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IELTS General Training Practice Test 31

AI-generated practice paper in the style of IELTS General Training — original material, not a reproduction of any real exam paper, following the official four-module structure (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking). Listening audio is read aloud by your browser's voice, Writing tasks can be scored by AI, and for Speaking you can record yourself and compare with a model answer.

Listening

Part 1

Listen and answer questions 1–10.

Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

1. Number of bikes: ______

2. Weekend rate per bike: ______ dollars

3. Frame size for Ben: ______

4. Surname: ______

5. Deposit required: ______ dollars

6. Return time on Sunday: before ______ pm

7. Recommended route leads to the: ______

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

8. What is included in the rental price?

9. What should Ben bring when collecting the bikes?

10. The coastal path to the lighthouse is described as

Part 2

Listen and answer questions 11–20.

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

11. Maximum books a member can borrow: ______

12. Loan period: ______ weeks

13. Sunday opening time: ______

What does the guide say about each of the following areas? Choose the correct letter, A-F, for questions 4 to 7.

14. The Reference Room

15. The Children’s Corner

16. The Local Interest shelf

17. The Digital Suite

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

18. Story time runs every

19. The Discussion Room can be booked for up to

20. Overdue fines are capped at

Part 3

Listen and answer questions 21–30.

21. What does Ben think is weak in Carla's plan?

22. Where could Carla find figures about passing customers?

23. What does Ben say about the forecast of two hundred coffees a day?

24. What should Carla add to the financial section?

25. Why did Carla choose the name "The Daily Grind"?

26. What must Carla do about the executive summary?

27. Why doesn't Carla plan to hire more staff?

What will Carla include in each part of her plan? Choose your answers from the list, A-E: A A rough floor plan; B Menu with prices; C Reasons for few staff; D Passing customer figures; E A list of suppliers.

28. Appendix, showing the layout

29. Appendix, showing what is sold

30. Staffing section

Part 4

Listen and answer questions 31–40.

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

31. Arctic terns migrate between the Arctic and the edge of ______.

32. Tracking uses small ______ attached to the birds' legs.

33. A single round trip can cover more than ______ thousand kilometres.

34. Terns often travel in a ______ route rather than a straight line.

35. The zigzag route takes advantage of favourable ______.

36. Arctic terns typically live for around ______ years.

37. Terns feed mainly on small ______ near the surface.

38. A single tourist visit during nesting can cause parents to ______ their eggs.

39. Abandoned eggs are left exposed to predators such as ______.

40. Warming waters are shifting the fish supply, forcing colonies to ______ their nesting sites.

Reading

Section 1: Notices

You should spend about 20 minutes on Section 1.

NOTICE A — ClearView Opticians: New Eye Test Booking System From next month, eye test appointments must be booked through our new online system rather than by calling the practice directly, allowing customers to see real-time availability across all three branches. Existing customers due for their routine two-year check-up will receive an automatic email reminder with a direct booking link six weeks before their test is due. Customers who need an urgent appointment due to sudden vision changes or eye discomfort should still call the practice directly, as these cases are prioritised outside the normal online booking flow. Contact lens wearers are reminded that a separate, slightly longer appointment slot is required for lens fittings compared with a standard eye test. Frames selected during your visit can now be reserved online for up to 48 hours while you consider your options, rather than being released back to stock immediately. NOTICE B — Fairview Court: Intercom System Upgrade The building's entrance intercom system will be upgraded to a new video-enabled model next Tuesday, allowing residents to see visitors on their smartphone before granting entry remotely. Installation will take approximately four hours, during which the intercom will be temporarily out of service; visitors during this window should call residents directly on their mobile phones instead. Residents will need to download a companion app and complete a short one-time setup process, for which a guide will be placed under each resident's door in advance. The old intercom handsets inside individual flats will be removed as part of the upgrade, as all functions will transfer to the smartphone app going forward. Residents without a compatible smartphone should contact the building manager to discuss alternative arrangements before the installation date.

Questions 1–3. Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1. How must eye test appointments now be booked?

2. How long will the intercom installation take?

3. What will the new intercom system allow residents to do?

Questions 4–6. Do the following statements agree with the information in Notice A? Write TRUE if the statement agrees, FALSE if it contradicts, or NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

4. Customers needing an urgent appointment should still call the practice directly.

5. Contact lens fittings require the same length appointment as a standard eye test.

6. Routine eye check-ups are due every two years.

Question 7. Complete the sentence below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Notice A for each answer.

7. Frames selected during a visit can now be reserved online for up to __________.

Questions 8–9. Answer the question below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Notice A.

8. How many weeks before a routine check-up is due will customers receive a reminder email?

9. How many branches' availability can customers see in real time online?

Questions 10–11. Do the following statements agree with the information in Notice B? Write TRUE if the statement agrees, FALSE if it contradicts, or NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

10. Visitors during the installation window should call residents on their mobile phones.

11. The old intercom handsets will remain in flats alongside the new app.

Questions 12–13. Complete the sentence below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Notice B for each answer.

12. A guide for the one-time setup process will be placed under __________ in advance.

13. Residents will need to download a companion app and complete a short one-time __________.

Question 14. Answer the question below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Notice B.

14. Who should residents without a compatible smartphone contact?

Section 2: Workplace

You should spend about 20 minutes on Section 2.

TEXT A — Health and Safety: Workplace First Aid Training Announcement The company is expanding its pool of trained first aiders and is seeking volunteers from each department to complete a fully funded, one-day first aid at work course over the coming month. No prior experience is necessary, and volunteers will be given paid time off to attend the training during normal working hours. Once qualified, first aiders will be listed on posters displayed near each department's entrance, along with a brief description of when to contact them versus when to call emergency services directly. Qualified first aiders will receive a small annual allowance in recognition of this additional responsibility, along with a refresher course every three years to maintain their certification. Anyone interested should register their interest with their line manager by the end of this week, as places on the training course are limited. TEXT B — Procurement: New Supplier Code of Conduct Briefing All staff involved in selecting or managing suppliers are required to attend a short briefing session next week explaining the newly introduced supplier code of conduct and how it affects day-to-day procurement decisions. The session will cover practical guidance on assessing a potential supplier's compliance before a contract is signed, as well as the process for reporting concerns about an existing supplier's practices. Attendance will be recorded, and staff who miss the session must complete an equivalent online module within two weeks instead. A simplified one-page summary of the code's key requirements will be made available on the intranet for quick reference after the briefing. Questions about specific supplier situations not clearly covered by the general guidance should be directed to the Procurement team's dedicated advice inbox.

Questions 15–17. Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

15. What is the company seeking volunteers for?

16. Who is required to attend the supplier code of conduct briefing?

17. What will attendance at the briefing session be used for?

Questions 18–19. Do the following statements agree with the information in Text A? Write TRUE if the statement agrees, FALSE if it contradicts, or NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

18. Prior first aid experience is necessary to volunteer.

19. Qualified first aiders will receive a small annual allowance.

Questions 20–21. Complete the sentence below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Text A for each answer.

20. Qualified first aiders will need a refresher course every __________ to maintain certification.

21. Once qualified, first aiders will be listed on __________ near each department's entrance.

Question 22. Answer the question below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Text A.

22. Who should interested staff register with by the end of this week?

Questions 23–25. Do the following statements agree with the information in Text B? Write TRUE if the statement agrees, FALSE if it contradicts, or NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

23. Staff who miss the briefing have no alternative way to complete the training.

24. A one-page summary of the code will be available on the intranet.

25. The briefing covers guidance on assessing a supplier's compliance before a contract is signed.

Question 26. Complete the sentence below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Text B for each answer.

26. Staff who miss the session must complete an equivalent online module within __________.

Question 27. Answer the question below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Text B.

27. Where should questions about specific supplier situations be directed?

Section 3: The History of the Traffic Light

You should spend about 20 minutes on Section 3.

Before the invention of any mechanical signalling device, urban intersections in the rapidly growing cities of the nineteenth century relied entirely on the judgement of individual pedestrians, horse-drawn carriage drivers, and, later, early motorists to negotiate right of way, a system that grew increasingly dangerous and chaotic as urban populations and vehicle numbers expanded rapidly in the decades following industrialisation. The first known traffic signal, installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 1868, predates the automobile entirely and was designed to manage horse-drawn traffic and pedestrians, using a manually operated system of gas-lit red and green lamps, adapted from railway signalling technology, that a police officer would manually switch to control the flow of traffic. This early device met a dramatic and cautionary end within weeks of installation, when a gas leak caused an explosion that injured the police officer operating it, an incident that discouraged further such installations in Britain for several decades afterward. The more recognisable, electrically powered traffic signal emerged independently in the United States in the early twentieth century, with several inventors, including Garrett Morgan, an African-American inventor who patented an improved three-position traffic signal in 1923 that included a caution position between stop and go, contributing key innovations that shaped the modern format. Morgan's patent, notably, was reportedly motivated partly by having personally witnessed a serious collision at an intersection lacking any effective signalling system, an origin story frequently cited in accounts of the traffic light's development, though some historical details of his specific contribution relative to other contemporaneous inventors remain debated among transportation historians. Standardisation of traffic light colours and sequencing took considerably longer to achieve internationally than the basic technology itself, with different cities and countries experimenting with varying colour combinations, sequences, and even signal shapes for shapes-based colour-blind accessibility before a broadly, though never fully universally, standardised red-amber-green sequence became dominant across most of the world by the mid-twentieth century, coordinated substantially through international road traffic conventions negotiated after both world wars. Contemporary traffic signal technology has moved considerably beyond simple fixed-timing sequences, with many modern urban intersections now employing adaptive systems that use real-time sensor data, including camera-based vehicle counting and, increasingly, connected vehicle data, to dynamically adjust signal timing in response to actual traffic conditions rather than following a predetermined fixed schedule regardless of demand, a shift researchers estimate has measurably reduced both average intersection wait times and associated vehicle emissions in cities that have implemented such systems at scale.

Questions 28–30. Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

28. Where was the first known traffic signal installed, according to the passage?

29. When did a broadly standardised red-amber-green sequence become dominant across most of the world?

30. What caused the first traffic signal's dramatic end shortly after installation?

Questions 31–34. Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage? Write TRUE if the statement agrees, FALSE if it contradicts, or NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

31. The first traffic signal was installed in 1868, before the automobile existed.

32. The first traffic signal operated without any problems for many years.

33. International road traffic conventions helped coordinate standardisation after both world wars.

34. The red-amber-green sequence is now fully and universally standardised in every country without exception.

Question 35. Complete the sentence below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.

35. Garrett Morgan patented an improved three-position traffic signal in __________.

Questions 36–38. Answer the question below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.

36. What position did Morgan's signal add between stop and go?

37. What kind of data do many modern adaptive traffic systems use to adjust signal timing?

38. What technology was the 1868 signal's lamp system adapted from?

Questions 39–40. Do the following statements agree with the writer's claims? Write YES if the statement agrees with the writer's claims, NO if it contradicts, or NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks.

39. Historians universally and without dispute agree on the exact extent of Morgan's specific contribution.

40. Adaptive traffic systems have measurably reduced wait times and emissions in cities that use them at scale.

Speaking

Part 1: Introduction and interview

The examiner asks you questions about yourself and familiar topics (4–5 minutes).

Part 1 (Mobile phones / Letters and email) — the examiner asks about two familiar topics. Topic 1: Mobile phones Q1. How long have you had your current mobile phone? Q2. What do you use your phone for, apart from calls? Topic 2: Letters and email Q3. Do you ever write letters to people? Q4. Do you think email has replaced traditional letters?
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Model answer: 1. About two years now. I'd like a newer model, because the battery doesn't last as long as it used to, but it still does everything I need. 2. Loads of things: maps, music, the camera, my calendar and even a torch. I sometimes think I use it for everything except making calls! 3. Only rarely. I send postcards when I'm on holiday, and last year I wrote a proper letter to my grandmother because she doesn't use a computer. 4. For everyday communication, yes, absolutely, because email is quicker and free. But I think handwritten letters still matter for special occasions, since they feel more personal and people keep them.

Part 2: Individual long turn

You have one minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.

Describe a library that you have visited or used. You should say: - where it is - what it looks like inside - what you did there and explain how you feel about this place. You will be given one minute to prepare before talking about it for one to two minutes.
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Model answer: The library I'd like to describe is the university library where I studied for my degree. It's a large, modern building in the middle of the campus, with five floors and a wide glass front that faces a lawn. When you go in, there's an information desk and a busy cafe, while the upper floors get quieter and quieter, until you reach the top one, where absolute silence is required. The reading rooms have long wooden tables, green lamps and comfortable chairs, and there are private booths along the windows for people who want to concentrate. During my final year I went there almost every day. I'd arrive when it opened at eight, choose a seat near a window on the fourth floor and work through the morning, then have a sandwich in the cafe before going back for the afternoon. I borrowed dozens of books, and I also used the computers and the printing service. I have very warm feelings about the place. It was where I learnt to be disciplined, and where I met some of my closest friends, who were also revising for exams. Whenever I walk past it now, I feel a little nostalgic, and I'm even tempted to go in and find my old seat.

Part 3: Two-way discussion

The examiner asks more abstract questions linked to the Part 2 topic.

Part 3 (artificial intelligence) — the examiner asks four related questions. Q1. In what areas of daily life is artificial intelligence already having an impact? Q2. Do you think artificial intelligence will replace many human jobs? Q3. What are the potential risks of relying too heavily on artificial intelligence? Q4. How do you think society will adapt to these changes in the future?
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Model answer: 1. It's already used in things like navigation apps, online recommendations, and customer service chatbots, often without people even realising how much of it is powered by AI behind the scenes. 2. To some degree, yes, particularly repetitive or predictable tasks, though I think it's more likely to change how many jobs are done rather than eliminate all of them completely. 3. Over-reliance could weaken certain human skills over time, and there are also genuine concerns about bias in AI decisions, along with the potential misuse of very convincing fake content. 4. I expect stronger regulation and more emphasis on retraining workers for roles that complement AI rather than compete directly with it, as society gradually adjusts to these tools.

Writing Task 1

You are organising a milestone birthday celebration for a family member and want to invite extended family. Write a letter to a relative. In your letter: explain the occasion, provide the date and location details, and ask them to let you know if they can attend. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write your own address. Begin your letter 'Dear ...,'

Writing Task 2

Some people believe that children should start formal schooling as early as possible, while others think children benefit more from starting school later. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
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