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IELTS Success Formula :: General IELTS Full Practice Test

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FULL IELTS PRACTICE TEST – GENERAL TRAINING

LISTENING TEST Test Instructions

Listen to the recording straight through, ONCE only (total audio time: 30 min). Answer the questions while listening to each section. At the end of the test you will have another ten minutes to transfer your answers to the Answer sheet. Before starting the test, download and print the Listening and Reading questions in this file.

SECTION 1 Questions 1-10 Questions 1-5

Complete the Seafront Backpacker hostel enquiry form.

Write NO MORE THAN 2 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Guest Form

Guest’s Current Address: Seaview Hotel EXAMPLE 15 Esplanade, Dune Beach

Family Name of guest 1 _______________ First Name 2 _______________

Phone No. 3 _______________ No of nights required 4 _______________

Cost per night: Dormitory A: $18 B: $15 Weekly Cost (7 nights) 5 $____________

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Questions 6-10

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

6 Each bathroom at the hostel has…

A no shower but hot water all the time

B a shower, and hot water sometimes

C a shower and hot water all the time

7 Which facilities are free?

A Breakfast and car parking

B Breakfast and internet

C Towels and bike parking

8 She recommends the road from Dune Beach to Selby because…

A it’s near the hotel

B it’s not busy

C it’s safer for cycling

9 The hostel is located:

A in a retirement home on the beach

B up a hill on the sea front

C along a right turn off Beach Road

10 Which animal is known to be a problem to the caller?

A fox

B dog

C cat





SECTION 2 Questions 11-20 Complete the notes below.

Use ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Name of machine

Positive (+) features

Negative (–) features

Overall Assessment

Coffee Supreme

can brew 4+ cups of

mild/strong coffee

water filtration

system 11 ____________

the taste

overflow protection/

drip stop

parts easy to

12 ____________

11

no auto grinder

13 ____________ watt

electrical system

good value for money

but 14 _____________

performance

Café Delight

combines a

15 ____________ coffee

maker with an espresso

machine

steam nozzle +

frothing attachment

machine is

16 ____________ and

large

flexible and

17____________

Coffeetime Automatic

can make different

18 ____________

has electronic disc

to calculate water needs

automatically

auto clean/descale

19 ____________ and too

large

bulky but uses

current 20 __________

well





SECTION 3 Questions 21-30 Question 21

Choose TWO correct letters from A, B, C or D.

21 Which TWO are purposes of the Student Support Service?

A to improve students’ independence

B to carry out some of the study for the students

C to encourage students to make judgments

D to help students to build relationships Questions 22 - 26

Answers the questions below about Wilson’s study problems.

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

What is Wilson’s main problem? 22 ___________

What part of an assignment is often not clear to him? 23 ___________

With which aspect of his essay problems will the special session help? 24 ___________

What is one of Wilson’s other problems with essay writing? 25 ___________

With whom can Wilson talk about the drafts of his essays? 26 ___________





Questions 27-30

Complete the Report on Grace’s problems.

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

REPORT

Grace has difficulty keeping up with 27 ____________on her Nursing Course.

She says that lecturers speak too quickly and are not always 28 ____________.

She thinks that the recording of lectures 29 ____________ time.

Grace is not sleeping well; seems worried about her family.

I suggested that she should talk to a counsellor from a different

cultural 30 ____________.

I offered to help her to make the appointment.





SECTION 4 Questions 31-40 Choose the correct letter A, B or C according to what the lecturer says:

31 Management research now understands that…

A organisations need a structure

B feelings affect relationships significantly

C workplace relationships can only be effective with rules

32 Emotional intelligence is…

A an aspect of IQ

B a range of abilities linked to feelings

C an important management task

33 Empathy essentially involves…

A imagining another’s feelings

B understanding certain conditions

C feeling natural enough

34 Managing other people’s feelings is helpful to…

A self motivation

B popularity of the organisation

C leadership skills

35 In a happy workplace, people are…

A intelligent and technically competent

B cooperative and respectful

C aware of the importance of quality





Complete the sentences below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY from the lecture for each answer.

A manager with a healthy self image will probably be a 36 ____________ influence in

workplaces.

Our perceived self is our inner 37 ____________ of ourselves.

Our desired self focuses on what is 38 ____________ within ourselves.

Our presented selves require us to behave according to what is 39 ____________ by others.

The three aspects of the self are not performed individually, but 40 ____________.





Practice Listening Test Answer Sheet

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READING TEST

Test Instructions

You have ONE HOUR to answer 40 questions in three sections. You must transfer your answers to the Answer sheet (page 350) during this time. Allow approximately 20 minutes for each section.

SECTION 1 Questions 1-14 Read the information below and answer Questions 1-7

Water-wise rebates

(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book) Questions 1-7 Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.

1 Who is offering the water-wise rebates?

2 What are water-wise shower heads better at controlling?

3 How much cash can you receive for having a dual-flush suite fitted?

4 With what aspect of water efficiency do some kinds of garden goods help the soil?

5 What type of rainwater tank is eligible for a rebate?

6 What is the minimum capacity of a water tank needed to claim the rebate?

7 If you phone the number given you will receive details of how to make a claim,

a complete explanation of what is being offered, and what else?





The City Film Festival

(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book) Questions 8-14

The list of films has 8 descriptions A-H. Choose the correct title for each film from the list of titles below.

Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 8-14 on your answer sheet.

List of film titles

i Who made the happy smiles of childhood into enemies?

ii The many voices of our lost happiness

iii Two-wheeled hunter!

iv Singing madness

v Music of love

vi Indian love triangle

vii Sing Professor Cool!

viii Two to chase – only one truth to find

EXAMPLE ANSWER

FILM A ___iii___

8 FILM B ________

9 FILM C ________

10 FILM D ________

11 FILM E ________

12 FILM F ________

13 FILM G ________

14 FILM H ________





SECTION 2 Questions 15-27

Read the information below and answer Questions 15-20

Grangers Store - Employment application form

(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book)

Questions 15-20

Complete each sentence. Use ONE WORD from the text for each answer.

15 Rosa has only ___________ finished her customer service qualification.

16 Rosa’s weekly _____________ for work is limited to 3 days and 25 hours.

17 Her greatest non-work achievement was to win a ________________ competition.

18 Supporting customers and being truthful are examples of Rosa’s view of the meaning of

customer __________________.

19 If a customer complains about the coffee but doesn’t want another one, offering an

______________ drink is a good option.

20 If a co-worker is not being effective Rosa thinks it might be due to something going

wrong at _________ or in the workplace.





Environmental Awareness Centre (Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book)

Questions 21-27

Do the following statements agree with the information in the text?

In boxes 21-27 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

21 Induction helps employees to fit into and accept their new workplace.

22 Before the new person starts, the company should tell them how to get to and from work.

23 Most new workers need to be given general training in health and safety issues.

24 New workers will discuss their job in detail with a senior person above them.

25 The new employee will meet security personnel.

26 New workers should have a chance to help with induction design.

27 Assessing the usefulness of induction should involve staff connected to the new

employee’s work.





SECTION 3 Questions 28-40

Gender differences in human

attraction

(Please refer to the text in your IELTS Success Formula e-book)

Questions 28-34

The text has 7 sections A-G. Which section mentions the following? Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 28-34 on your answer sheet.

28 Both women and men are attracted by evenness of body and facial features.

29 The relationship between being liked by a parent and the desire for an attractive body.

30 Different cultures produce significantly different social perceptions of body shape.

31 Women and men have differing views of a male’s ideal size.

32 Attitudes to a woman’s size and weight can be linked to the weather.

33 Typical beliefs about female preferences in male faces are not supported by evidence.

34 Women and men apparently want different features in themselves from those that are

most desired by the opposite sex.





Questions 35-40

Do the following statements reflect the opinion of the writer? In the boxes 35-40 on your answer sheet write

YES if the statement reflects the opinion of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the opinion of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

35 Women are interested in what men do as well as in balanced facial and body features.

36 There is universal agreement about male perceptions of female attractiveness.

37 Women who aren’t thin are less intelligent than men who are overweight.

38 It’s possible that men may become as concerned with their bodies as women appear to be.

39 Women prefer a man’s face to show maturity rather than dominance.

40 Stated perceptions of physical attraction show the clear influence of a generation gap.





Practice Reading Test Answer Sheet

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