IELTS Tournament Round 2

To describe a very fast and significant increase in a chart, which verb is the strongest?

• Went up

• Rose

• Soared

• Grew

In the Speaking test, which phrase is a good way to introduce your personal opinion?

• The fact is...

• As I see it...

• It is true that...

• Everyone knows that...

In a graph, if a number stays the same over a period of time, it...

• Peaked

• Remained stable

• Dipped

• Fluctuated

In Part 2 of the Speaking test, you are given a topic on a card and you must...

• Have a debate with the examiner.

• Ask the examiner questions about the topic.

• Speak about the topic by yourself for 1-2 minutes.

• Write a short summary of your ideas.

What is the best word to describe the highest point of a line on a graph?

• The bottom

• The level

• The peak

• The plateau

In Speaking Part 3, the examiner asks you to predict the future. Which phrase is most appropriate?

• I know for a fact that...

• It will absolutely happen that...

• I imagine that in the future, we might see...

• The future is impossible to know.

Which sentence is grammatically correct for describing data in Writing Task 1?

• The number of students increased at 20%.

• The number of students increased of 20%.

• The number of students increased by 20%.

• The number of students increased with 20%.

If you don't understand a question in the Speaking test, you can say:

• "What?"

• "I have no idea."

• "Could you please rephrase the question?"

• "That's a bad question."

The opposite of "soared" is...

• Decreased

• Dropped

• Plummeted

• Went down

How can you politely disagree with a statement in Speaking Part 3?

• "No, you're wrong."

• "That's a ridiculous idea."

• "I understand that perspective, but I think..."

• "I can't agree with that at all."