Test your knowledge about IELTS

About the types of IELTS

100

What does IELTS for?

International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

200

The IELTS exam is used for immigration and (1)....... to universities and colleges in English speaking environments; or (2)....(BONUS X2)

(1) admission 

(2) to certify English proficiency for various professions.

300

The IELTS exam is used for immigration to countries like; the (1) ......, Australia and New Zealand.

(1) United Kingdom

400

In the Academic and General IELTS, which sections are exactly the same?

Listening & Speaking

500

Which takes more time to get the results of, paper-based or computer-based exam?

Paper-based exam. It takes about two weeks to get the results.

Computer-based exam takes about 48 hrs. 

Basic Facts

100

What are the three types of the IELTS exam?

Bonus X2 if you give the third one! ;)

1. Academic

2. General

3. Life-Skills (Bonus Answer X2 !!!)

200

What are the basic sections of the IELTS exam?

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Writing

4. Speaking

300

Which section of the IELTS exam can be completed up to one week before or after the completion of the other sections of the test?

The Speaking section.

400

When was the IELTS exam created? 

A) 1980

B) 1975

C) 1989

C) 1989

500

Who created the IELTS?

Cambridge English Language Assessment, IDP (International Development Program).

Scoring

100

What is the base of the IELTS exam score?

Band scores out between 0-9

200

Which skills are evaluated using an algorithm that converts to a band score?

Reading & Listening (Receptive skills)

300

Which skills are evaluated by a trained IELTS examiner?

Writing & Speaking (Productive skills)

400

How many marks does each correct answer awarded in the Listening and Reading?

1 mark

500

What skill section are these criteria created for?

*Task achievement (for task 1) and task response (for task 2)

*Coherence & cohesion

*Lexical resource

*Grammatical range and accuracy

Writing Section

True/False

100

The IELTS exam is one of the most popular, standardized English language tests across the globe.

TRUE

200

The IELTS exam is only paper-based.

FALSE.

There are computer-delivered tests available in 64 countries.

300

The content of the paper-based exam is different from the computer-based.

FALSE.

The content and format are the same in both; the paper and computer-based tests.

400

The paper-based IELTS exam is more common than the computer-based. (It has more test takers than the computer-based test.)

TRUE.

500

There are three types of the IELTS exam; Academic, General, and Life-skills.

TRUE. 

The life-skills test is not very popular as it has a very distinct purpose. (Specifically created for immigration to the UK. It is designed to certify that families seeking visas meet the basic English language proficiency standards)