IELTS Listening — Full Practice Test 3
4 sections · 40 questions · real exam difficulty, with a site map and a flowchart.
How to take this test: Work through the four sections in order. Play each recording once and answer as you listen (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 and often say one thing then change or correct it. Section 2 has a map, Section 4 a flowchart. The last thing a speaker settles on is the answer.
🔑 পূর্ণ IELTS মান। Section 2-এ map, Section 4-এ flowchart। শেষে যেটায় স্থির হন সেটাই উত্তর।
Section 1 · Questions 1–10 · a booking enquiry
🎧 Recording — Section 1 2 speakers · everyday conversation
A caller books a village hall for a party. Listen for the details that change.
Questions 1–10 · Form completion
Complete the booking form. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Kingsbury Village Hall — Hire Form
1Surname: Mr
Ashworth. Spelled “A-S-H-W-O-R-T-H.” 🔑 বানান — Ashworth।2Date of hire:
14 June. Wanted the 7th, but it's a Sunday (no Sunday hire) → “the fourteenth.” Trap: 7 June rejected. 🔑 ৭ নয়, ১৪ জুন।3Occasion: a fortieth party
birthday. “Nothing that grand — a fortieth birthday party.” Trap: not a wedding. 🔑 wedding নয়, birthday।4Number of guests:
80. “We first thought a hundred… so put eighty.” Trap: 100 → 80. 🔑 প্রথমে ১০০, পরে ৮০।5Finish time:
midnight. “From six… midnight's the latest we allow.” 🔑 রাত ১২টা।6Hire cost: £
150. “A hundred and fifty pounds.” 🔑 ১৫০ পাউন্ড।7Deposit (refundable): £
50. “A fifty-pound deposit, refundable if no damage.” 🔑 ৫০ পাউন্ড।8Included in the price: full use of the
kitchen. “Full use of the kitchen is included; extra only for the sound system.” 🔑 kitchen ব্যবহার অন্তর্ভুক্ত।9Not allowed:
confetti. “No confetti… candles on a cake are fine.” Trap: candles ARE allowed. 🔑 confetti নিষেধ (মোমবাতি ঠিক আছে)।10To confirm: fill in the online booking
form. “Fill in the booking form on our website and pay the deposit.” 🔑 online booking form।
Section 2 · Questions 11–20 · a welcome talk with a map
🎧 Recording — Section 2 1 speaker · site orientation
A guide orients campers around Oakwood Holiday Park. Follow her directions on the map.
Questions 11–16 · Map labelling
Which facility is at each position on the map? Write the correct letter, A–H.
Oakwood Holiday Park — site map (an original, exam-style map).
11Camp shop
C. “A little further on, on the left, just past the first row of tents” = C. 🔑 বাঁয়ে, তাঁবুর সারির পরে = C।12Laundry
B. “At the first fork, on the right — people take it for the shop, but it's the laundry” = B. Trap: not the shop. 🔑 fork-এর ডানে = B (shop নয়)।13Games room
D. “Far side of the green, directly ahead” = D. 🔑 green-এর ওপারে সোজা = D।14Swimming pool
E. “To the right of the green, behind the games room” = E. 🔑 games room-এর পেছনে ডানে = E।15Toilet & shower block
F. “On the left, beyond the shop” = F. 🔑 shop-এর পরে বাঁয়ে = F।16Playground
G. “Top-left corner, as far from the road as possible” = G. 🔑 উপরের-বাঁ কোণে = G।
Questions 17–20 · Multiple choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
17Quiet hours begin at
A. “From ten at night, not eleven as the old sign says.” Trap: 11 is the outdated figure. 🔑 রাত ১০টা (১১ পুরনো তথ্য)।18The swimming pool is
B. “The pool is unheated… only for the brave.” 🔑 pool গরম করা নয়।19To get fresh bread, campers must
A. “Sells fresh bread, but only if you order it the night before.” 🔑 আগের রাতে অর্ডার।20The playground was placed
B. “The playground is in the top-left corner, as far from the road as possible.” 🔑 রাস্তা থেকে যতটা দূরে সম্ভব।
Section 3 · Questions 21–30 · a design-project discussion
🎧 Recording — Section 3 2 students · academic discussion
Anna and Tom compare user feedback on three prototype water bottles.
Questions 21–25 · Classification · which prototype won on each feature
Which prototype did users prefer for each feature? Choose A, B or C.
Key: A = Prototype 1 (ridged)B = Prototype 2 (flip-top)C = Prototype 3 (sleek)
21The lid
B. “On the lid, clearly the second, the flip-top — easiest to open one-handed.” 🔑 lid = Prototype 2।22The grip
A. “Grip — the first, the ridged one — most comfortable, least slippery.” 🔑 grip = Prototype 1।23The appearance
A. “I expected the sleek third, but no — on looks they went for the first again, most distinctive.” Trap: she expected Prototype 3. 🔑 চেহারায়ও Prototype 1 (আশা ছিল ৩)।24Ease of cleaning
C. “Cleaning was the third's strong point — the wide mouth.” 🔑 পরিষ্কার = Prototype 3।25Value for money
C. “On value, the third again — simplest to make, so cheapest.” 🔑 দাম = Prototype 3।
Questions 26–30 · Multiple choice
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
26What do the students recommend?
C. “None won outright… take the flip-top lid from 2 and the grip from 1, combine them.” 🔑 দুটির বৈশিষ্ট্য মিলিয়ে hybrid।27The main limitation of their study was
A. “Twelve really wasn't enough to be confident.” 🔑 খুব কম (১২) ব্যবহারকারী।28What surprised Anna?
B. “I expected them to like the sleek third… but they went for the first.” 🔑 চেহারার পছন্দ অবাক করেছে।29The cheapest prototype to make was
C. “The third… simplest to make, so the cheapest.” 🔑 Prototype 3 সবচেয়ে সস্তা।30From Prototype 1, the hybrid takes the
A. “The grip from prototype one” (the lid comes from prototype two). 🔑 Prototype 1 থেকে grip।
Section 4 · Questions 31–40 · a lecture with a flowchart
🎧 Recording — Section 4 1 speaker · university lecture
A lecture on how glass is recycled. Complete the flowchart, then the notes. Plays right through.
Questions 31–35 · Flowchart completion
Complete the flowchart of the recycling process. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Collectionmixed glass taken to the plant
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31Sorting — the glass is separated by
colour. “Separated by colour — clear, green and brown.” 🔑 রঙ অনুযায়ী আলাদা।
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32 — labels and caps are removed
cleaning. “Washed to strip off labels and remove caps/corks.” (accept washing). 🔑 পরিষ্কার/ধোয়া।
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33Crushing — broken into small pieces called
cullet. “This crushed glass is called cullet.” 🔑 গুঁড়ো কাচ = cullet।
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34Melting — the cullet is in a furnace
melted. “Fed into a furnace and heated… molten liquid.” (accept heated). 🔑 চুল্লিতে গলানো।
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35Moulding — the molten glass is into new bottles
moulded. “Poured into moulds and blown or pressed into new bottles.” (accept shaped/pressed). 🔑 ছাঁচে নতুন বোতল।
Questions 36–40 · Note completion
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Glass recycling — key facts
36Glass can be recycled endlessly with no loss of .
quality. “Recycle endlessly, without any loss of quality.” 🔑 গুণমান হারায় না।37In the furnace, glass is heated to about °C.
1500. “Around fifteen hundred degrees Celsius.” 🔑 প্রায় ১৫০০°C।38Melting cullet uses far less than using raw sand.
energy. “Uses far less energy than making glass from raw sand.” 🔑 কম শক্তি লাগে।39Glass is normally made from raw .
sand. “Making glass from raw sand.” 🔑 কাঁচামাল = বালি।40Kept out of the bottle stream: window glass, drinking glasses, and .
Pyrex. “Window glass, drinking glasses, and Pyrex melt at different temperatures.” Trap: not all glass is recyclable together. 🔑 Pyrex আলাদা রাখতে হয়।