IELTS Listening Practice Test 61 with Audio and Answer Key

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IELTS Listening Practice Test 61 with Audio and Answer Key - TerraTern

Step up your preparation with the IELTS Listening Practice Test. Test your listening skills, then explore the transcript and answer key to understand your results.

In this test, you will listen to 4 Sections and answer Questions 1-40 based on the information you hear. Each Section reflects a typical situation you may encounter in the actual IELTS Listening exam.

  • Section 1: A prospective tenant phones a landlord to check the flat’s safety features, facilities, and practical details before renting it. 

  • Section 2: A guide welcomes visitors to Wildlife Haven and explains the available tours, facilities, and safety advice. 

  • Section 3: Two students discuss and complete a feedback form evaluating a business communication course. 

  • Section 4: A lecturer explains the history of waste management, the causes of increasing waste, and modern waste-treatment methods. 

By completing this practice test, you can strengthen your listening skills, understand spoken English more effectively, and prepare yourself confidently for the IELTS exam.

IELTS Listening Practice Test 61

Section 1

This audio contains answers to questions 1-10.

Questions 1-6

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Cellphone Packages

Type of plans: prepaid, 24-month contract plans

Prepaid plans: without 1. ............... 

SIM cards: 15 minutes of 2. ............... 

Minimal plan: $12, 40 minutes and without 3. ................. 

Social plan: $40, 200 minutes, 4. ............... and 2GB data

5. ............. plan: 5 numbers, free talking and texting, $70 and 3GB data

Changing plans: at any time, in person and access the 6. ................ 

Questions 7-10

Complete the sales form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Sales Form

Plan: Social plan

Phone Number: 7. ................ 047 -

Customer Name: 8. ............. 

Address: 375, Thompson 9. .............. 

Total payment: $42.50

Payment Method: 10. ............... 

Section 2

This audio contains answers to questions 11-20.

Questions 11-17

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter A-I next to questions 11-17.

11. Shoe Rack

12. Carpet 

13. Bookcase 

14. Dress-upcupboard 

15. Cubbyholes 

16. Climbing walls 

17. Chickens 

Questions 18-20

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

18. The official ratio of adults to children who are two or older is one adult to…………  children.

19. Parents who are often late may be asked to………… 

20. The quickest waiting time for a place in the Day Care is…………. 

Section 3

This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.

Questions 21-25

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

21. Students must follow…………..  to prevent accidents in the lab.

22. The students have not been using…………  while in the lab.

23. Students cannot eat or drink until………….  is finished, and they have washed their hands.

24. Tessa should tie her hair back to avoid danger when she is working with a…………  or chemicals.

25. Students must wear long sleeves and shoes made of…………in the lab.

Questions 26-28

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

26. Which student is currently using an appropriate notebook?

A. Vincent

B. Tessa

C. Neither

27. The tutor says that writing observations in complete sentences

A. Is often not a good use of time

B. Makes them easier to interpret later

C. Means that others can understand them

28. The students must write dates

A. Next to each drawing

B. Next to each written section

C. Next to each drawing and written section

Questions 29 and 30

Choose TWO letters A-E.

Which TWO things must be included in the conclusion to the experiment?

A. The questions investigated

B. The solutions to the questions

C. The students’ own thoughts about the experiment

D. The length of time spent on the experiment

E. The student’s signature

Section 4

This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.

Questions 31-33

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

If soil is healthy, it is a 31. ...............  teeming with life, such as worms, fungi and bacteria. If plants are grown in poor soil, they will lack 32. .............  and human health will suffer. Plants are nourished by organic matter 33. ............  and other essential elements, which are broken down by insects and other organisms in a synergistic relationship.

Questions 34-36

Label the diagram below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

34. ........... 

35. ............ 

36. ............ 

Questions 37-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Problems:

  • Erosion
  • 37. ...............  from various sources, including chemical fertilisers

Conventional Farming Methods

Organic Farming Methods

  • Monoculture
  • Synthetic fertiliser and chemicals used for 38. ……………….
  • Genetically modified seeds
  • Pesticides and fungicides are sprayed on crops after picking
  • No need for documentation of 39. ……………………..
  • Crop rotation
  • Covering crops
  • Use of insects as natural 40. ……………..
  • Addition of manure and green waste

Answers

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