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IELTS Overview

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many questions are there in IELTS Listening Test?

a)

40

b)

30

c)

20

d)

50

2.

Listening test is divided into ... sections.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

3.

There are ... questions in Reading test.

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

4.

How many reading passages do you have to read in Reading test?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

5.

There are ... tasks in Writing test.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

6.
Does the examiner check to see if you have written the correct answer in the question paper?
a)
yes, always
b)
no, they only check the answer sheet
c)
sometimes
7.

In the reading test, how much time do you have to transfer your answers from the test papers to your answer sheet?

a)

15 minutes

b)

10 minutes

c)

5 minutes

d)

None

8.

In the IELTS exam, Speaking Part 2 is a discussion between you and the examiner.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What type of context is common in Listening Section 1?

a)

Academic conversation e.g. university lecture

b)

Social situation e.g. buying a mobile phone

c)

Presentation e.g. monologue on an academic subject

d)

Training course e.g. learning first aid

10.

What type of listening context is common in Listening Part 3?

a)

Non-academic monologue

b)

Discussion on education or training

c)

Academic monologue

d)

Social situation

11.

How long does the whole Speaking test take?

a)

6 - 9 minutes

b)

11 - 14 minutes

c)

7 - 10 minutes

d)

15 - 20 minutes

12.

What type of listening context is common in Listening Part 2?

a)

Academic monologue

b)

Non-academic monologue

c)

Social situation

d)

Discussion on education or training

13.

What type of listening context is common in Listening Part 4?

a)

Social situation

b)

Non-academic monologue

c)

Academic monologue

d)

Discussion on education or training

14.

How many questions are there for each section of the Listening paper?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

15.

Which of the following is NOT one of the official marking criteria?

a)

Fluency

b)

Accent

c)

Lexical resource

d)

Grammatical range and accuracy

16.

At least how many words should you write for IELTS writing task 1?

a)
100
b)
150
c)
200
d)
250
17.

At least how many words should you aim to write for IELTS writing task 2?

a)
100
b)
200
c)
250
d)
150
18.

How many times can you listen to the recording?

a)

Once

b)

Twice

c)

Three times

19.

In IELTS Writing, Task 1 is worth fewer marks than Task 2.

a)

True

b)

False