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Listening Practice Test 10

A full IELTS Listening mock test with four parts and 40 questions: booking theatre tickets, information for runners in a city marathon, students reviewing a plant experiment, and a lecture on the invention of printing. Instant band score.

  • • 40 minutes, 40 questions, 4 parts
  • • The timer starts when you press Start and the test submits itself when time runs out
  • • Your answers are saved on this device as you go
  • • Each part is played once, like the real test. Read the questions before you press Play
  • • Write your answers while you listen; you can check them before submitting

Short on time? Practise one part

About 10 minutes. Check your answers as you go, see why each one is right, and get an estimated band for that part.

What is in this test

  1. Part 1

    You will hear a man phoning a theatre box office to book tickets.

    Question types: Completion and short answer (1–10)

    Accents: British

  2. Part 2

    You will hear the organiser of a city marathon giving information to people who are going to run in it.

    Question types: Multiple choice (11–15), Completion and short answer (16–20)

    Accents: American

  3. Part 3

    You will hear two biology students, Elena and Marcus, discussing an experiment on plant growth with their tutor.

    Question types: Multiple choice (21–24), Completion and short answer (25–30)

    Accents: Australian and British

  4. Part 4

    You will hear part of a lecture about the invention of printing in Europe.

    Question types: Completion and short answer (31–40)

    Accents: British