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IELTS test in India – January 2020 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in India – January 2020 (Academic Module)

Our friend P. took an IELTS speaking test in India and below are the questions that she remembered and shared:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Part 1. About a lounge and accommodation options.
Questions: fill in the blanks.

Part 2. About sports event.
Questions: multiple choice, map labelling.

Part 3. About business studies.
Questions: multiple choice, matching answers to information on the recording.

Part 4. Research on smell.
Questions: 10 fill in the blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About noise in urban area.
Questions: fill in the blanks, match statements to scientists and organizations, multiple choice questions.

Passage 2. About existence.
Questions: matching information to paragraphs, fill in the blanks, match a scientist to his/her opinion.

Passage 3. About texting on TV.
Questions: matching headings to paragraphs, multiple choice, match statements to people and company names.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart to describe, showing the generation of wind energy in megawatts for four different countries from 1985 to 2000.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some think that economic progress is completely dependent on the country’s success, while others believe that other factors are also important. What are the different factors contributing to the success of a country? Do you believe that only one factor is important, compared to others?

IELTS Speaking test in Canada – January 2020

Y. took the IELTS test in Canada and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Canada

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or are you a student?
– What do you like best about your studies?
– Do you like to study in the morning or afternoon?
– Did you learn art in primary school?
– Did you like art as a subject?
– Have you ever visited an art gallery or exhibition?
– Do you have paintings on your walls at home?
– Have you ever considered becoming an artist?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a job that you wouldn’t like doing. Please say

– what job it would be,
– what you would have to do, and
– how doing this job would make you feel.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you know someone who does this job?
– What is important about a job, the salary or how it makes you feel?
– Are there many people with jobs that pay well but aren’t interesting?
– Is being hardworking a quality that people are born with, or can it be developed?
– What can help people do their jobs better?
– Can a job affect a person psychologically?