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Free IELTS Academic Mock Tests with an Instant Band Score
Sit a complete Academic test on a screen laid out like computer-delivered IELTS: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, against the clock. The first four tests are live now, with more being added.
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Level: IELTS Academic100+ mock tests
By Shikkha Web
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Choose a mock testThis course includes
- All four parts: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking
- A computer-style test screen and timer
- Instant Listening and Reading bands
- Estimated Writing and Speaking bands
- Every test completely free
What you get in each mock test
- A full Academic test in the real order, in one sitting
- Listening audio that plays once, as it does in the exam
- Reading passages and questions side by side on a split screen
- A live word count in Writing
- All three Speaking parts, recorded and submitted
- A band for each part and an overall band
Requirements
- A free Shikkha Web (Ulkaa) account
- A computer or laptop with headphones and a microphone
- About three uninterrupted hours
Why sit a full mock test
Practising single question types builds skill, but on test day the pressure comes from time and stamina. A full mock shows whether you can hold your focus for close to three hours, where the clock runs out, and which question types cost you marks.
When you finish, Listening and Reading are marked straight away and converted to a band. Writing and Speaking cannot be marked the way a human examiner marks them, so you get an estimated band range instead: useful for deciding what to work on, not a promise of your real score.
IELTS Academic test format
Every mock follows the structure of the real IELTS Academic test. According to ielts.org, the whole test takes 2 hours and 45 minutes:
| Part | Time | Structure | Questions / tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listening | About 30 minutes | 4 parts | 40 questions |
| Academic Reading | 60 minutes (including transfer time) | 3 sections, 2,150–2,750 words in total | 40 questions |
| Academic Writing | 60 minutes | Task 1 (at least 150 words), Task 2 (at least 250 words) | 2 tasks |
| Speaking | 11–14 minutes | 3 parts: 4–5, 3–4 (including preparation), 4–5 minutes | A conversation with an examiner |
In Writing, Task 2 counts twice as much as Task 1, which is why about 20 minutes is suggested for Task 1 and about 40 for Task 2. Each part is explained in detail in our IELTS exam format guide.
100+ free IELTS mock tests
84 tests in the format of the Cambridge IELTS books plus extra mocks, grouped by book. Press "Start free" on a live test to begin; the rest switch on here as soon as they are ready.
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Cambridge IELTS 21
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Cambridge IELTS 21 Academic Test 1
Free- Listening40 Q · 30 min
- Academic Reading40 Q · 60 min
- Academic Writing2 Q · 60 min
- Speaking11 Q · 14 min
Total 164 minStart freeCambridge IELTS 21 Academic Test 2
Free- Listening40 Q · 30 min
- Academic Reading40 Q · 60 min
- Academic Writing2 Q · 60 min
- Speaking11 Q · 14 min
Total 164 minStart freeCambridge IELTS 21 Academic Test 3
Free- Listening40 Q · 30 min
- Academic Reading40 Q · 60 min
- Academic Writing2 Q · 60 min
- Speaking11 Q · 14 min
Total 164 minStart freeCambridge IELTS 21 Academic Test 4
Free- Listening40 Q · 30 min
- Academic Reading40 Q · 60 min
- Academic Writing2 Q · 60 min
- Speaking11 Q · 14 min
Total 164 minStart free
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How the mock test is scored
Listening and Reading: an instant band
Each correct answer earns one mark, out of 40, and the total converts to the 9-band scale. These are the approximate marks ielts.org publishes:
| Band | Listening (out of 40) | Academic Reading (out of 40) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 16 | 15 |
| 6 | 23 | 23 |
| 7 | 30 | 30 |
| 8 | 35 | 35 |
As ielts.org puts it, the exact marks needed for each band vary slightly from one test version to another, so a mock band is a guide rather than a guarantee. See the full conversion on our IELTS band score page.
Writing and Speaking: an estimated band
In the real test, Writing is assessed on four criteria: task achievement (Task 1) or task response (Task 2), coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, and grammatical range and accuracy. Speaking also has four: fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation. The mock measures signals of these criteria in your writing and recording and shows a band range, such as "estimated 6.0–6.5".
The overall band
The overall band is the average of the four part bands, rounded to the nearest half band. An average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band and one ending in .75 rounds up to the next whole band. For example, Listening 6.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 5.0 and Speaking 7.0 average 6.25, so the overall band is 6.5.
IELTS mock test: frequently asked questions
Yes. Listening and Reading bands appear as soon as you submit, from your correct answers out of 40. Writing and Speaking get an estimated band range, and the four parts combine into an overall band.
Listening and Reading are marked objectively, so they are a good guide, although ielts.org notes that the marks needed for each band vary slightly between test versions. Writing and Speaking bands are estimates to guide your preparation, not a guarantee of your real score.
According to ielts.org, 2 hours and 45 minutes in total: Listening about 30 minutes, Reading 60 minutes, Writing 60 minutes and Speaking 11–14 minutes. The mock test keeps the same timings.
Both have 40 questions. Listening has four parts; Academic Reading has three sections with 2,150 to 2,750 words of text in total.
By the approximate figures ielts.org publishes, about 30 correct answers out of 40 in both Listening and Academic Reading. Band 6 is about 23. The exact number varies slightly between test versions.
Take the average of the four part bands and round it to the nearest half band. An average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band and .75 to the next whole band, so an average of 6.25 becomes 6.5.
Yes, the screen is laid out that way: a timer at the top, Reading passages beside the questions, Listening audio that plays once, and a word count in Writing, so you get used to the computer-delivered test environment.
After the mock test
- IELTS guide: strategies, sample questions and model answers for every part
- IELTS full course: a complete video course across all four parts
- Band score: the full raw-score-to-band conversion
Sit your first mock test today
Set aside close to three hours, put on your headphones, and find out where you stand before the real test.