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Listening — Section Test 2An exam-style practice test · CILL IELTS
🎧 4 sections · 40 questions

IELTS Listening — Full Practice Test 2

4 sections · 40 questions · real exam difficulty. Note completion · MCQ · short answer · matching · sentence completion.

How to take this test: Work through the four sections in order. Play each recording once and answer as you listen — in the real test the audio plays only once (you can replay to check afterwards). Difficulty rises from Section 1 to Section 4. When you finish, press “Finish & check my answers” for your score, an estimated band, and a full explanation. 🔑 যেভাবে দেবেন: চারটি section ক্রমে করুন। প্রতিটি recording একবার চালিয়ে শুনতে শুনতে উত্তর দিন। শেষে “Finish & check my answers” চাপুন।
⚠️ Full IELTS level — the answer is never handed to you. Speakers use different words from the questions and often say one thing then change or correct it. The last thing they settle on is the answer, not the first thing you hear. 🔑 পূর্ণ IELTS মান — উত্তর সরাসরি দেওয়া হয় না। বক্তারা প্রায়ই একটা বলে পরে বদলে নেন। শেষে যেটায় স্থির হন সেটাই উত্তর।
Section 1 · Questions 1–10 · a course enquiry
🎧 Recording — Section 1 2 speakers · everyday conversation
A caller enrols on an evening course. Listen for the details that change.
Questions 1–10 · Note completion
Complete the enrolment notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Bridgeport Community College — Evening Course

  1. 1Course chosen:

    pottery. “I did consider drawing, but I'll go for the pottery.” Trap: drawing is rejected. 🔑 drawing নয়, pottery।

  2. 2Day of the week:

    Wednesday. “Used to be Tuesday, but moved to a Wednesday.” Trap: Tuesday is the old day. 🔑 আগে Tuesday, এখন Wednesday।

  3. 3Start time: pm

    7. “Most start at half past six, but pottery begins at seven.” Trap: 6:30 is the general time. 🔑 pottery ৭টায়।

  4. 4Length: weeks

    10. “A ten-week course.” 🔑 ১০ সপ্তাহ।

  5. 5Fee (includes materials): £

    120. “A hundred and twenty pounds, including all clay and materials.” 🔑 ১২০ পাউন্ড।

  6. 6Room number:

    4. “People go to Room 6 by mistake — pottery is in Room 4.” Trap: Room 6 is the wrong room. 🔑 Room 6 নয়, Room 4।

  7. 7Item to bring: an

    apron. “Tools provided, but do bring an apron.” 🔑 apron আনতে হবে।

  8. 8Tutor's surname: Ms

    Whitfield. Spelled “W-H-I-T-F-I-E-L-D.” 🔑 বানান — Whitfield।

  9. 9Suitable for: complete

    beginners. “Aimed at complete beginners, no experience needed.” 🔑 beginners-দের জন্য।

  10. 10Register online by:

    Friday. “Do it by Friday — that's when enrolment closes.” 🔑 Friday-র মধ্যে।
Section 2 · Questions 11–20 · a talk
🎧 Recording — Section 2 1 speaker · a monologue
A warden gives an orientation talk at Ashdown Nature Reserve.
Questions 11–15 · Multiple choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 11The best time to visit the reserve is

    A. “Most assume summer, but the most rewarding time is early autumn, when migrating birds pass through.” Trap: summer is the wrong assumption. 🔑 summer নয়, early autumn।

  2. 12The new observation hide

    B. “Seats twice as many… fully wheelchair-accessible, which the old one never was.” 🔑 বেশি মানুষ + wheelchair-বান্ধব।

  3. 13After heavy rain, visitors should take

    C. “If it's been wet, take the upper woodland path — always passable.” Trap: the marsh trail floods. 🔑 marsh নয়, woodland path।

  4. 14The free guided walks take place

    A. “Contrary to the old leaflet, not daily — at weekends only.” Trap: “daily” is the outdated info. 🔑 প্রতিদিন নয়, শুধু সপ্তাহান্তে।

  5. 15Dogs

    B. “Very welcome, but kept on a lead the whole time, because of ground-nesting birds.” 🔑 lead-এ রাখতে হবে।
Questions 16–20 · Short answer
Answer each question. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

  1. 16Which bird are visitors almost certain to see?

    herons. “The kingfisher is shy… what you're almost guaranteed to see are the herons.” Trap: kingfisher is the hoped-for one. 🔑 kingfisher নয়, herons প্রায় নিশ্চিত।

  2. 17Where is the new hide located?

    (the) north shore. “Built up on the north shore.” 🔑 উত্তর তীরে।

  3. 18What can visitors borrow free from the front desk?

    binoculars. “Borrow binoculars, free of charge, from the front desk.” 🔑 binoculars ধার নেওয়া যায়।

  4. 19What time do the guided walks set off?

    ten. “Setting off from the visitor centre at ten.” 🔑 ১০টায়।

  5. 20What must visitors never do to the animals?

    feed (them). “Please don't feed any of the animals… more harm than good.” 🔑 খাওয়ানো যাবে না।
Section 3 · Questions 21–30 · a project discussion
🎧 Recording — Section 3 2 students · academic discussion
Anna and Tom compare their findings from a river water-quality study.
Questions 21–25 · Matching · the main problem at each site
What was the main issue at each sampling site on the Elder Brook? Choose A, B or C.
Key: A = clean / healthyB = chemical pollutionC = litter / rubbish

  1. 21Site 1 — by the old mill

    A. “The cleanest of the lot… our healthy control.” 🔑 সবচেয়ে পরিষ্কার।

  2. 22Site 2 — behind the industrial estate

    B. “Clear signs of chemical pollution — pH well off, hardly any invertebrates.” 🔑 রাসায়নিক দূষণ।

  3. 23Site 3 — by the park

    C. “Problem was purely rubbish… the water itself tested fine.” Trap: not chemistry. 🔑 কেবল আবর্জনা।

  4. 24Site 4 — below the farm

    A. “I expected chemicals from fertiliser, but no — surprisingly clean.” Trap: they expected pollution. 🔑 প্রত্যাশার বিপরীতে পরিষ্কার।

  5. 25Site 5 — at the town outfall

    C. “Rubbish once more — all that debris caught on the grille.” 🔑 আবার আবর্জনা।
Questions 26–30 · Sentence completion
Complete each sentence. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

  1. 26The single biggest factor affecting the brook was the industrial .

    estate. “The single biggest factor was clearly the industrial estate.” 🔑 industrial estate।

  2. 27They recommend the council install a at the outflow.

    filter. “Install a filter at the estate's outflow.” 🔑 filter বসানো।

  3. 28The main limitation was that they sampled only .

    once. “We only sampled once.” 🔑 একবারই নমুনা।

  4. 29Their data is only a , not a long-term picture.

    snapshot. “Just a snapshot, not a long-term picture.” 🔑 snapshot মাত্র।

  5. 30For future work, they suggest repeating it across the .

    seasons. “Repeating it across the seasons would make it more reliable.” 🔑 ঋতুভেদে পুনরাবৃত্তি।
Section 4 · Questions 31–40 · a lecture
🎧 Recording — Section 4 1 speaker · university lecture
A lecture on how honeybees communicate the location of food. Plays right through, no break.
Questions 31–40 · Note completion
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
The honeybee "waggle dance"

  1. 31A scout bee performs a dance, shaped like a figure-of-eight.

    waggle. “Performs what we call the waggle dance.” 🔑 waggle নাচ।

  2. 32It is danced in the dark, on the vertical of the comb.

    surface. “On the vertical surface of the honeycomb, in the dark.” 🔑 comb-এর উল্লম্ব surface।

  3. 33The dance encodes the direction of the food and its .

    distance. “The direction of the food, and its distance.” 🔑 দূরত্ব।

  4. 34For direction, the bee uses the as a reference.

    sun. “It uses the sun as its reference.” 🔑 সূর্য।

  5. 35If the food is towards the sun, the bee waggles straight .

    up / upwards. “If the food is towards the sun, it waggles straight upwards.” 🔑 সোজা উপরে।

  6. 36Distance is shown by the of the waggle (longer = further).

    duration. “Distance is signalled by duration — the longer the waggle, the further.” (accept length). 🔑 waggle-এর duration।

  7. 37Because the sun moves, the bee uses an internal to adjust the angle.

    clock. “An internal clock at work.” 🔑 অভ্যন্তরীণ clock।

  8. 38The dance was first decoded by Karl von .

    Frisch. “An Austrian scientist, Karl von Frisch… later a Nobel Prize.” 🔑 Karl von Frisch।

  9. 39Modern experiments used tiny bees to confirm the dance works.

    robotic. “Using tiny robotic bees.” Trap: earlier they doubted it was the dance vs scent. 🔑 robotic মৌমাছি।

  10. 40Understanding foraging helps design better for declining bees.

    habitats. “Helps us design better habitats.” 🔑 উন্নত habitat।
You can answer in any order. Unanswered questions are marked wrong.