Free IELTS mock tests
Practise all four skills in the real exam format and timing. Listening and Reading are free with instant band scores and the proof for every answer. Writing and Speaking are marked by AI examiners with paid checks.
- IELTS Academic →For university study (undergraduate or postgraduate) and professional registration, such as doctors and nurses.
- IELTS General Training →For work, migration (for example to Canada, Australia, New Zealand or the UK) and secondary school or training courses.
Booked IELTS for UKVI for a UK visa? It is the same test, so all of these practice tests apply.
How to take a full mock test
In the real test, Listening, Reading and Writing are taken one after another on the same day, with no breaks between them. Speaking can be on the same day or up to a week before or after. To get a fair picture of your level, take the first three of our tests in one sitting, in that order, and do the Speaking test on another day if you like.
Use the real timings: about 30 minutes for Listening, then 60 minutes each for Reading and Writing. Play each Listening recording once, do not look anything up, and write your essays without a spellchecker, as you will in the real test.
Afterwards, add up the four bands. The overall band is their average, rounded to the nearest half band, so an average of 6.25 becomes 6.5 and 6.75 becomes 7.
Listening Same for both tests
Listening · Free
Listening Practice Test 1
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 2
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 3
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 4
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 5
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 6
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 7
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 8
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 9
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Listening Practice Test 10
40 minutes · 40 questions · 4 parts
Four recordings with different speakers and accents. Each part plays once, like the real test.
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Academic Reading
Academic Reading · Free
Academic Reading Practice Test 1
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Bees on the Rooftops, The White Gold of the Ancient World, Why We Forget — and Why It Might Be Useful
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Academic Reading Practice Test 2
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: The Humble Pencil, Farming Upwards, Why Boredom Matters
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Academic Reading Practice Test 3
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Lights on the Coast, The Hidden Value of City Trees, Working Less, Achieving More?
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Academic Reading Practice Test 4
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: The Story of the Tin Can, Sound in the Sea, The Paradox of Choice
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Academic Reading Practice Test 5
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Ice Before Refrigerators, Can Happiness Be Measured?, The Return of the Wolf
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Academic Reading Practice Test 6
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Reading with the Fingers, Water from the Sea, In Defence of Handwriting
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Academic Reading Practice Test 7
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: The Long Road to the Bicycle, The Ground Beneath Our Feet, The Myth of Multitasking
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General Training Reading
General Training Reading · Free
General Training Reading Practice Test 1
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Northfield Community Notices, Harbourside Hotel: Information for New Staff, The Return of the Night Train
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General Training Reading Practice Test 2
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Holiday Lets and Travel Information, Westbrook Logistics: Your Probation Period, Science by the People
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General Training Reading Practice Test 3
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Fitness Centres and Pool Information, Carlton Insurance: Hybrid Working Guide for Staff, Fix It, Don't Bin It: The Repair Café Movement
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General Training Reading Practice Test 4
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Phone Plans and a Health Centre Notice, Greenway Supermarkets: Welcome Pack for New Store Staff, Never Too Late: Learning a Language as an Adult
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General Training Reading Practice Test 5
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Places to Eat and Waste Collection Changes, Portside Distribution: Health and Safety Guide for New Employees, The Great Allotment Revival
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General Training Reading Practice Test 6
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Volunteering Opportunities and a Parking Notice, Fairfield Buses: Information for New Drivers, Small Is Beautiful? The Tiny House Movement
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General Training Reading Practice Test 7
60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 parts
Passages: Adult Learning Courses and a Store Returns Policy, Hartley Engineering: Leave and Absence Guide for Employees, The Village Shop That Refused to Close
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Writing · AI marked
Full Writing test
Task 1 and Task 2 in 60 minutes, Academic or General Training, with a band for each of the four criteria.
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Speaking test
Speak out loud to an examiner who asks Part 1 questions, gives you a cue card, and follows up on your ideas in Part 3.
Start Speaking testWorked example: working out an overall band
How four section bands turn into one overall band, using the same rounding rule that IELTS uses for overall scores.
Your four bands
Listening 6.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.0, Speaking 6.0.
1. Add them
6.5 + 6.5 + 6.0 + 6.0 = 25.
2. Divide by four
25 ÷ 4 = 6.25.
3. Round to the nearest half band
An average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band, so the overall band is 6.5. An average of 6.125 would round down to 6.0.
What it means
One extra half band in a single skill can move your overall band. That is why it pays to know which section is closest to the next band up.
Common mistakes when taking IELTS mock tests
A mock test is only useful if it is taken like the real thing. These habits make a mock score look better or worse than your real level.
Not: Pausing or replaying the Listening audio.
Better: Playing each part once, straight through.
The real test plays each recording once. Replaying it shows what you can understand with help, not on the day.
Not: Taking only Listening and Reading.
Better: Including a timed Writing test and a Speaking test.
Writing is often the lowest band, and an overall band without it can be half a band or more too high.
Not: Writing essays with no time limit.
Better: 60 minutes for both tasks, starting the essay by minute 20.
Most people can write a good essay with unlimited time. The skill being tested is doing it in 40 minutes.
Not: Retaking the same test the next day.
Better: Moving on to a new test, and returning to an old one weeks later.
You remember the answers, so the second score measures memory, not English.
Not: Looking only at the score.
Better: Reading why each wrong answer was wrong.
Every Listening and Reading result here shows the words that give each answer. Those explanations are where the improvement comes from.
Not: Doing a full mock every day.
Better: One full mock a week, with practice on single sections in between.
Full mocks measure progress. Targeted practice on your weakest section is what changes the next score.
Sample mock result, explained
A candidate preparing for IELTS Academic takes one full mock on this site and gets 31 out of 40 in Listening, 25 out of 40 in Academic Reading, an estimated 5.5 in Writing and 6.0 in Speaking.
Listening 7.0, Reading 6.0, Writing 5.5, Speaking 6.0: overall band 6.0.
Why it works
- 31 out of 40 converts to 7.0 in Listening, and 25 out of 40 to 6.0 in Academic Reading, using our conversion tables.
- The four bands average 6.1, which rounds to 6.0.
- Reading is 2 correct answers away from the next half band, which is the quickest gain on offer.
- Writing is the weakest skill, so the sample feedback and the writing tips are the next things to read, followed by a second timed essay.
- The next full mock should be a different test, about a week later, to see whether the changes worked.