IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 138

IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-8

Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Five Star Caterers – Customer Booking Form

Event: Party

Customer name: Mr. (1) 

Daytime telephone number: (2) 

Telephone number after 5 pm: As above (if no one answers, (3)  )

Number of guests: (4) 

Date: (5)  

Seating

Shape: (6) 

Size: (7) 

Number of tables: (8) 

Questions 9 and 10

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

9. The man decided to book



10. The man will have to pay



IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-17

According to the speaker, when did the following happen?

Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 11-17.

A before 1837

B between 1837 and 1900

C after 1900

11. The East Front was added to the building 

12. The last big structural change was made 

13. The building was bombed  

14. The building became a palace 

15. The building was known as The Queen’s House 

16. The Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire 

17. The Marble Arch was moved 

Questions 18-20

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

18. Up to  people attend garden parties at the palace each year.

19. The garden contains more than   species of wild flower.

20. The public can visit the nineteen   in August or September

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-24

Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

21. What aspect of history is it important to learn something from?  

22. What do we also need to know about our ancestors?  

23. Where are transferable skills useful?  

24. What kind of approach to learning does social science use? 

Questions 25-30

What is said each of these subjects studied on a social studies course?

Choose your answers from the list below and write the letters A-H next to questions 25-30.

This will focus on how each generation learns about its own culture

This necessarily includes a study of physics and chemistry

C This is studied from the point of view of human behavior

D This will only be covered in terms of its theory

E This also covers the distribution of wealth

This includes the study of archaeology

This has received criticism for not being scientific enough

H This includes some work on urban planning

25. Anthropology  

26. Economics 

27. Education  

28. Geography  

29. Law 

30. Sociology and social work 

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-37

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

31. Students should complete their work on the 1950s



32. According to the lecturer, the ‘baby boom’ happened



33. In the sixties the USA had 70 million



34. According to the lecturer, compared to the 1950s, the 1960s were



35. According to the lecturer, literature changed the way women



36. The rate of crime in the sixties



37. What happened at the start of the 1960s?



Questions 38-40

Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

In October, 1962, US President Kennedy met advisers to discuss (38) which proved that the Cubans were installing nuclear missiles, presumably to use against the US. Kennedy was faced with three choices: to try to resolve the crisis diplomatically; to block the delivery of further weapons into Cuba; or to attack Cuba. Kennedy chose (39) option, which prevented the build up of more missiles and led to the withdrawal of the existing ones. Most are agreed that a (40) was narrowly avoided by Kennedy’s decision.

1. SANDERS

2. 4456786

3. LEAVE A MESSAGE

4. 50

5. 25 JUNE

6. ROUND

7. LARGE

8. 5

9. B

10. A

11. B

12. C

13. C

14. A

15. A

16. A

17. B

18. 8000

19. 350

20. STATE ROOMS

21. (OUR) PAST MISTAKES

22. WHAT THEY THOUGHT

23. IN A JOB

24. FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE

25. F

26. C

27. A

28. H

29. E

30. G

31. B

32. C

33. A

34. A

35. C

36. B

37. C

38. (PHOTOGRAPHIC) EVIDENCE

39. SECOND

40. (NUCLEAR) WAR

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