IELTS Listening Tests

12 LISTENING Example What has the woman lost? A a briefcase C a handbag B a suitcase D a wallet Practice Test 1 SECTION 1 Questions 1-10 Questions 1-5 Circle the appropriate letter. 1 What does her briefcase look like? A B C D 2 Which picture shows the distinguishing features? A B C D 3 What did she have inside her briefcase? A wallet, pens and novel C pens and novel B papers and wallet D papers, pens and novelListening 4 Where was she standing when she lost her briefcase? 5 What time was it when she lost her briefcase? A B C D A B C D Questions 6-10 Complete the form Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. PERSONAL DETAILS FORM Name: Mary (6) ........................................................................................... Address: Flat 2 (7) ............................... (8) ..................................................... Road Canterbury Telephone: (9) ...................................................................................................... Estimated value of lost item: (10) £ ............................................................................14 Example B Money promised for drought victims Practice Test 1 SECTION 2 Questions 11-21 Questions 11-13 Tick the THREE other items which are mentioned in the news headlines. NEWS HEADLINES A Rivers flood in the north C Nurses on strike in Melbourne D Passengers rescued from ship E Passengers rescued from plane F Bus and train drivers national strike threat G Teachers demand more pay H New uniform for QANTAS staff I National airports under new management üListening Questions 14-21 Complete the notes below by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided. The Government plans to give (14) $ ................................................ to assist the farmers. This money was to be spent on improving Sydney’s (15) ........................................................................ but has now been re-allocated. Australia has experienced its worst drought in over fifty years. Farmers say that the money will not help them because it is (16) ............................................................. . An aeroplane which was carrying a group of (17) .................................................. was forced to land just (18) ................................................. minutes after take-off. The passengers were rescued by (19) ............................................................ . The operation was helped because of the good weather. The passengers thanked the (20) ............................................................... for saving their lives but unfortunately they lost their (21) .................................................................. .16 Practice Test 1 SECTION 3 Questions 22-31 Questions 22-25 Circle the appropriate letter. Example The student is looking for the School of A Fine Arts. B Economic History. C Economics. D Accountancy. 22 The orientation meeting A took place recently. B took place last term. C will take place tomorrow. D will take place next week. 23 Attendance at lectures is A optional after 4 pm. B closely monitored. C difficult to enforce. D sometimes unnecessary. 24 Tutorials take place A every morning. B twice a week. C three mornings a week. D three afternoons a week. 25 The lecturer’s name is A Roberts. B Rawson. C Rogers. D Robertson.Listening Questions 26-31 Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Course requirements: A piece of work ON A given topic. Students must: • (26) .......................................................... for 25 minutes • (27) ......................................................... give to lecturer for marking Usually (28) ........................................................................ (29) ......................................................................................... Important books are in (30) ............................................. . Focus on (31) ........................................................................ . Tutorial paper: Essay topic: Type of exam: Library: Focus of course:18 Practice Test 1 SECTION 4 Questions 32-41 Questions 32-33 Circle the appropriate letter. 32 The speaker works within the Faculty of A Science and Technology. B Arts and Social Sciences. C Architecture. D Law. 33 The Faculty consists firstly of A subjects. B degrees. C divisions. D departments. Questions 34-36 Complete the notes m NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. The subjects taken in the first semester in this course are psychology, sociology, (34) ................. and ....................... . Students may have problems with (35) ................. and (36) ................... .Reading Questions 37-41 Circle the appropriate letter. 37 The speaker says students can visit her A every morning. B some mornings. C mornings only. D Friday morning. 38 According to the speaker, a tutorial A is a type of lecture. B is less important than a lecture. C provides a chance to share views. D provides an alternative to groupwork. 39 When writing essays, the speaker advises the students to A research their work well. B name the books they have read. C share work with their friends. D avoid using other writers’ ideas. 40 The speaker thinks that plagiarism is A a common problem. B an acceptable risk. C a minor concern. D a serious offence. 41 The speaker’s aims are to A introduce students to university expectations. B introduce students to the members of staff. C warn students about the difficulties of studying. D guide students round the university.