Sample test questions
Prepare for your IELTS test by practising with free sample questions
Using the practice materials in this section will enable you to:
- familiarise yourself with the test format
- experience the types of tasks you will be asked to undertake
- test yourself under timed conditions
- review your answers and compare them with model answers.
Speaking
Duration: 11–14 minutes
In the Speaking test, you have a discussion with a certified examiner. It is interactive and as close to a real-life situation as a test can get.
There are three parts to the test and each part fulfils a specific function in terms of interaction pattern, task input and test taker output.
In Part 1, you answer questions about yourself and your family. In Part 2, you speak about a topic. In Part 3, you have a longer discussion on the topic.
The Speaking test is the same for both Academic and General Training versions. Each of the three parts is designed to test a different aspect of your communication ability.
| Downloadable Speaking Sample tasks |
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| Speaking sample task part 1 – Prompt (PDF, 21KB) |
| Speaking sample task part 1 – Recording (MP3, 631KB) |
| Speaking sample task part 1 – Transcript (PDF, 12KB) |
| Speaking sample task part 2 – Prompt (PDF, 20KB) |
| Speaking sample task part 2 – Recording (MP3, 762KB) |
| Speaking sample task part 2 – Transcript (PDF,11KB) |
| Speaking sample task part 3 – Prompt (PDF, 18KB) |
| Speaking sample task part 3 – Recording (MP3, 1.2MB) |
| Speaking sample task part 3 – Transcript (PDF, 13KB) |