Key Highlights
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.
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Section 1: A prospective member learns about membership options, facilities, fees, and registration procedures before joining the society.
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Section 2: Volunteers are assigned duties for beach cleaning, event setup, judging competitions, crowd management, and post-event cleanup.
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Section 3: Two students evaluate essay, multiple-choice, role-play, and problem-solving exams while reflecting on exam skills and assessment methods.
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Section 4: The lecture describes the geography of the Indian Ocean and outlines an international scientific programme studying climate and ocean changes.
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 70
Section 1
This audio contains answers for questions 1–10.
Questions 1-4
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Types of membership – 2
1. How much is the lifetime membership of the Society?
A. £1,535
B. £1,935
C. £1,537
2. How much does the ordinary membership cost per year?
A. £293
B. £396
C. £193
3. What are the opening times on weekdays?
A. 9 am to 10 pm
B. 10 am to 9 pm
C. 10 am to 5 pm
4. What is the arts programme at the Society like?
A. Limited
B. Wide
C. Interesting
Questions 5-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
Name: Margaret 5. ................
Address: 55 6. ................
Postcode: 7. ...............
Work Number: 0207 895 2220 Extension 8. ..............
Payment terms by: 9. ..............
Guest restrictions one per: 10. .............
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11–20.
Questions 11 and 12
Choose TWO letters A-E.
What TWO changes to the organisation of this year’s festival are mentioned?
A. Free parking
B. Free refreshments
C. New uniforms
B. Free concert
E. Large tents
Questions 13-15
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
|
Teams |
Purpose |
Meeting Point |
Time |
|
Beach time |
Pick up litter |
beach 13. ………….. |
8 am |
|
Town team |
arrange 14. ……………… |
village hall |
15. …………….am |
Questions 16-20
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
16. What does the speaker say about the judges in the competitions?
A. Most people judging will have some experience
B. None of the judges will have experience
C. Every judge will be experienced
17. The winner in each of the competitions will
A. Be given vouchers
B. Be awarded a cash prize
C. Receive book tokens
18. The profits from the marathon will be given to the Children’s Hospital to help
A. Buy new specialist equipment
B. Decorate the hospital wards
C. Provide books for the children
19. Wardens will be needed at the car park because
A. They helped organise the parking well last year
B. The parking last year was disorganised
C. They will be needed to collect parking fees
20. Bags will be provided by the council
A. For all the rubbish
B. Only for food rubbish
C. Only for material that can be recycled
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-23
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
21. In the practice exams, the students did
A. Two exams altogether
B. Seven exams in total
C. Eleven exams in total
22. Adam thinks that essay papers are
A. Inappropriate for assessing theoretical medical knowledge
B. Not good for assessing practical medical knowledge
C. Suitable for testing theoretical medical knowledge
23. Mary criticises multiple-choice questions because
A. They require detailed instructions
B. They benefit women more than men
C. They favour men rather than women
Questions 24 and 25
Choose TWO letters A-E.
Which TWO aspects of the role-play examination are mentioned?
A. The rest stations
B. 24 test stations
C. The recording
D. The examiners
E. The simulated patients
Questions 26-30
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
In the problem-solving tests, students had to work in groups of four people and 26. .............. to solve a problem. As they discussed the problem, 27. .............. watched them. As well as assessing the ability to speak, the problem-solving test assesses if people can 28. ..............., organise their thoughts and demonstrate they can be part of a 29. .............. Resits of the final exams are held in September. After that, any problems are dealt with by 30. ..............
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31-33
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
31. The Indian Ocean differs from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
A. By being closed in to the north
B. By being warmer than both
C. By extending into cold regions
32. Approximately how much of the world’s total ocean area does the Indian Ocean constitute?
A. 7%
B. 20%
C. 25%
33. The island of Madagascar is
A. The tip of a submerged ridge
B. The result of a volcanic eruption
C. Structurally part of the continent of Africa
Questions 34 and 35
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
34. Oceanographers and meteorologists are monitoring changes in the Indian Ocean’s temperature and ………………...
35. An assessment is being made of the impact of the changes on low-lying and…………..
Questions 36-40
Complete the flow chart below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Data Processing
Step 1: Ship off to Antarctica
Step 2: Buoys anchored at sea
Step 3: Five buoys off Antarctica, which are 36. ………….and icebergs
Step 4: Satellites recording the 37. ……………of icebergs
Step 5: 38. ……………data received at the institute
Step 6: Constantly processed by a 39. …………of computers
Step 7: Data collated
Step 8: Then analysed by 40. ……………around the world
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