IELTS Listening Practice Test 84 with Audio and Answer Key

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 woman contacts a cycling club to learn about membership options, training rides, costs, and club activities before joining. 

• Section 2: A company manager explains staff volunteering opportunities, community projects, and the benefits of participating in charity work. 

• Section 3: A student receives guidance from his tutor on planning, structuring, and delivering an effective presentation about nanotechnology. 

• Section 4: A psychology lecturer explains episodic memory, how memories are formed and retrieved, and how neurological conditions can affect this type of memory. 

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 84

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

South City Cycling Club

Name of club secretary: Jim Hunter

Membership

• Full membership costs $260; this covers cycling and 1. ............  all over Australia
• Recreational membership costs $108
• Cost of membership includes the club fee and 2. ............. 
• The club kit is made by a company called 3. ............. 

Training Rides

• Chance to improve cycling skills and fitness
• Level B: speed about 4. .............  kph
• Weekly sessions
  
  • Tuesdays at 5.30 am, meet at the 5. ............ 
  • Thursdays at 5.30 am, meet at the entrance to the 6. ............. 

Further Information

• Rides are about an hour and half
• Members often have 7. ..............  together afterwards
• There is not always a 8. ...............  with the group on these rides
• Check and print the 9. ..............  on the website beforehand
• Bikes must have 10. .............. 

Section 2

Questions 11-16

Information On Company Volunteering Projects

11. How much time for volunteering does the company allow per employee?

A. Two hours per week

B. One day per month

C. 8 hours per year

12. In feedback, almost all employees said that volunteering improved their

A. Chances of promotion

B. Job satisfaction

C. Relationships with colleagues

13. Last year, some staff helped unemployed people with their

A. Literacy skills

B. Job applications

C. Communication skills

14. This year, the company will start a new volunteering project with a local

A. School

B. Park

C. Charity

15. Where will the Digital Inclusion Day be held?

A. At the company’s training facility

B. At a college

C. In a community centre

16. What should staff do if they want to take part in the Digital Inclusion Day?

A. Fill in a form

B. Attend a training workshop

C. Get permission from their managers

Questions 17 and 18

Which TWO things are mentioned about the participants on the last Digital Inclusion Day?

A. They were all over 70B.

B. They never used their computer

C. Their phones were mostly old-fashioned

D. They only used their phones for making calls

E. They initially showed little interest

Questions 19 and 20

What TWO activities on the last Digital Inclusion Day did participants describe as useful?

A. Learning to use tablets

B. Communicating with family

C. Shopping online

D. Playing online games

E. Sending emails

Section 3

Questions 21-25

Planning A Presentation On Nanotechnology

21. Russ says that his difficulty in planning the presentation is due to

A. His lack of knowledge about the topic.

B. His uncertainty about what he should try to achieve.

C. The short time that he has for preparation.

22. Russ and his tutor agree that his approach to the presentation will be

A. To concentrate on how nanotechnology is used in one field.

B. To follow the chronological development of nanotechnology.

C. To show the range of applications of nanotechnology.

23. In connection with slides, the tutor advises Russ to

A. Talk about things that he can find slides to illustrate.

B. Look for slides to illustrate the points he makes.

C. Consider omitting slides altogether.

24. They both agree that the best way for Russ to start his presentation is

A. To encourage the audience to talk.

B. To explain what Russ intends to do.

C. To provide an example.

25. What does the tutor advise Russ to do next while preparing his presentation?

A. Summarise the main point he wants to make

B. Read the notes he has already made

C. List the topics he wants to cover

Questions 26-30

What comments do the speakers make about each of the following aspects of Russ’s previous presentation?

Comments

A. Lacked a conclusion

B. Useful in the future

C. Not enough

D. Sometimes distracting

E. Showed originality

F. Covered a wide range

G. Not too technical

Aspects Of Russ’s Previous Presentation

26. Structure

27. Eye contact 

28. Body language 

29. Choice of words 

30. Handouts 

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Episodic Memory

• The ability to recall details, e.g. the time and 31. ...........  of past events
• Different to semantic memory, the ability to remember general information about the 32. ............  which does not involve recalling 33. ..............  information

Forming episodic memories involves three steps:

Encoding

• Involves receiving and processing information
• The more 34. .............  given to an event, the more successfully it can be encoded
• To remember a 35. ...............  it is useful to have a strategy for encoding such information

Consolidation

• How memories are strengthened and stored
• Most effective when memories can be added to a 36. ............. 
• The 37. .............  of retrieval affects the strength of memories

Retrieval

• Memory retrieval often depends on using a prompt e.g. the 38. ..............  of an object near to the place where you left your car

Episodic Memory Impairments

• These affect people with a wide range of medical conditions
• Games which stimulate the 39. ..............  have been found to help people with schizophrenia
• Children with autism may have difficulty forming episodic memories – possibly because their concept of the 40. ..............  may be absent
• Memory training may help autistic children to develop social skills

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