TEST 10 LISTENING IELTS 5 Practice Tests, Academic Set 2

PRACTICE TEST 10

LISTENING

SECTION 1 Questions 1 – 10

Questions 1 – 5

Answer the questions below.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the listening for each answer.

Example Answer

Which is Charlotte’s preferred postcode? AE5

1 How many bedrooms does Charlotte want?

2 How much per week is Charlotte planning to spend on rent?

3 Which room does Charlotte want partially furnished?

4 What would Charlotte be responsible for if she rented an apartment with a garden?

5 What commission does Anglian Estates charge for arranging an apartment rental?

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Questions 6 – 10

Complete Charlotte’s notes on the three apartments that Matthew describes.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the listening for each answer.

Grantham Gardens

First floor
Recently (6) ___________
Right number of rooms
No garden, but a balcony with a good view
10-minute walk from St. Mary’s
OK for budget
Quite a high (7) ___________

Lawrence Close

Ground floor flat - access to garden from the (8) ___________

150 square metre garden
Right number of rooms
Not walking distance to St. Mary’s, but there is a (9) ___________
Slightly over budget

Greene Road

Good for budget

Right number of rooms
Walking distance to St. Mary’s
3rd floor (purpose-built building)
Elevator
Shared garden
(10) ___________ kitchen and living room
Very modern
Very well looked after

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SECTION 2 Questions 11 - 20

Questions 11 and 12

Below is a plan of the town square. There are 12 buildings marked A - K.

Questions 11 and 12 give 2 locations. Match the 2 locations with the correct buildings.
Write the correct letter (A - K) next to questions 11 and 12.

11 The Tourist Information Office ____________

12 The Town Hall ____________

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Questions 13 – 15

Choose THREE letters, A - K.

Which THREE of the following can happen at the new citizens’ advice office?

A They can find people a job

B They can tell people about their holiday rights at their jobs

C They can give people advice on debt

D They can give people loans

E They can tell people how to pay a tax bill

F They can give details to people of a good accountant to use

Questions 16 – 20

Match the situations in questions 16 - 20 with the appropriate room (A - I).

16 You’re new to the area and you want to find a school for your children.

17 You want to give money to the citizens’ advice office to help them.

18 You’ve been sacked from your job and you think it’s unfair.

19 You want to apply for unemployment money and you don’t know if you’re eligible.

20 You’ve bought a second hand car from a showroom, but it’s not working properly and the
showroom won’t help you.

A Reception F Room 18

B Room 1 G Room 25

C Room 2 H Room 27

D Room 4 I Room 29

E Room 9
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SECTION 3 Questions 21 – 30

Questions 21 – 25

Match the invention (questions 21 - 25) with the business, industry or process it affected (A - G).

Choose FIVE answers from the list below and write the correct letter (A - G) next to
questions 21 - 25.

21 The Aerosol Spray

22 The Spinning Machine

23 The Battery

24 The Sextant

25 Light Polarisers

A The mobile phone business

B The paint business

C The sunglasses business

D The ship building industry

E The photography business

F The clothing industry

G Navigation

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Questions 26 – 28

Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.

26 What was the problem with using quick dry ink in fountain pens?

A The ink did not flow in the pen properly

B The ink was too soft
C The ink was too acidic

27 Who first produced a pen with a metal ball bearing at the end of a pen?

A Lazlo Biro
B John Loud
C An unknown earlier inventor

28 In which country did Biro first manufacture his ball point pens?

A The UK
B Argentina
C The US

Questions 29 and 30

Complete the diagram below on Biro’s ballpoint pen.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the listening for each answer.

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SECTION 4 Questions 31 – 40

Questions 31 and 32

Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.

31 Domesticated rice has experienced

A the introduction of improved fertilisers in order to make it grow.

B changes at the genetic level.
C special pesticides to protect it.

32 The origins of domesticated rice

A are in China.
B are in India.
C are disputed.

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Questions 33 – 40

Complete the flow chart describing the process for growing and producing rice.

Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the listening for each answer.

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