Academic practice test
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Each section is timed and scored on its own, so you can sit the whole test or only the skill you want to practise. Your answers and results are kept in this browser.
The four sections
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Listening
1 part5 questionsabout 3 minutes
One recording, played once. Answer while you listen — there is only a short pause at the end to check your answers.
- Form completion
Marked instantly against the answer key and converted to a band estimate.
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Reading
1 passage6 questions9 minutes
1 passage — about 300 words to read. There is no extra time for transferring answers, so keep moving.
- True / False / Not Given
- Multiple choice
- Sentence completion
Marked instantly against the answer key and converted to a band estimate.
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Writing
1 short task12 minutes
One short essay-style response of at least 120 words (about 12 minutes). The real test sets two longer tasks in 60 minutes, so treat this band as a first indication.
Assessed against the four public Writing criteria — you get a band estimate with a likely range.
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Speaking
3 partsabout 5 minutes
Part 1: 3 short questions on familiar topics. Part 2: speak for up to 1 minute from a cue card after 30 seconds to prepare. Part 3: 2 discussion questions. You answer aloud, so have a microphone ready. This is a shortened interview: the real one runs 11–14 minutes.
Assessed against the four public Speaking criteria — you get a band estimate with a likely range.
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