Festival
(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book) Questions 8-14
The list of films has 8 descriptions A-H. Choose the correct title for each film from the list of titles below.
Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 8-14 on your answer sheet.
List of film titles
i Who made the happy smiles of childhood into enemies?
ii The many voices of our lost happiness
iii Two-wheeled hunter!
iv Singing madness
v Music of love
vi Indian love triangle
vii Sing Professor Cool!
viii Two to chase – only one truth to find
EXAMPLE ANSWER
FILM A ___iii___
8 FILM B ________
9 FILM C ________
10 FILM D ________
11 FILM E ________
12 FILM F ________
13 FILM G ________
14 FILM H ________
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SECTION 2 Questions 15-27
Read the information below and answer Questions 15-20
Grangers Store - Employment application form
(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book)
Questions 15-20
Complete each sentence. Use ONE WORD from the text for each answer.
15 Rosa has only ___________ finished her customer service qualification.
16 Rosa’s weekly _____________ for work is limited to 3 days and 25 hours.
17 Her greatest non-work achievement was to win a ________________ competition.
18 Supporting customers and being truthful are examples of Rosa’s view of the meaning of
customer __________________.
19 If a customer complains about the coffee but doesn’t want another one, offering an
______________ drink is a good option.
20 If a co-worker is not being effective Rosa thinks it might be due to something going
wrong at _________ or in the workplace.
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Environmental Awareness Centre (Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book)
Questions 21-27
Do the following statements agree with the information in the text?
In boxes 21-27 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
21 Induction helps employees to fit into and accept their new workplace.
22 Before the new person starts, the company should tell them how to get to and from work.
23 Most new workers need to be given general training in health and safety issues.
24 New workers will discuss their job in detail with a senior person above them.
25 The new employee will meet security personnel.
26 New workers should have a chance to help with induction design.
27 Assessing the usefulness of induction should involve staff connected to the new
employee’s work.
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SECTION 3 Questions 28-40
Gender differences in human
attraction
(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book)
Questions 28-34
The text has 7 sections A-G. Which section mentions the following? Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 28-34 on your answer sheet.
28 Both women and men are attracted by evenness of body and facial features.
29 The relationship between being liked by a parent and the desire for an attractive body.
30 Different cultures produce significantly different social perceptions of body shape.
31 Women and men have differing views of a male’s ideal size.
32 Attitudes to a woman’s size and weight can be linked to the weather.
33 Typical beliefs about female preferences in male faces are not supported by evidence.
34 Women and men apparently want different features in themselves from those that are
most desired by the opposite sex.
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Questions 35-40
Do the following statements reflect the opinion of the writer? In the boxes 35-40 on your answer sheet write
YES if the statement reflects the opinion of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the opinion of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
35 Women are interested in what men do as well as in balanced facial and body features.
36 There is universal agreement about male perceptions of female attractiveness.
37 Women who aren’t thin are less intelligent than men who are overweight.
38 It’s possible that men may become as concerned with their bodies as women appear to be.
39 Women prefer a man’s face to show maturity rather than dominance.
40 Stated perceptions of physical attraction show the clear influence of a generation gap.
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Practice Reading Test Answer Sheet
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