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Practice

Every module, every question type, under real conditions.

Available for both IELTS Academic and General Training. Listening and Speaking are identical across the two; Reading and Writing Task 1 are not.

Tests run inside your account so every attempt is scored against your profile and feeds your study plan from the first try. Creating an account is free and takes under a minute — the free plan includes a full mock every month.

By module

What each one involves.

11 question types

Listening

~30 minutes · 40 questions · same for both tests

Four parts played once, exactly as in the real test. No pausing, no seeking, no replay. Questions highlight as the audio moves so you never lose your place — and if our audio fails, the attempt is voided and you get a free retake.

12 question types

Reading

60 minutes · 40 questions · differs by test

A resizable split view with the passage on the left and questions on the right. Highlight text in three colours, add inline notes, and jump between questions from the palette. No extra transfer time, because the real test does not give you any.

Task 1 + Task 2

Writing

60 minutes · 2 tasks · Task 1 differs by test

Live word count that warns you before you fall under the limit. Both tasks scored separately on all four criteria, with every point evidenced by a quotation from your own essay — not a generic comment.

Parts 1, 2 and 3

Speaking

11–14 minutes · 3 parts · same for both tests

A full simulated interview. One minute to prepare the Part 2 long turn, then a recording with a live level meter. You get a transcript, your words per minute, pause pattern and filler-word rate, plus bands on all four criteria.

By format

Three lengths, because you do not always have three hours.

2 hours 45 minutes

Full mock test

All four modules in one sitting, under real timing. This is the one that produces an overall band.

30–60 minutes

Sectional test

A single module on its own. Fits an evening, and still gives you a band for that skill.

5–15 minutes

Question-type drill

One question type at a time. When your review shows you lost six marks on True / False / Not Given, you practise exactly that.

After you submit

The review is where the learning happens.

A number on its own teaches nothing. Every attempt opens into a question-by-question breakdown: your answer, the correct answer, and why.

  • Listening — replay the exact clip for that question, with the transcript
  • Reading — jump to where the answer sits in the passage, highlighted
  • Near misses flagged: “you wrote goverment — spelling cost you this mark”
  • Grouped by question type, so patterns surface: “you lost 6 marks on True / False / Not Given”
  • A drill for the weakest type, one click away