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IELTS test in the USA was shared by I. (thanks a lot!), who described it as follows:

Listening test

Section 1. Conversation between two siblings regarding arrangements for their parents’ anniversary.
Questions: information matching.

Section 2. A radio conversation about how children can spend their holidays planting vegetation.
Questions: summary completion.

Section 3. A monologue on company development and growth.
Questions: filling in the blanks.

Section 4 – don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Clock invention in European countries.
Questions: headings matching / labeling parts (about how pendulum works).

Passage 2: Ocean plants.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, headings matching.

Passage 3: Different thoughts on describing paintings.
Questions: Yes/No/Not Given, multiple choice.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)
Describe a bar graph on borrowed books in U.K library.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Is an individual fully and solely responsible to save money in order to survive after their retirement?

Speaking test

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Did you like cooking in your childhood?

Cue card
Describe one of your favorite artists (an actor, a musician, a painter), you should say:
- Who is the person?
- What about that person influenced you?
- How do you know about him / her?

Discussion
- What is the favorite art in your country?
- Do you think schools should teach arts?
- Do you think it is necessary to develop the art of literature in colleges?
- Whether the art was more popular in the past or at present.

IELTS test in Vietnam was shared by our kind friend H., and here are all the details he remembered:

Listening test

Section 1. A customer called an advertising company to ask about an advertisement that she has seen (some items were mentioned such as bed, fridge, and location).
Questions: filling in the gaps.

Section 2. A talk of a guide about the history of a place.
Questions: multiple choice and locate some specific positions on a given map.

Section 3. A conversation between a student and his tutor about a project.
Questions: About sources of information that the student was looking for (A: from the previous materials, B: attend a class, or C: library sources), filling in the gaps, multiple choice.

Section 4. An Indian company that was established and now is managed by a woman.
Questions: filling in the gaps and multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. About bamboo.
Questions: information matching – which paragraph contains the following information, match statements to names of speakers, T/F/NG.

Passage 2. Children’s literature.
Questions: sentence completion, T/F/NG.

Passage 3. The uses of talc in 3 areas: chewing gum manufacturing, olive oil extraction and planting crops.
Questions: which area uses talc for the following purposes, summary completion, short answer (2 questions) .

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)
2 pie charts about the types of websites male and female students visit (shopping, news, sports, academic, other).

Writing Task 2 (an essay)
People are living longer. However, this has some implications on the aging individual and the society. What are possible effects on the individual and the society?

Speaking test

Interview
- Where do you come from?
- Which part of country is your hometown located in?
- Is it a good place to live?
- What kind of noise do you dislike most?
- What kind of sound do you like most?
- Do you like cooking? Why or why not?
- Who cooks in your family?
- In the future, will you cook more or less?

Cue card
Describe a well-known artist that you admire, please say:
- Who is he/she?
- What field does he/she work in?
- How did you first know about him/her?
- What did he/she do?
- Explain the reason why you admire him/her.

Discussion
- Are children taught arts in school in your country?
- What kind of arts is the most popular in your country?
- Should arts be taught at university? Why/why not?
- What are effects of technology on arts?
- Will technology affect arts more or less in the future? How?