IELTS Academic Practice Tests, Topics & Sample Answers
IELTS Academic is required for university admission worldwide and professional registration (nursing, medicine, engineering). Free IELTS Academic practice tests — mock tests, practice questions and sample answers for Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. AI band score with instant feedback for Writing and Speaking; optional expert human review available. No sign-up needed.
IELTS Academic practice tests
IELTS Academic — Reading, Listening, Writing & Speaking
Choose a skill to practise. Each test uses the authentic IELTS Academic format — timed, auto-graded, with instant band score. Reading and Listening need no account.
IELTS Academic Reading
3 academic passages · 40 questions · 60 min · True/False/NG, matching headings, sentence completion
IELTS Academic Reading Tests →IELTS Academic Listening
4 parts · 40 questions · 30 min · Form completion, map labelling, multiple choice
IELTS Academic Listening Tests →IELTS Academic Writing
2 tasks · 60 min · Task 1: Describe a graph, chart or map · Task 2: Essay · AI + Expert scored
IELTS Academic Writing Tests →IELTS Academic Speaking
Parts 1–3 · ~15 min · Record answers · Instant AI band score + expert review on 4 IELTS criteria
IELTS Academic Speaking Tests →IELTS Academic Full Mock Test
All 4 skills — Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking — in real exam order and timing. ~2 hrs 45 min.
Start Academic Mock Test →IELTS Academic vs General Training
IELTS Academic vs General Training — Key Differences
IELTS Academic and General Training test the same 4 skills but differ in the Reading and Writing tasks. Academic has harder passages and a graph/chart Task 1. Check the requirements for your university, visa or registration before choosing.
- University admission worldwide
- Professional registration (doctors, nurses, engineers)
- Reading: 3 complex academic passages
- Writing Task 1: Describe a graph or chart
- Stricter band score conversion
- Migration to UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
- Work visa and secondary education abroad
- Reading: 5 passages (notices, ads, articles)
- Writing Task 1: Write a letter
- Slightly more generous band score conversion
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