IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 156

IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-6

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

HOMESTAY APPLICATION

Surname: Yuichini

First name: (1) 

Sex: female

Passport number: (2) 

Present address: Room 21C, Willow College

Length of homestay: approx. (3) 

Couse enrolled in: (4) 

Family preferences: no (5) and no objection to (6)

Questions 7-10

Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

7. What does the student particularly like to eat? 

8. What sport does the student play? 

9. What mode of transport does the student prefer?  

10. When will the student find out her homestay address? 

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. What kind of tour is Sally leading?



12. The original buildings on the site were



13. The local residents wanted to use the site for



14. The Tower is at the centre of the



Questions 13-17

Label the plan below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

(13)  

(14)  

(15)  

(16)  

(17)  

Questions 18-20

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

AreaFacilityActivity
The Mangaroveboardwalk(18)…………
Frog Pondoutdoor classroom(19)………..
The Waterbird Refuge(20)…………Bird watching

(18)  

(19)  

(20)  

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21 and 22

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

The presentation will last 15 minutes.

There will be (21)  minutes for questions.

The presentation will not be (22)  

Questions 23-26

What do the students decide about each topic for the geography presentation?

A They will definitely include this topic.

They might include this topic.

C They will not include this topic.

Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 23-26.

23. Geographical Location 

24. Economy 

25. Overview of Education System  

26. Role of English Language  

Questions 27-30

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Information/ visual aidWhere from?
Overhead projectorthe (27)…………
Map of West Africathe (28)………..
Map of the islandsa tourist brochure
Literacy figuresthe (29)………..
(30)…………on school placesas above

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-33

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

31. The speaker says the main topic of the lecture is



32. In 1908, scientists in Japan



33. What change occurred in the manufacture of glutamate in 1956?



Questions 34-40

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

MSG contains

o Glutamate (78.2%)

o Sodium (12.2%)

o (34)   (9.6%)

Glutamate is found in foods that contain protein such as (35) and (36)

MSG is used in foods in many different parts of the world.

In 1908 Kikunae Ikeda discovered a (37) 

Our ability to detect glutamate makes sense because it is so (38)   naturally.

John Prescott suggests that:

o Sweetness tells us that a food contains carbohydrates.

o (39)   tells us that a food contains toxins.

o Saltiness tells us that a food contains (40) 

1. KEIKO

2. JO6337

3. 4 MONTHS

4. ENGLISH

5. CHILDREN

6. PETS

7. SEAFOOD

8. TENNIS

9. TRAINS

10. THIS AFTERNOON

11. C

12. B

13. A

14. B

15. CAR PARK

16. ROSE GARDEN

17. CAFE

18. CYCLING

19. BIOLOGY LESSON

20. VIEWING SHELTER

21. 5

22. ASSESSED

23. A

24. B

25. A

26. B

27. MEDIA ROOM

28. RESOURCES ROOM

29. EMBASSY

30. STATISTICS

31. B

32. C

33. A

34. WATER

35. MEAT

36. CHEESE

37. NEW TASTE

38. COMMON

39. BITTERNESS

40. MINERALS

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