IELTS
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
100

How many people are in the room with you during the speaking test?

Two (you and the examiner) 

100

How many listening sections are there?

Four

100

How many speaking sections are there?

three

100

How many questions will you have to answer in the reading section?

Forty

100

Which is worth more: writing task 1 or writing task 2?

Task 2
200

What do the letters in IELTS stand for?

International English Language Testing System

200

How much time do you have for the listening section?

40 minutes (30 minutes to listen; 10 minutes to transfer answers)

200

Which speaking section gives you time to make notes?

section 2

200

How many reading sections are there?

Three

200

What is a synonym for "show"?

illustrate, demonstrate, describe, give information about, report

300

Which is the shortest IELTS section?

Writing

Speaking

Reading 

Listening

Speaking

300

How many times will you hear the recording?

Only once

300

Which speaking section is a Q and A about familiar topics?

section 1

300

What reading skill should you use to quickly locate keywords in the reading?

scan reading

300

What should you not include in task 1?

Opinions, explanations, outside information, etc. (anything not in the graph)

400

What are the two types of IELTS tests?

Academic and General Training

400

How many correct answers do you need for a band score of 6.5?

26

400

About how long is the IELTS speaking test?

11-15 minutes

400

What skill should you use to quickly understand the main idea of the text?

Skim reading

400

What should you do before you start writing during IELTS writing task 2?

Plan (think about your opinion, main arguments, examples, and layout of the essay)

500

How long before your IELTS score expires?

Two years

500

Describe the final listening task.

A lecture (one person talking, usually a college professor) about an academic topic.
500

What are the criteria in which you are graded on the speaking section?

Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy, Pronunciation, Fluency and Coherence

500

How much time should you spend on each reading passage?

20 minutes (20 minutes x 3 = 60 minutes)

500

What are the criteria in which you are graded for the writing section of the IELTS test?

Task Achievement, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy

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