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If you score ...
0 -1 5
1 6 -2 4
2 5 -4 0
you are unlikely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions and 
we recommend that you spend 
a lot of time improving your 
English before you take IELTS.
you may get an acceptable 
score under examination 
conditions but we recommend 
that you think about having 
more practice or lessons 
before you take IELTS.
you are likely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions but 
remember that different 
institutions will find different 
scores acceptable.
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R E A D I N G
R e ad in g P assage 1, 
Q uestion s 1 -1 3
1 
NOT GIVEN
2 
FALSE
3 
FALSE
4
TRUE
5 
TRUE
6 
taste
7 
cheaper
8 
convenient
9 
image
10 
sustainable
11 
recycled
12 
biodiversity
13 
desertification
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Reading Passage 2, 
Questions 14-26
14 
antiques
15 
triumph
16 
information
17 
contact/meetings 
IS
hunt/desire
19 
aimless/empty
20 
educational
21
Trainspotting
22
NOT GIVEN
23
 
FALSE
24
NOT GIVEN
25
 
TRUE
26
 
TRUE
Reading Passage 3, 
Questions 27-40
27
vi
28
viii
29
ii
30
iv
31
1
32
vii
33
fire science
34
investigators
35
evidence
36
prosecution
37
NOT GIVEN
38
YES
39
NO
40
NO
If 
you
score ...
0-15
16-25
26-40
you are unlikely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions and 
we recommend that you spend 
a lot of time improving your 
English before you take IELTS.
you may get an acceptable 
score under examination 
conditions but we recommend 
that you think about having 
more practice or lessons 
before you take IELTS.
you are likely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions but 
remember that different 
institutions will find different 
scores acceptable.
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TEST 6
L I S T E N I N G
Section 1, Q uestions 1-10 
Section 3, Questions 21-30
1
2.45
21
С
2
band
22
В
3
play
23
с
4
scientist
24
A
5
river
25
С
6
grandparents
26
E
7
Handsworth
27
G
8
traditional
28
D
9
outdoor
29
С
10
logo 
. 
. . .
30
A
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Section 2, Q uestions 11-20 
Section 4, Questions 31-40
11
В
31
bullying
12
с
32
superiority
13
A
33
personality
14
В
34
structural
15
С
35
absence
16
F
36
confidence
17
В
37
visions
18
E
38
democratic
19
G
39
respect
20
С
40
mediator
If you score ...
0 -1 6
1 7 -2 5
2 6 -4 0
you are unlikely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions and 
we recommend that you spend 
a lot of time improving your 
English before you take IELTS.
you may get an acceptable 
score under examination 
conditions but we recommend 
that you think about having 
more practice or lessons 
before you take IELTS.
you are likely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions but 
remember that different 
institutions will find different 
scores acceptable.
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R ead ing P assage 1, 
Q uestions 1 -1 3
R E A D I N G
A
В
H
D
В
С
G
В
A
1 Q&11 IN EITHER ORDER
D
20 
iii
21 
TRUE
22 
FALSE
23 
FALSE
2 4
NOT GIVEN
2 5
rubber
26 
farmer
R eading P assag e 3, 
Q uestions 2 7 -4 0
E
27
eye movements
1 2 & 1 3 IN EITHER ORDER
28
language co-activation
С
29
Stroop Task
D
30
conflict management
31
cognitive control
Reading Passage 
2,
32
YES
Questions 14-26
33
34
NOT GIVEN 
NO
14 
iv
35
NO
15 
vi
36
NOT GIVEN
16 
viii
37
D
17 
v
38
G
18 
i
39
В
19 
vii
40
С
If you score
0-15
16-25
26-40
you are unlikely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions and 
we recommend that you spend 
a lot of time imprpving your 
English before you take IELTS.
you may get an acceptable 
score under examination 
conditions but we recommend 
that you think about having 
more practice or lessons 
before you take IELTS.
you are likely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions but 
remember that different 
institutions will find different 
scores acceptable.
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TEST
L I S T E N I N G
Section 1, Questions 1-10 
Section 3, Questions 21-30
1
travel/travel(l)ing
21
С
2
history
22
E
3
study
23
H
4
teenagers
24
В
5
kitchen
25
A
6
crime
26
F
7
appointment/booking
27
A
8
sugar
28
С
9
stamps
29
В
10
parking
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в
Section 2, Questions 11-20 
Section 4, Questions 31-40
1 1 & 12 IN EITHER ORDER
31
insects
D
32
behaviour/behavior
E
33
father
1 3 & 1 4 IN EITHER ORDER
34
complex/complicated
A
35
reproduction/breeding
С
36
control
15 
С
37
duck(s)
16 
В
38
language
17 
A
39
food
1
8 
stress
40
cost(s)/price(s)/bili(s)
19 
weight
2 0
families
If you score ...
0 -1 5
1 6 -2 5
2 6 -4 0
you are unlikely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions and 
we recommend that you spend 
a iot of time improving your 
English before you take IELTS.
you may get an acceptable 
score under examination 
conditions but we recommend 
that you think about having 
more practice or lessons 
before you take IELTS.
you are likely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions but 
remember that different 
institutions will find different 
scores acceptable.
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R E A D I N G
Reading Passage 1, 
Questions 1-13
1 
V
2
iii
3 
viii
4
i
5 
iv
6 
vi
7 
0
8 
pirates
9 
food
10 
oil
11 
settlers
12 
species
13 
eggs 
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Reading Passage 2, 
Questions 14—26
14 
D
15
16
17
с
F 
G
18 
D
19 
В
20
vaccinations
21
antibiotics
22
mosquito(e)s
23
factories
24
forests
25
Polio
26
mountain
Reading Passage
Questions 27-40
27
dopamine
28
pleasure
29
caudate
30
anticipatory phase
31
food
32
В
33
С
34
A
35
В
36
D
37
F
38
В
39
E
40
С
If you SCO S
’© ...
0 -1 4
1 5 -2 4
2 5 -4 0
you are unlikely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions and 
we recommend that you spend 
a lot of time improving your 
English before you take IELTS.
you may get an acceptable 
score under examination 
conditions but we recommend 
that you think about having 
more practice or lessons 
before you take IELTS.
you are likely to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions but 
remember that different 
institutions will find different 
scores acceptable.
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T E ST 8
LI ST E NI NG
Section 1, Q uestions 1 -1 0
1 
temporary
2
doctor
3
 
Africa
4 
youth
5
 
May
6
cheese
7 
Arbuthnot
8 
DG7 4PH
9
 
Tuesday
10
 
talk/presentation
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Section 2, Q uestions 1 1 -20
11
 
A
12 
с
13 в
14 В
15 H
16 С
17 F
18 
G
19 
I
20 
В
Section 3, Q uestions 2 1 -3 0
21
classifi
22
worst
23
slides
24
issues
25
F
26
A
27
E
28
С
29
G
30
В
Section 4, Q uestions 3 1 -4 0
31
garden(s)
32
political
33
work/study
34
fountain
35
social
36
lively
37
training
38
culture
39
nature
40
silent
If y o u s c o re ...
0 -1 5
1 6 -2 4
2 5 -4 0
you are unlikeiy to get an 
acceptable score under 
examination conditions and 
we recommend that you spend 
a lot of time improving your 
English before you take IELTS.
you may get an acceptable 
score under examination 
conditions but we recommend 
that you think about having 
more practice or lessons 
before you take IELTS.