IELTS mock tests

International English Language Testing System

Free practice tests

IELTS Academic practice test 1: A full IELTS Academic practice test: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, timed as in the test.
IELTS Academic skills practice: Untimed practice by skill: Listening, Academic Reading, Writing Tasks 1 and 2, and the three Speaking parts.
IELTS General Training practice test 1: A full General Training practice test: Listening, Reading, Writing (a letter and an essay) and Speaking.
IELTS General Training skills practice: Untimed practice by skill: everyday and workplace reading, a letter and an essay, and two short recordings.

About IELTS

IELTS tests Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Listening, Reading and Writing are taken in one sitting; Speaking is a face-to-face interview with an examiner, on the same day or up to a week before or after.

There are two forms. IELTS Academic is for university study and professional registration. IELTS General Training is for work, training below degree level, and migration to countries such as Canada and Australia. Listening and Speaking are the same in both; Reading and Writing differ.

Each skill gets a band from 0 to 9 in half bands, and the overall band is their average. There is no pass or fail: each university, employer or government sets the band it needs.

The test can be taken on paper or on a computer at a test centre. The questions and timing are the same.

IELTS Academic exam pattern

2 hours 45 minutes

Listening: About 30 minutes, 40 questions in 4 parts
Academic Reading: 60 minutes, 40 questions on 3 long texts
Academic Writing: 60 minutes, 2 tasks
Speaking: 11 to 14 minutes, 3 parts

IELTS General Training exam pattern

2 hours 45 minutes

Listening: About 30 minutes, 40 questions in 4 parts
General Training Reading: 60 minutes, 40 questions in 3 sections
General Training Writing: 60 minutes, 2 tasks
Speaking: 11 to 14 minutes, 3 parts