Listening Practice Tests
IELTS Listening practice test

Enquiry About BookcasesIELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

Practise this IELTS Listening test about Enquiry About Bookcases. The recording features a call about an advertisement

—Min Audio
10Questions
2 typesTask Types
IELTS Listening practice

Play Enquiry About Bookcases audioListen, answer, then check your score and explanations.

Instructions
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The transcript is not available in the real IELTS Listening

Questions for Enquiry About Bookcases

Questions 1–9

Note Completion

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

Enquiry About Bookcases

Number of bookcases available – 2

Both bookcases:

Width: 1

Made of: 2

First bookcase:

Cost: 3

Color: 4

Number of Shelves: six (four are 5 )

Second bookcase:

Color: dark brown

Other features: almost 80 years old, has a 6

at the bottom, and has glass 7

Cost: 8

Details of seller

Name: Mrs. 9

Address: 41 Oak Rise, Stanton

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Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

Enter your score to see your band, or check the table below for the full scoring pattern.

Your raw score
0/ 10
035810
NABand
Your estimated band
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Band scoresSwipe
2.54–5
36–7
3.58–9
410–12
4.513–15
516–17
5.518–22
623–25
6.526–29
730–31
7.532–34
835–36
8.537–38
939–40

Conclusion

You have finished this practice test. Review your answers and read the explanations to see where you lost marks and why. Try more practice to build your accuracy.

About the test

Understand the task before you practise it.

You’ve now gone through the Enquiry About Bookcases answers. Understanding the context of the recording will help you approach similar Section 1 tasks with more confidence. Here’s a short summary of the passage.

Summary of the passage

Connor phones Ms Blake about the bookcases advertised in yesterday's newspaper. Listen for the details included in the conversation and note the words that complete each answer.

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Task types in Enquiry About Bookcases listening answers

1–9

Note Completion

Questions 1 to 9

Here, you will listen to the recording, memorise the information given in it, and fill the empty gaps in the notes. Be attentive while listening to the audio, as the answers follow the order of the recording.

10

Matching

Questions 10

Here, you match each item to one option from a shared list. Some options may not be used, so listen carefully to how each item is described in the audio.

Key highlights of the IELTS Listening section

Remember

1time only

Each recording plays only once, so stay focused throughout the task.

In total

40questions

Divided into 4 different sections of 10 questions each.

Same pattern

Academic=General Training

The Listening test is identical for Academic and General Training.

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An Academic Discussion
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IELTS Listening common mistakes

4 mistakes that cost marks

Candidates most often lose marks in this section because of the following errors:

Answering before listening to the entire audio.

01

Not reading the questions carefully before attempting.

02

Lack of practice before taking the test.

03

Ignoring grammatical and spelling errors.

04
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