IELTS Listening Practice Test 1 with Answers

Nehasri Ravishenbagam

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Updated On Jan 23, 2025

Get ready to score a band 9 with the help of this IELTS Listening Practice Test 1! You also get to access the audio transcript and check your answers once you complete the test!

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Practice Test 1 Listening Answers IELTS

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This IELTS Listening Practice Test 1 has four sections. Practice with these real test questions to familiarise yourself with various types of questions and English accents and intonations.

In IELTS Listening Practice Test 1, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.

Section 1 is a conversation between a housing agent and a student who wants to rent a house.
Section 2 is a monologue about waste collection in Biltmore.
Section 3 is a conversation between students about a new essay the professor has assigned.
Section 4 is a lecture on Environmental Science.

While solving this academic module practice test 1 listening answers, you should be aware of concepts such as what is signposting and techniques such as distraction. They will also help you know the papers' format for IELTS listening answers. So, even if you have not mastered them yet, try practising them on a daily basis for a good score. Check out IELTS listening practice test for more IELTS material listening.

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IELTS Listening Practice Test 1 - Questions

Section 1 - Conversation between a housing agent and a student who wants to rent a house

Question 1-10

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Address	Rooms	Facilities	Providing	Price	Problem
Beatle Road	3 Bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room	a nearby restaurant (Example)	Internet & Utilities	$1_______	Garden: Too big to clean up
Oakington Avenue	3 Bedrooms, a 2________, and a living room	Shared living room, bathroom, kitchen and 3________	Living room and Furniture	$400/$340	Due to shared facilities, it seems 4________
Mead Street	2 Bedrooms, a living room, and a study	5________	6________	$600	Sometimes a little bit 7________
Devon Close complex	A bedroom, a living room, a study and a dining hall	8________	9 ________	$500	Without 10________

Section 2 - A monologue about a waste collection in Biltmore

Question 11-20

Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Waste sorting, collection, and disposal

	Necessary characteristics of dustbins: Solid and 11____________
Waste Sorting	Three Kinds: Recyclable garbage (blue or green bin) Unrecyclable garbage (yellow bin) Toxic waste (Red bin)
Waste Collection	Commercial Waste Collection: It mainly refers to 12____________waste Warning signs state not to 13____________blue/green bins Those 14____________Metals will cause environmental pollution
Waste Disposal	Household Waste Collection: All kitchen garbage should be put into a 15____________bag. The garbage disposal plant is situated in an 16____________space or field. The waste is disposed of at least once every 17____________ The dustbin should be cleared at night because of 18____________ The waste is mainly produced by 19____________industry, retail, and offices. Please do not dispose of 20____________ in any of the bins.

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Section 3 - Conversation between students about a new essay professor has assigned

Questions 21-30

Q. 21-24

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

21 The research topic should come from one of the headings in the ____________

22 At least one once reference needs to be from ____________

23 The data Julie found on past experiments is in ____________

24 Ricky has pointed out that aside from journals, he can also use ____________ about scientific experiments.

Q. 25-30

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The format of papers

25____________

26____________

27____________

28____________corner

29____________pixels wide

30____________

Section 4 - A lecture on Environmental Science

Questions 31-40

Q. 31-38

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

31 This paper pertains to one major concern about water for people everywhere that is a ____________ source of water.

32Australia is a dry continent thus water is very ____________

33 We utilise the most water for ____________

34We discover the purest form of water in rivers, creeks and ____________

35Rainfall is a useful source of water unless there is a significant ____________

36 People in the West wish the water to be ____________

37 Water is highly prone to ____________

38In the home, one of the most important uses of water is for ____________

Q. 39-40

Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 39-40 on your answer sheet.

39 The mechanisms for water management are.

A inadequate

B nearly adequate

C admirable

40 The government’s 1989 White Paper

A caused a concern

B is unreliable

C is inconclusive

Practice Test 1 Listening Answers IELTS

Now it is time to go down the road to this test 1 answers and find out areas of improvement for a top score in IELTS Listening.

Section 1 - Conversation between a housing agent and a student who wants to rent a house

1.	435
2.	Kitchen
3.	Washing machine
4.	Inconvenient
5.	TV and VCR
6.	Washbasin
7.	Noisy
8.	Lamp
9.	Evening meals
10.	Bathroom

Section 2 - A monologue about a waste collection in Biltmore

11.	Waterproof
12.	Building
13.	Overfill
14.	Heavy
15.	Plastic
16.	Open
17.	4 weeks
18.	Traffic
19.	Businesses
20.	Stones

Section 3 - Conversation between students about a new essay professor has assigned

21.	Note system
22.	Scientific research
23.	Scientific journals
24.	Information from the Internet
25.	Double-space
26.	Italics
27.	Typed
28.	Top right
29.	3.25
30.	ID number

Section 4 - A lecture on Environmental Science

31.	Safe and reliable
32.	Scarce
33.	Washing
34.	Lakes and dams
35.	Air pollution
36.	Pure and safe
37.	Contamination
38.	Drinking
39.	A
40.	B

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