IELTS Exam General Information

Which IELTS module should I take?

• Academic

• General Training

Answer explanation

The Academic module is ideal if you want to study at undergraduate/postgraduate level or for professional registration.

The General Training module is normally taken by those who want to migrate to an English-speaking country or study at below degree level

How many topics are covered in IELTS?

• 1 - 5

• 6 - 10

• 10 - 15

• Many

How many times do I hear the recording?

• Once only

• Once, sometimes twice depending on tasks

• Twice for all tasks

• It depends

If an answer isn’t clear on your answer sheet, you may not lose the mark.

• True

• False

The questions are in the same order as the information in the recording.

• True

• False

There will be a break during each of the listening sections.

• True

• False

• It depends.

Answer explanation

There is a pause between each of the sections.

Also, there is one break during Sections 1, 2 and 3 to allow you time to look at the following questions. However, there is NOT a break in Section 4.

I will have time to check my answers at the end of each section.

• True

• False

When the instructions say that I should answer in, for example, ‘NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS’, will I lose marks if I write an answer with more than three words?

• Yes

• No

You only have 60 minutes to answer the questions and 10 minutes to transfer your answers onto your answer sheet.

• True

• False

How long should I spend on each reading text?

• 1.5 minutes/question

• more time for longer text

• more time for the text with more questions

• about 20 minutes on each text