ACADEMIC YEAR 2022 – IELTS TRAINING

PRACTICE TEST 2_LISTENING

Section 1

Questions 1-10

Q. 1-4

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

HOUSE SERVICE INFORMATION 

Location: 1____Southwest_____London

Postcode: SW105

Rooms: two 2 _____doubles____ Bedrooms

The other room used as: an 3 ____office_____

Downstairs: kitchen-diner, conservatory, and 4_____lounge____

Pets: 2 dogs and 3 cats

Q. 5-7

Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 5-7 on your answer sheet

5. Which of these extra services does the agent agree to do?

A.  Change the bed linen

B. Do some gardening work

C. Clean the glass

6. What does the customer want to be cleaned every 3 months?

A. Curtains

B. Carpets

C. Mats

7. What does the customer want to be done with clothes?

A . Wash and iron the clothes

B.  Iron the clothes

C. Clean and dry the clothes

Q. 8-10

Complete the sentences below.

Write ONE WORD/OR NUMBER for each answer.

8. The Agent’s address is 12_____Amyes____ Road.

9. Her house will get cleaned next ____Thursday_____

10. The maximum time of cleaning service is____3 hours____

Section 2

Questions 11-20

Q. 11-17

Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 11-17on your answer sheet

11. The main purpose of service is to 

A. Educate people

B. Persuade people to fly

C. Provide people with comfort

12. The number of people working at Sydney Airport is

A. 200

B. 360

C. 440

13. Dogs are chosen according to

A. their ability to stay calm

B. their friendliness

C. their skill at locating narcotics

14. The number of postal items processed last year amounted to

A. 4,400

B. 52,000

C. 72,000

15. People carrying items that are not allowed

A. Will get arrested

B. Will be refused on board

C. Will be given a warning

16. Which of the following is NOT allowed to be taken on the flight?

A. Carry-on items

B. Plant seeds

C. Parcels 

17. What is the proper security protocol for a pocket knife found in a carry-on
suitcase?

A. It is returned to the passenger after the examination.

B. It is thrown away in a safe receptacle.

C. It is passed on to higher-level authorities

Q. 18-20

Complete the sentences below

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

18. The acceptable material for packing goods in Australia is ____paper_____

19. The belongings most of the time are refused due to problems with
the ____package labels_____

20. The customs must be given notice of the goods from ____two and
ten_____ days before it arrives in Australia.

Section 3

Questions 21-30

Q. 21-26
Write the correct letter A -F  next to   21-26 on your answer sheet

A Video Resource Centre

B Reading Room

C Food Service Centre

D Periodicals Sections

E Enquiry Desk
 F Satellite TV Station

21._____B______

22._____D______

23._____C______ 

24._____A______

25._____F______

26._____E______

Q. 27-30

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

27.  If you need to find information on a certain book, you can use _____pink and
yellow____ check-out cards.

28. If you want to find information in a specific field, use

the ____subject_____ guides.

29. Computers in some _________ cannot be linked to the network.’

30. You can find more information in a ____blue folder_____ on my desk.

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Q. 31-35

Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 31-35on your answer sheet

31. The students thought there were no crocodiles in Northern Africa because

A. North Africa contains very little wildlife for the crocodile to prey on.

B. She found no mention in the literature of their existence there.

C. there is very little water in Africa.

32. Crocodiles live in groups of about

A. 28

B. 38

C. 46

33. African crocodiles usually live in areas with

A.  hot, dry climates.

B. hot, wet rainforests.

C. warm, wet climates.

34. Crocodiles in dry areas live in caves located 

A. underground.

B. in mountainsides.

C. underwater.

35. What change caused changes in crocodile populations in North Africa?

A. They were driven away by a fierce predator.

B. Crocodiles evolved from desert creatures to wetland creatures.

C. North Africa used to be a wetland and slowly turned to a desert in overtime.

Q. 36-40

Complete the sentences below.

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

36. Desert crocodiles sometimes live in places with dry periods that last up
to ____8_____ months.

37. A hole dug by a female crocodile in which to lay eggs can have
a _____depth____ of up to 60cm.
38. Local people do not ____afraid of_____ crocodiles.

39. Crocodiles _____attack____ out of fear when humans populate their habitat.

40. Researchers want to study more about population size, _________, and

relations to other populations of crocodiles. 
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PRACTICE TEST 2_READING

Reading Passage 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14, which are based on
Reading Passage 1 given below.

Tea Times
Questions 1-8

Reading Passage 1 has nine paragraphs A-I.

From the list of headings below choose the most suitable heading for each
paragraph.

Write the appropriate numbers i – xiii in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

i. Diverse drinking methods

ii. Limited objections to drinking tea

iii. Today’s continuing tradition – in Britain and China

iv. Tea – a beverage of hospitality

v. An important addition – tea with milk

vi. Tea and alcohol

vii. The everyday beverage in all parts of the world

viii. Tea on the move

ix. African tea

x. The fall in the cost of tea

xi. The value of tea

xii. Tea-drinking in Africa

xiii. Hospitality among the Bedouin

Example                       Answer

Paragraph F                     xiii

1. Paragraph A vii

2. Paragraph B viii

3. Paragraph C i

4. Paragraph D x

5. Paragraph E

6. Paragraph G

7. Paragraph H

8. Paragraph I

Reading Passage 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27 which are based on
Reading Passage 2.
Caveat Scriptor
Questions 14-21

Complete the summary below using words from the box.

Write your answers in the blank spaces next to 14-21 on your answer sheet.

 People often associate writing with 14……glamour…… But being a writer

involves managing conflicting emotions as well as 15……………………… and
instinct. Advanced technology, contrary to what might be thought, does not make
the 16…editing process….faster. When a writer has a draft of the text ready, it is a
good idea to have a 17………writing…. for friends and agents to look at. If an
author is accepted by a publisher, the draft of the book is given
to 18……………………. for vetting. 19………………………  are then often
made, which are not easy for the writer to agree. However, 20………………….. is
compelling, even though there are 21……………………..

editing process beware first draft glamour a literary agent

alterations profession publisher challenges writing

dictating research publishing summary ups and downs

roller-coaster readers

Questions 22 and 23

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

Write your answers next to questions 22-23 on your answer sheet.

22. In the planning stages of a book,

A instincts can replace market research.

B market research can replace instinct.

C market research is essential.

D instinct frequently replaces market research.

23. The problem with the use of advanced technology in editing is that

A it becomes different from the original.

B it is unfortunate.

C it is a luxury.

D many writers cannot resist changing the text again and again.

Questions 24-27

Complete the sentences below with words taken from Reading Passage 2.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Write your answers in the blank spaces next to 24-27 on your answer sheet.

24. Once a text is finished, the writer needs to get the………………..of other

people.

25. Some agents may reject the draft of a book, while others may
offer………………………..

26. Apart from the need for a draft to conform to an in-house style, a publisher’s
changes to a text may include…………………..

27. The publisher’s alterations to a book are difficult for a writer, as is

the………………….as the book grows.

Reading Passage 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40 which are based on
Reading Passage 3.

Pronunciation And Physiognomy

Questions 28-30

Look at the following people (Questions 28-30) and the list of statements below.

Match each person with the correct statement.

Write the correct letter A-G in boxes 28-30 on your answer sheet.

28. Koestler

29. Fish berg

30. Emerson

A. Americans use their jaw more to enunciate

B. immigrants acquire physiognomical features common among the indigenous

population

C. facial expression and physical features are hereditary

D. lifestyle affects physiognomy

E. Americans have a broadened jaw

F. is friend’s appearance had changed since they moved to the United States.

G. the change of countenance was unremarkable

Questions 31-36

Do the following statements reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 31-36 on your answer sheet write

YES, if the statement agrees with the information in the passage

NO, if the statement contradicts the information in the passage

NOT GIVEN, if there is no information about the statement in the passage

31. Further study into the science of voice production will cost considerable sums
of money.
32. The psychological and socio-linguistic factors that make it difficult for adult
learners of foreign languages to gain ‘good’ pronunciation are not as important as
other factors.

33.  Speech organs are muscles.

34.  New phonemes are difficult to learn.

35.  People often make fun of standard British RP.

36.  Facial features contribute to the incomprehensibility of Midlands English.

 Questions 37- 40

Complete each of the following statements (Questions 37-40) with the best
ending A-I from the box below.

Write the appropriate letters A-I in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet

37. Voice coaches

38. The Scouse accent

39. Whether the way we look affects the way we speak or the other way round

40. It is important to prove that pronunciation

A. can be achieved by using a mental aid.

B. is irrelevant.

C. is worth investigating.

D. use images to assist students with the desired pronunciation.

E. is a chicken and egg conundrum.

F. get the target.

G. can affect appearance.

H. is not as easy as a Belfast one.

I. makes you smile.

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PRACTICE TEST 2_WRITING

Task 1:

The graph below shows the number of books read by men and women at Burnaby
Public Library from 2011 to 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

Task 2: Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than
people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while
others think it is unfair. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Outline

Introduction Sentence 1: Introduce the topic stating the difference in

 salaries between sport celebrities and people in other
professions.
Sentence 2: Clearly and directly state your point of view
with one short and simple sentence (agree with people who
think this is unfair)
Body Paragraph 1: Consistent hardwork and training along with
participation in local or international competitions and
bringing laurels for their country are two of the reasons why
some people think sport celebrities’ high salaries are
justifiable.
Paragraph 2: Other professions which are indispensable and
much more essential for society such as Research or
medicine. Those professionals are paid much less than sport
celebrities despite their great contributions. Sometimes sport
starts might set a bad example or bring down the image of
their country. But they still receive huge payments and
sponsorships, which is unfair. These are the two reasons why
others think it is unfair.

Conclusion Restate your opinion with a clear and direct sentence (agree
with people who think this is unfair)
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PRACTICE TEST 2_SPEAKING

Speaking Part 1

1. What is your biggest goal in life?

My biggest goal in life is to write a book. All my childhood, I’ve read books and
fallen in love with Enid Blyton’s characters. I’ve laughed, cried, and even got
angry with the characters. So, I want to be able to create a world like what she had
made for me.

2. Have you set any short-term goals for yourself?

Yes, I am a planner, and I always try to plan out my future to know I am on the
right track. My short-term goal would be to write in magazines. Since I want to
write a book, I thought that my first step towards it would be to write in magazines
and get recognized by people before I publish my book.

3. How do you plan to achieve your biggest goal?

For starters, I am beginning to make a plan right now. I write down the character
names, how I want them to be, how they would look. I even write down how the
world inside my book would be. I build every character with a lot of detail so that
it make the story writing easier. I have a huge file dedicated to it all that every time
I look at it, it gives me so much hope and joy.

4 What are your financial goals?

I don’t think I am old enough to have financial goals yet. But I know that when I
start earning, I would at least save 10% of my savings to use them in emergencies.

5 Do you think you are successful?

No, I don’t think I am successful just yet. But I believe that I am a hard worker,
and I will work hard towards success. One day, I hope I would be able to say that I
am successful.

Speaking Part 2

Describe something that you would like to succeed in doing in the near future.

You should say:

 What it is?

 How difficult you think it will be?

 What you should do to prepare for this?

 And explain why you want to succeed in doing this.

Sample Answer

Well, when it comes to my business life, my work and career, I am still

contemplating my options. But right now, the real problem for me is getting
married.

It is very hard to find a suitable match because I cannot please everybody. I must
think about what my family wants, what the world around me would be pleased
with, and the last person on the list to worry about is me. It will take a lot of
searching and focus. In my life, my schedule seldom permits free time, much less
time to date, and I am often too shy to begin from scratch. I do not have many
close friends, and those that I do have are either married or do not make a very
good match for me. An extra difficulty is that I am not too good at the whole
parents-in-law situation; I would find myself quite unhappy with this traditional
way of living. Many Chinese must “put up” with their  husband or wife, and also
their parents and relatives, and must receive critiquing or judgment from all sides. I
do not want to live this way. and I don’t want a partner that I must “put up with”. I
want to have love in my life.

But traditions are traditions, and I must follow some kind of pattern. Thus, my first
step might be to ask my parents and my aunt and uncle to look for a suitable
partner for me. Then we can begin by writing each other, and when we feel we
have enough common ground, we can arrange a meeting.

Vocabulary For Speaking part 2

 Contemplating: Thinking
Eg: Simon was contemplating his future

 Seldom: Not often
Eg: She seldom met her grandma

 Scratch: A slight cut

Eg: The cat just scratched the kid

 Critiquing: Appraise critically
Eg: “Could you please critique this performance?”

 Arrange: Putting something in a proper or systematic manner

Eg: “Could you please arrange the chairs for me ?”

 Tradition: A specific practice of long-standing

Eg: Different communities have different traditions

Speaking Part 3
1. How would you define success?
Hmm, there are so many ways to define it. I believe success is feeling my life is
worth living and being a good person to those around me. If I have a partner, or
children, or relatives dependent on me, I would consider it a success if I were able
to provide them with a good life style and everything they need. Success would
mean my reputation as a good person travels ahead of me. It would mean I would
have a goal and hope for life, and would stand out amongst others.
2. Do you think most people want to succeed in life?
I would imagine they do. But as I said, there are many ways to define success, it is
the inborn desire of a human to want to be the best they could be, to want more.
Everybody wants life to be worthwhile, they want their husband or wife to be
proud of them, they want their children to admire them, and they want a sense of
fulfillment. It’s natural.
3. When do most people want to be successful ?
Well I would say it’s after they realize that life is a struggle and that they must
make it on their own. When we are young we can depend on others and do not feel
the need to make something of ourselves. It’s when the pressure kicks in and the
understanding comes to us that we find we must choose for ourselves whether we
will be happy or sad. a success or a failure. When we grow up and are more
mature, we begin to have others depend on us, looking to us, and we feel
the responsibility to do our part in the world.

4. What kind of success is most important to Chinese people?

Well, originally it was about being a good provider for one’s family, finding one’s
children a good husband or wife, having enough land to live off.  But now that
China is much more open, people begin to feel success is about milking enough
money to never have to worry about anything. It’s also about giving that feeling of
relaxed and easy living to their children. Get them into the best school, buy them a
house so they don’t have to work, hand life to them on a silver platter. This is
beginning to be the image of success, and the people of this country are bombarded
with advertisements, movies and pictures of the easy life, the rich and famous, and
they feel this is the only way to succeed. I myself feel that it has its downsides, and
must really consider what I want for my life.

5. Do you think that successful people are always happier than unsuccessful
people?

Again, this depends on your idea of success. But whatever it means to a person, if
they are dissatisfied with the cards they are dealing with and do not realize they
can determine their success, then yes, I imagine they are no happy at all. But
sometimes. those that we think are successful on the outside, or what we see of
them, are not happy, they do not consider their life worth the trouble. So no. I do
not think “successful” people are always happier than “unsuccessful’ people.

6. How should parents reward their children for success, for example, for
doing very well in exams at school ?

I believe parents should give their child the sense that success is their reward. They
should help the children to feel a sense of pride in their accomplishments and not
always expect to receive a candy bat or a trip to the amusement park for every
good deed. It is true that children need encouragement, but they should realize that
the reason they worked for the goal score in the exams was because learning is
important and will help their lives to be better. They should not be thinking. “I’m
studying hard and getting a good score because my mother promised me new toys
or extra money.” They will never become truly successful if they are dependent on
that candy bar, or those new toys.

7. How do teachers in China reward students for doing well?

They may give the best student the title of “class monitor”. In school we always
had class monitors and being the monitor meant that we were responsible and
trusted people. Often the students need good grades and good reputations or
connections to assist them later when they get out of school or wish to get into a
good university or college. If a student is exceptional, then at the end of the year
or semester the teacher can write a letter or paper describing the students good
qualities. Such documents may help to prove students’ worth or abilities later in
life when they are in search of a job.

8. How do bosses in China reward employees for a job well done?

It depends, sometimes, it means extra money, and sometimes it means promotion.

But then sometimes, the bosses do not reward their employees, and simply demand
that each worker be giving their best for whatever pay is offered. Chinese naturally
are hard workers, it is in their blood. So because of this, the mentality is, “they are
working for me, they give their best day in and day out because it’s their job and
duty as humans.” On top of that, there are so many people who can work and need
work, so there is not too much value placed on the employees.

9. Which do you think is a better attitude for children to have: a strong spirit
of competition or a strong spirit of cooperation with others?

Both. One can be competent but if they cannot cooperate with others, they will
meet with failure in their life. No matter where you go, what position you hold in a
company, you will have to work with others, communicate and cooperate with
them. If all you are capable of is competition, how can anyone else benefit from
you? Whatever those children choose to do, they will desperately need both skills.
10. Do you think that too much competition could damage the spirit of
cooperation in society?

Of course. By that I mean that competition can eventually lead to war, as has
happened on a number of occasions in Central America. If you promote
competition so much in comparison to fair play and good sportsmanship then the
wrong values are being espoused. Cooperation is based on working together to
help the whole. When you foster this spirit then you are contributing to society.

11. Some people say that success means being number one and that being
number two is valueless. What do you think?

This is really an immature way to look at life. I really believe that you just have to
get up and keep trying no matter who is in first or even second place. Just finishing
the race has its rewards. Forget about what others are doing and just get on with
life, this is my philosophy, which I try to live by.

Vocabulary For Speaking part 3

 Dependent: To rely on someone for support

Eg: Students are completely dependent on teachers for assignments

 Reputation: The general belief or opinion that other people have about you
Eg: Mr.Sharma has a good reputation in the society

 Fulfillment: the meeting of a requirement, condition, or need.

Eg: “You will be given an appointment upon fulfillment of the client’s
requirements”

 Struggle: Completing something with at most effort

Eg: Our parents have struggled a lot in their past.

 Bombarded: To attack
Eg: The city were bombarded by the terrorist

 Encouragement: Helping someone with positive thoughts and words

Eg: Students really need some encouragement for their board exams

 Sportsmanship: Fairness expected of athletes

Eg: Everyone should have a spirit of sportsmanship