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 man contacts a transport company to plan a trip from Bayswater to Harbour City and receives advice on routes, fares, and travel cards.
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Section 2: A counselling administrator explains the college’s counsellors, appointment options, and student support workshops.
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Section 3: A tutor helps two students prepare for an English literature test by discussing characters, narrative techniques, symbols, motifs, and themes.
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Section 4: A lecture explores different ways people perceive time and how these perspectives influence education, decision-making, relationships, and success.
By completing this practice test, you can strengthen your listening skills, better understand spoken English, and confidently prepare for the IELTS exam.
IELTS Listening Practice Test 86
Section 1
This audio contains answers for questions 1-10.
Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.
Destination: Harbour City
Questions: transport from Bayswater
- Express train leaves at 1. ...............
- Nearest station is 2. .............
- Number 706 bus goes to 3. ...............
- Number 4. ............. bus goes to the station
- Earlier bus leaves at 5. ..............
Questions 6-10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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Transport |
Cash Fare |
Care Fare |
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Bus |
6. …………….. |
$ 1.50 |
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Train peak |
$ 10 |
$ 10 |
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Train (off-peak) before 5 pm or after 7. ……………..pm |
$ 10 |
8. ……………. |
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9. ………………….ferry |
$ 4.50 |
$ 3.55 |
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Tourist ferry 10. ……………….. |
$ 35 |
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Tourist ferry (whole day) |
$ 65 |
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Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11-20.
Questions 11-14
Which counsellor should you see?
Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 11-14.
A. Louise Bagshaw
B. Tony Denby
C. Naomi Flynn
11. ............ if it is your first time seeing a counsellor
12. ............. if you are unable to see a counsellor during normal office hours
13. .............. if you do not have an appointment
14. ............. if your concerns are related to anxiety
Questions 15-20
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
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Workshop |
Contact |
Target Group |
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Adjusting |
What you need to succeed academically |
15. …………….students |
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Getting Organised |
use time effectively, find 16. ………………between study and leisure |
all students |
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Communicating |
talking with staff, communicating across cultures |
all students, especially 17. ……………… |
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Anxiety |
18. …………………………, breathing techniques, meditation etc. |
student about to sit exams |
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19. …………… |
staying on track for long periods |
20. ……………students only |
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-30
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Novel: 21. ..............
Protagonists: Mary Lennox; Colin Craven
Time period: Early in 22. ..............
Mary moves to the UK – meets Colin who thinks he’ll never be able to 23. ............. They become friends.
Point of view: “Omniscient” – narrator knows all about characters’ feelings, opinions and 24. ...............
Audience: Good for children – the story is simple to follow
Symbols (physical items that represent 25. .............. ):
- the robin redbreast
- 26. ................
- the portrait of Mistress Craven
Motifs (patterns in the story):
- the Garden of Eden
- secrecy – metaphorical and literal transition from 27. ................
Themes: Connections between
- 28. .............. and outlook
- 29. .............. and well-being
- individuals and the need for 30. ...............
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31-35
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
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Time Zone |
Outlook |
Features And Consequences |
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Past |
Positive |
Remembering good times, e.g. birthdays, keep family records, photo albums, etc. |
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31. ………………… |
Focus on disappointments, failures, and bad decisions |
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Present |
Hedonistic |
Live for 32. ………………….; seek sensation, avoid pain |
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Fatalistic |
Life is governed by 33. ………………religious beliefs, social conditions. Life’s path cannot be changed |
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Future |
34. ………………….. |
Prefer work to play. Don’t give in to temptation |
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Fatalistic |
Have a strong belief in life after death and the importance of 35. …………………….in life |
Questions 36-40
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
36. We are all present hedonists
A. At school
B. At birth
C. While eating and drinking
37. American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because
A. They need to be in control of the way they learn
B. They play video games instead of doing schoolwork
C. They are not as intelligent as girls
38. Present-oriented children
A. Do not realise present actions can have negative future effects
B. Are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes
C. Know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway
39. If Americans had an extra day per week, they would spend it
A. Working harder
B. Building relationships
C. Sharing family meals
40. Understanding how people think about time can help us
A. Become more virtuous
B. Work together better
C. Identify careless or ambitious people
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