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Timed Reading tests with every answer explained
True, False, Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion, with the sentence that proves each answer.
4 sections · 40 questions · 8 tests
Listening tests with audio and answers
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Task 1 and Task 2 · 22 tests
Write under time, then check against the notes
Graphs, maps, processes, letters and essays, each with notes on what a strong answer covers.
Parts 1, 2 and 3 · 21 tests
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Answer out loud with a timer, then compare your answer with the notes for each question.
55 cards
Speaking flashcards with phrases and tips
Part 1 questions, Part 2 cue cards, Part 3 frameworks, band 7 phrases and the marking criteria.
Bands 1 to 9
How IELTS band scores are worked out
How raw scores convert to bands, how the overall score is rounded and what a good score means for you.
IELTS practice tests
Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking tests for Academic and General Training, every answer explained.
Listening
8 tests30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 questions.
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21 tests11 to 14 minutes in 3 parts.
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| Test | Type | Difficulty | Duration | Open |
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| Listening Practice Test 1 Free IELTS Listening practice test covering a library membership call, a leisure centre tour, a student project tutorial, and a lecture on urban wildlife. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Listening Practice Test 2 Free IELTS Listening practice test with a student homestay booking call, a museum exhibition guide, a module-choice tutorial, and a lecture on sleep science. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Listening Practice Test 3 Free IELTS Listening practice test featuring a fitness club membership call, an old-town walking tour, a renewable energy research meeting, and a memory science lecture. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Listening Practice Test 4 Free IELTS Listening practice test with a photography course enquiry, a food and craft festival guide, a marine biology dissertation meeting, and a lecture on colour perception. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Listening Practice Test 5 Free IELTS Listening practice test with a car rental enquiry, a botanical garden guide, a coastal erosion project meeting, and a lecture on exoplanets. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Listening Practice Test 6 Free IELTS Listening practice test with a flatshare viewing enquiry, a company induction tour, a public health survey meeting, and a lecture on bilingualism. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Listening Practice Test 7 Free IELTS Listening practice test with a pottery class booking call, a sanctuary induction talk, a cycling project meeting, and a lecture on Bronze Age trade. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Listening Practice Test 8 Free IELTS Listening practice test with a house removal booking call, an allotment induction talk, a packaging project meeting, and a lecture on volcanoes. | Academic · General | Medium | 30 min | Start |
| Practice Test 1: General Reading A free IELTS General Training Reading practice test. | General | Easy | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 2: Study Visa Applications Free IELTS General Training Reading practice test about applying for a student visa. Read the passage and answer True/False/Not Given questions. | General | Medium | 20 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 3: True/False/Not Given Mastery Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with three passages (decision-making psychology, renewable energy storage, and ancient Roman engineering) and 36 True/False/Not Given questions with full explanations. | Academic | Hard | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 4: Multiple Choice Mastery Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with three passages (AI in healthcare, coral reef ecosystems, and the history of timekeeping) and 34 multiple choice questions with full explanations. | Academic | Hard | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 5: Effects of Noise IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test covering the Effects of Noise on humans and adaptation limits. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 5: Mixed Question Types Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with two passages (a theory on moving the Rapa Nui moai statues, and Iceland's cod quota system) covering True/False/Not Given, summary completion, and matching questions. | Academic | Hard | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 6: Ant Intelligence IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test covering Ant Intelligence, Population Movement and Genetics, and European Forests. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 6: Science and Nature Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with two passages on forensic entomology and urban wildlife, covering True/False/Not Given and multiple choice questions with full explanations. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 7: Art or Craft IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test covering Art or Craft, Salvador Dali, and The Beginnings of Art Therapy. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 7: Mind and Ocean Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with two passages on mapping the ocean floor and the psychology of nostalgia, covering True/False/Not Given, multiple choice, and summary completion. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 8: Minds and Machines Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with two passages on crow tool use and the history of photography as an art form, covering True/False/Not Given and multiple choice questions. | Academic | Hard | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 9: City and Soil Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with two passages on the health effects of urban noise pollution and the rise of vertical farming, covering True/False/Not Given and multiple choice questions. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 10: Built and Grown Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with two passages on the economics of bee pollination and earthquake-resistant building design, covering True/False/Not Given and multiple choice questions. | Academic | Hard | 60 min | Start |
| Reading Practice Test 11: Body and Planet Free IELTS Academic Reading practice test with two passages on the placebo effect in medicine and microplastics in the food chain, covering True/False/Not Given and multiple choice questions. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 12: Urban Wildlife IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test on urban wildlife adaptation, rapid evolution in cities, and designing cities for coexistence. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 13: Workplace Training IELTS General Training Reading Practice Test covering workplace training notices, an employee development policy, and the value of training. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 14: Building Bridges IELTS Academic Reading practice test covering the evolution of bridge design, engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and seismic-resistant bridge engineering. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Practice Test 20: Tidal Power and Children's Language Learning IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on harnessing tidal power and one on why young children seem to learn languages quickly, with True/False/Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 21: Microplastics and the Problem of Longitude IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on microplastics in the food chain and one on how sailors solved the problem of longitude, with True/False/Not Given, matching, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 22: Urban Heat Islands and the Science of Habit IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on why cities run hotter than the countryside and one on how habits form, with True/False/Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 23: Coral Reefs Under Pressure and Why We Dream IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on the threats facing coral reefs and one on theories of dreaming, with True/False/Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 24: The Story of the Bicycle and Farming in the City IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on how the bicycle developed and one on urban farming, with True/False/Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 25: Finding Our Way and Charging for Plastic Bags IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on maps, memory and GPS and one on why small charges cut plastic bag use, with True/False/Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 26: The Shipping Container and Why Words Disappear IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on how the shipping container changed trade and one on why words fall out of use, with True/False/Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 27: Farming in the Shadow of Volcanoes and the Problem of Too Much Choice IELTS Academic Reading practice test: a passage on farming near volcanoes and one on the psychology of choice, with True/False/Not Given, matching headings, multiple choice and completion questions. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 28: How Bees Share Directions and the History of the Public Library IELTS Academic Reading practice test on the waggle dance of honeybees and the history of public libraries. 26 questions with answers. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Practice Test 29: Sleep and the Making of Memories and the Return of Ancient Grains IELTS Academic Reading practice test on how sleep builds memory and the return of ancient grains. 26 questions with answers. | Academic | Medium | 40 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 1 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with Task 1 (report writing) and Task 2 (essay) prompts. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 2 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test: Task 1 (compare two maps of a city hospital) and Task 2 (essay on living in a country where you must speak a foreign language). | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 3: General Training Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test: a Task 1 informal letter giving advice about learning English, plus a Task 2 discussion essay on when children should start learning a foreign language. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 4: General Training Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test: a Task 1 formal complaint letter about a faulty product, and a Task 2 essay on the advantages and disadvantages of working from home. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 5: Academic Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 table-description task on smartphone ownership and a Task 2 essay on government funding for the arts. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 6: General Training Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test: a Task 1 semi-formal letter requesting time off work, and a Task 2 essay discussing whether university education should be free. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 7: Academic Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 table-description task on household energy sources and a Task 2 problem-solution essay on urban traffic congestion. | Academic | Hard | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 8: General Training Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test: a Task 1 informal letter inviting a friend to visit your new city, and a Task 2 essay on social media's effect on young people. | General | Easy | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 9 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with Task 1 (remote-working data report) and Task 2 (income inequality essay) prompts. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 11 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 table on how residents of four cities travel to work and a Task 2 opinion essay on public transport and roads. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 12 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 process description of glass recycling and a Task 2 problem and solution essay on young people and screen time. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 13 Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test with a Task 1 letter of complaint to a hotel and a Task 2 essay on volunteering. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 14 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 table on online and shop sales and a Task 2 discussion essay on working from home. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 15 Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test with a Task 1 letter to a friend recommending a weekend break and a Task 2 essay on mobile phones in schools. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 16 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 table on museum visitor numbers and a Task 2 discussion essay on charging for museum entry. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 17 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 map comparison of a village in 2000 and 2020 and a Task 2 opinion essay on zoos. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 18 Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test with a Task 1 letter to a neighbour about looking after a house and a Task 2 essay on community service for young people. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 19 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 process description of paper recycling and a Task 2 problem and solution essay on young people and exercise. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 20 Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test with a Task 1 letter to a landlord about a repair and a Task 2 discussion essay on online and in store shopping. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 21 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with a Task 1 table on weekly leisure hours by age group and a Task 2 opinion essay on technology and social life. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 22 Free IELTS Academic Writing practice test: a Task 1 table on household internet access and a Task 2 essay on public transport and roads. | Academic | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Writing Practice Test 23 Free IELTS General Training Writing practice test: a Task 1 letter to a gym manager and a Task 2 essay on working from home. | General | Medium | 60 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 1 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: a Part 2 cue card on receiving money as a gift, plus Part 3 follow-up discussion questions. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 2 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 questions on hometown and travel, a Part 2 cue card on a memorable journey, and Part 3 discussion. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 3 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 questions on learning and study, a Part 2 cue card on a self-taught skill, and Part 3 discussion. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 4 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 questions on family and free time, a Part 2 cue card on an influential person, and Part 3 discussion. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 5 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 questions on technology, a Part 2 cue card on a useful piece of technology, and Part 3 discussion questions. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 6 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 questions on family traditions, a Part 2 cue card on an important custom, and Part 3 discussion questions. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 7 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 questions on food and cooking, a Part 2 cue card on a memorable meal, and Part 3 discussion questions. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 8 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 questions on free time, a Part 2 cue card on a public place you enjoy, and Part 3 discussion questions. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 9 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on your hometown, a Part 2 cue card about an influential teacher, and Part 3 discussion on education. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 10 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on technology, a Part 2 cue card about a memorable journey, and Part 3 discussion on travel. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 11 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on food, a Part 2 cue card about a book you enjoyed, and Part 3 discussion on reading. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 12 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on sport, a Part 2 cue card about a natural place you have visited, and Part 3 discussion on nature and exercise. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 13 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on work and study, a Part 2 cue card about a time you were very busy, and Part 3 discussion on time management and stress. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 14 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on clothes, a Part 2 cue card about a gift you gave someone, and Part 3 discussion on shopping and consumer habits. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 15 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on weather, a Part 2 cue card about a festival in your country, and Part 3 discussion on traditions and tourism. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 16 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on home, a Part 2 cue card about someone who helps others, and Part 3 discussion on volunteering and community. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 17 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on music, a Part 2 cue card about a concert or live event, and Part 3 discussion on music and culture. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 18 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on transport, a Part 2 cue card about a time you waited a long time, and Part 3 discussion on patience and public services. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 19 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on weekends, a Part 2 cue card about a place where you like to relax, and Part 3 discussion on leisure and stress. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 20 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on photographs, a Part 2 cue card about a photo you like, and Part 3 discussion on photography and memory. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
| Speaking Practice Test 21 Free IELTS Speaking practice test: Part 1 on public places, a Part 2 cue card on a place you like, and Part 3 on cities and community. | Academic · General | Medium | 15 min | Start |
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PrepTest Hub offers hundreds of IELTS practice questions across all four modules. New tests are added regularly to keep content fresh and aligned with the latest 2026 IELTS format.
What is a good IELTS band score?
A good IELTS band score depends on your goal. Most UK and Australian university admissions require Band 6.5 to 7.5. For competitive professional registration programs, Band 8.0 or above is often needed. Most test-takers target Band 6.0 to 7.5.
What is the difference between IELTS Academic and General Training?
IELTS Academic is required for university admission and professional registration (e.g., nursing, medicine). IELTS General Training is used for secondary education, work experience, and immigration to Canada, Australia, and the UK. Listening and Speaking are identical in both; Reading and Writing tasks differ.
How long does it take to prepare for IELTS?
Most test-takers spend 4 to 12 weeks preparing for IELTS, depending on their current English level and target band score. Daily practice of 1-2 hours using timed mock tests, focusing on your weakest module, is the most effective strategy. Read our IELTS study guides for module-specific tips.