Listening · Academic Practice Test 000106

Before the recording starts

4 parts · 40 questions · about 26 minutes of audio, then 2 minutes to check your answers.

Use headphones if you can, somewhere quiet, and set your volume with the sound check below.
The recording plays ONCE and cannot be paused, exactly like the real test.
Answer while you listen. The questions follow the recording from part to part, but you can look at any part and change any answer at any time.
When the recording ends you have 2 minutes to check your answers, as in the computer-delivered test (the 10-minute transfer time exists only on paper). Your answers are then submitted automatically.
Spelling counts, and an answer over the word limit scores zero.

Sound check

Play the sample and adjust until it is clear and comfortable. On a phone or tablet, use the device’s volume buttons as well.

How do you want to listen?

Exam modeRecommendedThe recording plays once with no pause, rewind or replay. This gives the most realistic band estimate.Practice modeNot exam conditionsYou can pause, go back 10 seconds and replay a part. Useful for training your ear; expect a flattering band estimate.

The recording begins as soon as you select the button. Bandwise is an independent practice tool; band scores are estimates.