Answer: a spelled-out surname (e.g. “Ahmed”). Names in Section 1 are spelled letter by letter — write as you hear.
IELTS Listening Practice Test 1
This mini test mirrors Section 1 of the Listening paper. In the real test you hear the audio once. Here, read each question, decide your answer, then open it to check. Word limit: no more than two words and/or a number.
Scenario: Booking a community hall (form completion)
Answer: a date such as “14 June”. Listen for corrections — “the 4th… sorry, the 14th”.
Answer: a number, e.g. “120”. Distractors often give an earlier figure that is then changed.
Answer: a single noun such as “wedding” or “conference”. Respect the one-word limit.
Answer: e.g. “projector” or “parking”. Listen for “we’d also need…”.
Answer key & band conversion
| Raw score /5 (scaled to /40) | Approx. band |
|---|---|
| 39–40 | 9 |
| 35–36 | 8 |
| 30–31 | 7 |
| 23–25 | 6 |
Full 40-question conversion is on our band score page.
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