Online IELTS Test Free Trial Lesson Test instructions Please work through the test without interruption Take the test without any help (it will not help you). The listenings are below the test. The test is structured with multiple choice questions. Only one answer is correct. DSGVO: read and accepted We wish you good luck! Test score IELTS band Level of English 9 57 – 60 points Expert 8.5 54 – 56 points Very good 8 51 – 53 points Very good 7.5 48 – 50 points Good 7 44 – 47 points Good 6.5 40 – 43 points Competent 6 34 – 39 points Competent 5.5 28 – 33 points Modest 5 22 – 27 points Modest 4.5 19 – 21 points Limited 4 15 – 18 points Limited 3.5 12 – 14 points Limited 3 9 – 11 points Limited 2.5 6 – 8 points Limited IELTS Test 1. You must do exactly what the teacher tells you. The teacher will perform the student’s tasks. You must carry out the teacher's instructions exactly. You must set an example for the teacher. Look at the sentences and decide which of the expressions correctly express similar meaning. Part I 2. So that Susan would be fit for skiing, she went to the gym three times a week. Susan goes to the gym three times a week to be able to go skiing. Susan can’t go skiing unless she goes to the gym three times a week. Susan went to the gym three times a week in order to be fit for skiing. 3. It's not worth inviting her to the party. She will never come. * There is no point in inviting her to the party. She will never come. She doesn’t want to go to the party. It’snot a good idea to ask her to come to the party. She won’t get there on time. 4. She had to finish her homework before she went out. Her homework was due before she went out. She had to stay in until she had finished her homework. She went out to finalise her homework. 5. Jo had not expected the film to be so good. Jo thought the film was amazing. The film was better than Jo had expected. Jo exceeds the film’s expectations. 6. If Patrick does not arrange some more lessons, he will never pass his driving test. Patrick doesn’t agree to more driving lessons so he will pass his driving test. Patrick will schedule more driving lessons to pass the driving test. Patrick will never pass his driving test if he does not arrange some more lessons. 7. "Do you know the way to the Italian restaurant?" Julie asked Maria. Julie asked Maria if she knew where the Italian restaurant was. Julie asks Maria if she knows where the Italian restaurant has been. Julie asked Maria if she knows where the Italian restaurant is. 8. They decided to advertise their house on the internet. Their house was advertised on the internet. A decision was made to buy a house on the internet. They decided to put an advert for their house on the internet. 9. The family went skiing a month ago. The family’s skiing holiday was for a month. It is a month since the family went skiing. The family went skiing for just a month. 10. The lecture was cancelled because the professor was ill. The professor was ill when the lecture was cancelled. They called off the lecture because the professor was ill. They removed the lecture when the professor was ill. 11. The court ________ him to five years in prison. ordered sent sentenced delivered 12. Can you tell me when ________ leaving? does the plane is the plane the plane is the plane will 13. _________ was at the party last night. everybody somebody anybody anyone 14. I can't find my keys ________. somewhere anywhere anything everywhere 15. Having ________ about your suggestion for a few days, I've decided to support the project. thinking think thought thinks 16. He wouldn't be so successful now if he __________ so hard when he was at school. didn’t study has studied wouldn’t have studied hadn’t studied 17. I must get _________ - I can't use the internet at all. my computer fixed my computer fix fixed my computer my computer fixes 18. It's about time we _________ - it's nearly midnight. leaving left to leave leave 19. I'd rather you ________ to me like that in front of the customers. don't spoke not speak didn't speak weren't speaking 20. He ________ gone to work yesterday. John was there all day, and nobody saw him. mustn't have wasn't have shouldn't have can't have Part II (Reading) - The Culture of the 1950s During the 1950s, a sense of uniformity pervaded American society. Conformity was common, as young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. Though men and women had been forced into new employment patterns during World War II, once the war was over, traditional roles were reaffirmed. Men expected to be the breadwinners; women, even when they worked, assumed their proper place was at home. Sociologist David Riesman observed the importance of peer-group expectations in his influential book, The Lonely Crowd. He called this new society "other-directed," and maintained that such societies lead to stability as well as conformity. Television contributed to the homogenizing trend by providing young and old with a shared experience reflecting accepted social patterns. But not all Americans conformed to such cultural norms. A number of writers, members of the so-called "beat generation," rebelled against conventional values. Stressing spontaneity and spirituality, they asserted intuition over reason and Eastern mysticism over Western institutionalized religion. The "beats" went out of their way to challenge the patterns of respectability and shock the rest of the culture. Their literary work displayed their sense of freedom. Jack Kerouac typed his best-selling novel "On the Road" on a 75-meter roll of paper. The book glorified the possibilities of the free life. Poet Allen Ginsberg gained similar notoriety for his poem "Howl," a scathing critique of modern, mechanized civilization. When police charged that it was obscene and seized the published version, Ginsberg won national acclaim with a successful court challenge. Tennessee singer Elvis Presley popularized black music in the form of rock and roll and shocked staid Americans with his ducktail haircut and undulating hips. In addition, Elvis and other rock and roll singers demonstrated that there was a white audience for black music, thus testifying to the increasing integration of American culture. Painters like Jackson Pollock discarded easels and laid out gigantic canvases on the floor, and then applied paint, sand and other materials in wild splashes of colour. All of these artists and authors, whatever the medium, provided models for the wider and more deeply felt social revolution of the 1960s. 21. In the first paragraph, what is NOT the meaning of the word "pervaded"? contaminated spread through permeated 22. In the first and second paragraphs, what is NOT the meaning of the word "norms"? exceptions to standards of behaviour expected standards of behaviour expected patterns of behaviour 23. What was not an American cultural norm during the 1950s? conformity men as breadwinners women as breadwinners 24. What can be inferred from the third paragraph? Ginsburg went to jail. People could buy Ginsburg's poem after the court's decision. Ginsburg's poem could not be distributed. 25. What was one effect of television? It helped solidify uniformity in American society. It helped challenge cultural norms. It helped the rebellious writers. 26. In the third paragraph, what does the word "their" refer to? writers who supported cultural norms writers who were beats writers who were conformists 27. In the last sentence of the third paragraph, what does the word "it" refer to? a critique the novel, "On the Road" the poem, "Howl" 28. Where does the sentence -- "Musicians and artists rebelled as well." -- best belong? at the beginning of the last paragraph at the end of the last paragraph at the end of the second paragraph 29. In the last paragraph, what is the meaning of the word "staid"? fun dignified rebellious 30. What does the passage imply? The beat generation of the 1950s made possible the social revolution, including racial integration, of the 1960s. The 1950s was a period of great turmoil and rebellion that set back social progress. As compared with the 1960s, the writers and artists of the 1950s produced little of lasting value. Part III / 31. radical drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source be located under or below; be the support or basis of exchange; put in the place of another forward; send from one person or place to another Part III - Match the most accurate definition of the word given. 32. range thought or behaviour followed from generation to generation taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities act of revolving; motion of body around a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change 33. tale give personal assurance; guarantee unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama 34. conversely go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree basic, centre, or most important part; essence preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally 35. denote house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; act of editing indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically firmly established by nature or habit 36. empirical derived from experiment and observation rather than theory in addition; moreover; still further visual representation; representation of a person ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end 37. inclination exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power assumption; theory preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points 38. inevitably unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch most important thing; a fixed reference point 39. accumulation gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to increase by natural growth or addition; concentration access; method act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable 40. coherence clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendour logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together acquire; take possession of for one's own use of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government 41. The picture …41… the way in which water passes from …42… to air to land during the natural process known as the water cycle. explains illustrates concludes Part III - Fill in the missing words. The picture is below. 42. The picture …41… the way in which water passes from …42… to air to land during the natural process known as the water cycle lakes snow ocean 43. Three main …43… are shown in the diagram. Ocean water …44…, falls as rain and eventually runs back into the oceans again. layers stages levels 44. Three main …43… are shown in the diagram. Ocean water …44…, falls as rain and eventually runs back into the oceans again. evaporates condensates runs off 45. Beginning at the evaporation stage, we can see that 80% of …45… in the air comes from the oceans. cloud formation saltwater water vapour 46. Heat from the sun …46… water to evaporate and water vapour condenses to form …47…. At the second stage, labelled ‘precipitation’ on the diagram, water falls as rain or snow. layers causes intrusion 47. Heat from the sun …46… water to evaporate and water vapour condenses to form …47…. At the second stage, labelled ‘precipitation’ on the diagram, water falls as rain or snow. vapour clouds surface 48. At the third stage in the …48…, rainwater may take various paths. Some of it may fall into …49… or return to the oceans via ‘surface runoff’. Otherwise, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer of the earth. total precipitation cycle 49. At the third stage in the …48…, rainwater may take various paths. Some of it may fall into …49… or return to the oceans via ‘surface runoff’. Otherwise, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer of the earth. lakes oceans groundwater 50. Otherwise, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer of the earth. Saltwater intrusion is shown to take place just before …50… passes into the oceans to complete the cycle. snow groundwater clouds Part IV - Listening - The history of time Listen to the recording and answer the questions by selecting the correct answer. The recording is below. 51. Why is time such a difficult concept to understand? it's always changing it's always moving it's been misunderstood since pre-history it's not tangible 52. How were early humans able to begin measuring time? by counting the objects in the sky by working both at night and during the day the movements of objects they saw every day by following the sun to the west 53. How did the concept of seasons become understood? by tracking the sun's movements through the months by noting the differences in temperature by measuring the length of the days with the introduction of early calendars 54. How would an early human have defined a 'month'? the number of days between a full moon and a new moon the number of days from one phase of the moon's cycle and then back to the same point again the number of days for the sun and moon to be seen together the number of days between eclipses of the moon 55. Why did the move towards farming require a better understanding of time? so that crops were grown at the right time of the year because looking after animals required it because they needed to have traditional celebrations at the same time every year because they wanted to know when animals would give birth 56. What is the meaning of the word 'forced' in the penultimate paragraph? the wise men were given no choice the crops wouldn't grow without the calendars time became a lot more important it was critical for survival Part IV - Listening 2 - Siberian vodka Listen to the news excerpt about winter in Siberia. Decide if the following statements are right or wrong. The recording is below. 57. If you drink too much vodka, you may never walk again. right wrong 58. If you drink vodka, you may suffer less from the cold. right wrong 59. Hospitals don't have enough supplies and equipment. right wrong 60. Most frost-bite victims had to have operations. right wrong First name / name * Email * Would you like to test our service with a free trial lesson? * Yes No Trial lesson via Skype or Zoom? * Skype Zoom Skype-Name: * Choose your preferred date for the trial lesson: * Please choose a time: * 08:0008:3009:0009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:3021:00 If you are human, leave this field blank. 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