IELTS Quiz

(TESOL Worksheets--IELTS)

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[This is a quiz I made to review the basics of the IELTS test with my IELTS class.  

   The class is divided into 3 teams.  Each team is given 10 points to start with.

            The categories and the numbers are written up on the board, but not the questions.  The teams will chose a category and a number and bet a certain amount of points before hearing the question. If they get the question right, they gain those points.  If they get the question wrong, they lose those points.

            Explain to the students beforehand that the difficulty of the questions is at random.  1 is not necessarily the easiest, and 10 is not necessarily the hardest.  Explain to the students that some questions will be very very difficult, and some will be ridiculously easy, and that a certain amount of luck is involved in the game.]

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Reading

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Writing

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Speaking

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General Questions

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Listening:

1.1    How many sections are there on the listening test? (4)

2.2   Which sections contain a talk by one speaker? (2 and 4)

3.3    Which sections contain a talk by two or more people? (1 and 3)

4.4   How many questions will each section have? (10)

5.5   How many questions will there be in total? (40)

6.6    How long does the whole test last? (About 30 minutes)

7.7    What kind of topics will you hear in section 1? (Social/survival)

8.8    What kind of topics will you hear in section 2? (General)

9.9    What kind of topics will you hear in section 3? (Educational)

110  What kind of topics will you hear in section 4? (academic, study or course-related)

Academic Reading

1.    How many sections are there on the reading test? (3)

2.    How many questions are there for each section? (13 or 14)

3.    How many questions are there in total? (40 questions)

4.    How long does the whole reading test last in total? (1 hour)

5.    How long should you spend on each section? (You are advised to spend 20 minutes on each section)

6.    How long will each reading passage be? (about 900 words)

7.    Is correct spelling important? (Yes)

Academic Writing

1.    How many tasks are there in the writing test? (2 tasks)

2.    How long is the writing test? (1 hour)

3.    Which task is worth more points, task 1 or task 2? (task 2)

4.    How long are you recommended to spend on task 1? (20 minutes)

5.    How long are you recommended to spend on task 2 (40 minutes)

6.    How many words should you write for task 1? (150 words)

7.    How many words should you write for task 2? (250 words)

8.    What 4 features of your written language will the examiner mark? (content, organization, vocabulary, grammar)

Speaking Test

1.    How many parts are there on the speaking test? (3 parts)

2.    What do you have to do in part 1? (answer short questions from the examiner about yourself and everyday situations)

3.    What do you have to do in part 2? (you give a one to two minute talk, based on your own experience, on a simple topic provided by the examiner)

4.    What do you have to do in part 3? (You discuss some general but more abstract topics with the examiner that are related to the Part 2 talk)

5.    What four features will the examiner mark you on? (fluency and coherence, vocabulary, grammar and accuracy, pronunciation)

General Questions

1.1    What does IELTS stand for? (International English Language Testing System)

2.2    How many different versions of the IELTS are there? (2 versions)

3.3    What are the two different versions of the IELTS? (General and Academic)

4.4   Which sections of the IELTS are different for the General and Academic version? (reading and writing)

5.5   When was the IELTS established? (1989)

6.6   The IELTS is one of two major English tests in the world.  What is the other one? (TOEFL)