Thanks to our thoughtful subscriber IA, today we are sharing the topics and questions she remembered from her recent IELTS test in Croatia:
Listening test
Part 1. The conversation was about a job search.
Questions: Complete a table with contact info for the hiring manager (last name spelling), code for job position (letter & number spelling), etc.
Part 2. A talk about a festival being organised in a city.
Questions: Match a place to the event happening there, circle the correct answer a/b/c.
Part 3. Students were talking about presentation on dolphins in Australia.
Questions: Circle correct answer; match dolphin species to characteristics.
Part 4. A lecture about archaeological findings.
Questions: fill in the blanks.
Reading test
Section 1. Don’t remember the text topic.
Questions: T/F/NG, which paragraph contains particular information.
Section 2. Technology and animals, hydrodynamics of sharks, cooling system of termite mounds.
Questions: Match scientists to their claims, which paragraph contains particular information.
Section 3. Research on cave bears.
Questions: Y/N/NG, which paragraph contains particular information.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
The charts below show the main reasons why students chose a particular university in the UK, in 1997 and 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
* Note: these aren’t the actual charts given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some people say it is better to be unemployed than work a job you dislike. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.