IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST – Pavishka Games: Fun Games for Kids

TAKE A PENCIL AND PAPER FOR LISTENING TEST AND WRITE DOWN NUMBERS 1 TO 40 FOR THE ANSWERS ON IT, THEN START LISTENING THE YOUTUBE AUDIO AND GO THROUGH THE QUESTION PAPER AND FILL THE MISSING PARTS WITH APPROPRIATE ANSWERS IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

SECTION 1

Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

FAMILY EXCURSIONS Cruise on a Lake

Example ●   Travel on an old …..steamship…..

●   Can take photos of the 1……………. that surround the lake Farm visit

●   Children can help feed the sheep

●   Visit can include a 40-minute ride on a 2……………..

●   Visitors can walk in the farm’s 3……………. by the lake  4……………. is available at extra cost

Cycling trips

●   Cyclists explore the Back Road
●   A 5…………….. is provided
●   Only suitable for cyclists who have some 6……………..
     –  Bikes can be hired from 7……………. (near the Cruise Ship Terminal) Cyclists need:
     –  a repair kit
     –  food and drink
     –  a 8……………. (can be hired)
There are no 9……………… or accommodation in the area
Cost
●   Total cost for whole family of cruise and farm visit: 10 $……………….

SECTION 2

Questions 11 – 14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Talk to new kitchen assistants

11   According to the manager, what do most people like about the job of kitchen assistant?
A   the variety of work
B   the friendly atmosphere
C   the opportunities for promotion

12   The manager is concerned about some of the new staff’s
A   jewellery.
B   hair styles.
C   shoes.

13   The manager says that the day is likely to be busy for kitchen staff because
A   it is a public holiday.
B   the head chef is absent.
C   the restaurant is almost fully booked.

14   Only kitchen staff who are 18 or older are allowed to use
A   the waste disposal unit.
B   the electric mixer.
C   the meat slicer.

Questions 15 and 16
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant stressful?
A     They have to follow orders immediately.
B     The kitchen gets very hot.
C     They may not be able to take a break.
D     They have to do overtime.
E     The work is physically demanding.

Questions 17 – 20
What is the responsibility of each of the following restaurant staff?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 17-20
Responsibilities
A     training courses
B     food stocks
C     first aid
D     breakages
E     staff discounts
F     timetables
Restaurant staff
17   Joy Parkins                 ……………
18   David Field                 ……………
19   Dexter Wills               ……………
20   Mike Smith                 ……………

SECTION 3

Questions 21 – 23
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Paper on Public Libraries

21   What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart’s paper?
A   how public library services are organised in different countries
B   how changes in society are reflected in public libraries
C   how the funding of public libraries has changed

22   They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that
A   they may take a long time to read.
B   they can be difficult to read.
C   they are generally old.

23   Stewart expect that in the future libraries will
A   maintain their traditional function.
B   become centres for local communities.
C   no longer contain any books.

Questions 24 – 30
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Study of local library: possible questions

●   whether it has a 24…………….. of its own
●   its policy regarding noise of various kinds
●   how it’s affected by laws regarding all aspects of 25………………
●   how the design needs to take the 26……………. of customers into account
●   what 27…………….. is required in case of accidents
●   why a famous person’s 28………………. is located in the library
●   whether it has a 29………………. of local organisations
●   how it’s different from a library in a 30…………………

SECTION 4

Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Four business values

Many business values can result in 31……………… .
Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential 32……………… that may result.
Collaboration
During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build a 33………………. .
Other teams experienced 34…………….. from trying to collaborate.
The speaker’s team won because they reduced collaboration.
Sales of a 35…………….. were poor because of collaboration.
Industriousness
Hard work may be a bad use of various company 36………………. .
The word ‘lazy’ in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that are 37………………… .
Creativity
An advertising campaign for a 38……………….. was memorable but failed to boost sales.
Creativity should be used as a response to a particular 39………………. .
Excellence
According to one study, on average, pioneers had a 40……………… that was far higher than that of followers.
Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.

Read Before Answering

Improve your general listening skills

The goal of IELTS Listening section is to test your listening skills. Don’t use practice tests to improve your score: it’s not enough! They will help you to become familiar with the test, but won’t much improve your listening abilities. It is much more effective to do various listening exercises, listen to general listening materials (radio reports, TV-shows, documental programs etc) 

Polish your topic vocabulary 

Section 3 is almost always about education. For example, students and a tutor talking about an assignment. Learn all the vocabulary you can about studying at university. This way you will understand this section better

“Plug in” the situation

Try to get an idea of the situation. Before each part you will be given a short introduction: ‘Now, you will hear a dialogue between…‘ or ‘you will hear a lecture on…‘ This information is not written on the question paper, so be attentive. Note: who are the speakers, why are they speaking and where are they. This will make understanding the rest of the recording much easier.

Don’t loose Attention

Remember, you will only hear the audio once. So if you didn’t hear some words and passed over some questions, don’t worry! Leave them blank and focus on the actual part. Review those questions at the end of the section, otherwise, you will only miss more questions and tangle in the recording. You will need to read, write and listen all at the same time.

Watch out for key words

Listen for key words-indicators, such as however, but, then, finally. Read the questions before start listening and underline the key words.They help you to anticipate what the speaker will say.

Don’t write answers too quickly

A lot of students fall into this trap: as soon as they hear the needed information, they take it for the correct answer. But sometimes this information is repeated or corrected further in the section. Example:
Sam: Thank you! I’ve received your email. So it is [email protected]
Loren: No-no! You have mistaken, it is [email protected], spelled with M.
Sam: Oh, I’m sorry…

Don’t leave any blank answers! 

You won’t lose marks for incorrect answers, so even if you don’t know the answer it is better to write something in the answers box. Read the question again and make a guess!

Check Your Answers: “Answersheet“