IELTS Listening Practice Test – 5
Last updated on November 30th, 2021 at 05:28 am
Practice Test for IELTS Listening: This is the 05th test of our ‘LISTENING Practice Test Series’. All tests are based on real exam pattern and correspond to the actual level of difficulty you may find in the IELTS.
This test is divided into four sections – Section 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Section 1 is a woman talking to man who works in a Tourist Information Office.
Section 2 is Tour leader talking to some tourists.
Section 3 is a discussion between Steve & Melisa about their Commerce course.
Section 4 is a talk on some well known personality tests.
You can check your answers & calculate your band scores at the end of this test. It is strongly advised to print the sample answer sheet and mark your answers on the sheet itself.

For majority of questions in the Listening paper, you’ll hear two or more potential answers to each question, but only one will be correct. The incorrect answers are called distractors.
Practice Test for IELTS Listening
SECTION 1
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Name | Location | Cost | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Belvedere Gardens Hotel | opposite Grimes Tower | $50 per night including (1) …………………………. breakfast | highly recommended (2) …………………………. served each evening |
Belfield Grande Hotel | On the south side of Edgeware (3) …………………………. | $55 per night, $10 discount if (4) …………………………. | price inclusive of (5) …………………………. served in the guests’ (6) …………………………. |
(7) …………………………. Hotel | At the entrance to the (8) …………………………. zone | $28 weekdays and $40 on weekends and (9) …………………………. | must book well (10) …………………………. |
SECTION 2
Questions 11-16
Now look at the plan of King’s Cross station below.
Write the correct letter, A-H

11. Left luggage office ➡️ ………………. 12. Underground station ➡️ ………………. 13. Burgerland ➡️ ………………. 14. Ticket office ➡️ ………………. 15. Pizzeria ➡️ ………………. 16. Platform 9 3/4 ➡️ ………………. |
Questions 17-20
Choose the correct letter – A,B or C
17. The tour is going to …
A) visit all major London landmarks
B) visit selected London landmarks only
C) only visit one of London landmark
18. Tour members …
A) may be unfamiliar with the Underground
B) are all equally familiar with the Underground.
C) are all unfamiliar with the Underground
19. The tour group is intending to …
A) take a morning train
B) avoid trains crowded with shoppers
C) avoid the rush hour
20. Seating on Underground trains …
A) has been previously reserved
B) can be guaranteed for those with a disability
C) is never guaranteed
SECTION 3
Questions 21
Choose the correct letter – A, B or C
21. The construction of the new faculty building will …
A) finish during the summer
B) conclude during the first term
C) be approved during the summer
Questions 22-23
Choose TWO letters, A-E
22/23. The two main sources of funding for the project were ..
A) government money
B) a college grant
C) alumni donations
D) the commerce faculty
E) an unnamed patron
Questions 24-25
Choose TWO letters. A-E
24/25. What two new items are added to the plans?
A) a larger gym
B) a relaxation room
C) a science lab
D) a hardware zone
E) lecture rooms
Questions 26-30
Write the correct letter- A,B or C
What does Melisa think about the following modules?
A. She will study it B. She won’t study it C. She might study it |
Modules
26. International Markets ➡️ ………………….
27. Product Placement ➡️ ………………….
28. Organisational Behaviour ➡️ ………………….
29. Managing people ➡️ ………………….
30. Public Relations ➡️ ………………….
SECTION 4
Questions 31-32
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
31. It seems that personality tests are part of our ………………………. as they fulfil a basic human need to understand motivation.
32. Understanding why we communicate and ………………………. others, in the way that we do, is revealed by personality tests.
Questions 33-40
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Test type | What is assessed | Who uses it | Accuracy | Advantage/Disadvantage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Graphology (Handwriting test) | Handwriting i.e how letters are formed | career officers or potential employers | believed to have (33) …………………. by the British Psychological Society | can be biased by an (34) …………………. subjectivity. However, it’s quick and easy to use |
Rorschach (Ink blot test) | individual reactions to a series of ink blots on pieces of card | respected mental (35) …………………. like the Tavistock Clinic | critics regard it merely as a pseudoscience whilst others hold it in high regard | a major problem of the test is that it is affected by (36) …………………. |
Luscher (Color test) | individual response to (37) …………………. that are ranked in order of preference | doctors, psychologists, government agencies and universities | seemingly a (38) …………………. of psychological assessment | a benefit of the test is that it is sensitive enough to respond to individual mood changes |
TAT (Thematic Apperception Test) | how an individual creates stories based on a set of cards featuring (39) …………………. in ambiguous scenes | those working in psychological research and forensic science | due to the (40) …………………. a universally-agreed method of scoring and standardised cards, individual comparisons are problematic | the fact that it is quick and simple to use is a big advantage |
- CONTINENTAL
- BUFFET DINNER
- COMMON
- BOOKED ONLINE
- ALL MEALS
- LOUNGE
- MAPLE VIEW
- PEDESTRIAN
- BANK HOLIDAYS
- IN ADVANCE
- G
- H
- E
- F
- C
- B
- B
- A
- C
- C
- A
- B/E
- B/E
- A/B
- A/B
- C
- B
- A
- A
- C
- EVERYDAY LIVES
- CO-OPERATE WITH
- ZERO VALIDITY
- ELEMENT OF
- HEALTH ORGANISATIONS
- CULTURAL BIAS/FACTORS
- COLOURED CARDS
- CONVINCING TOOL
- GROUP OF PEOPLE
- LACK OF
About Practice test for IELTS Listening [TEST 5]
This IELTS Listening practice test falls under “Moderate-to-Difficult” category. So, if you are scoring 30+/40 in this practice test you are highly likely to hit band 7 and above in the real exam setting.
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