IELTS Academic
🎧 1. Listening Skills
- Total Questions: 40
- Band Score Range: 0–9
- Based on audio conversations, discussions, and monologues
- Your band score is calculated according to the number of correct answers
📘 2. Reading Skills
- Total Questions: 40
- Maximum Band Score: 9
- Includes three academic reading passages
- Tests your ability to skim, scan, and understand detailed information
✍️ 3.Writing Skills
The writing section contains two tasks:
Task 1 – Visual Interpretation
- Description of a graph, chart, table, map, or diagram
- 150–180 words
- Maximum Score: 9 Bands
- Assesses your ability to present and compare information logically
Task 2 – Essay Writing
- Opinion-based or argument essay
- 250–280 words
- Maximum Score: 9 Bands
- Evaluates your ability to express ideas clearly with examples and structured arguments
🗣️ 4. Speaking Skills
Total Score: 9 Bands
The speaking test consists of three phases:
🎯 Phase 1 – Introduction
- General questions about yourself, your life, hobbies, and background
- Tests your fluency, clarity, and confidence
🎙️ Phase 2 – Cue Card Round
- You receive a topic card
- 1 minute to prepare
- Speak for 1–2 minutes continuously
- Assesses content organization and speaking flow
🔍 Phase 3 – Discussion
- Follow-up questions related to the cue card topic
- Tests analytical thinking, opinions, and communication skills
IELTS General
🎧 1. Listening
- Total Questions: 40
- Maximum Score: 9 Bands
In this module, you listen to conversations, discussions, and real-life recordings.
You need to understand accents, situations, details, and opinions to answer the questions correctly.
📘 2. Reading
- Total Questions: 40
- Maximum Score: 9 Bands
- Reading tasks include:
- Tables
- Diagrams
- Banners
- Small passages
- Advertisements
- Articles
This section checks your ability to find information, understand ideas, and think critically.
✍️ 3. Writing
The Writing module contains two tasks:
Task 1 — Letter Writing
You need to draft a letter based on the situation given.
No personal ideas or real recipient details are needed; only the correct format, tone, and grammar are important.
Task 2 — Essay Writing
This task requires you to write an essay on a particular topic.
You must explain your viewpoint, give reasons, and support your ideas using proper grammar, structure, and vocabulary.
🗣️ 4. Speaking Skills
Total Score: 9 Bands
The speaking test consists of three phases:
🎯 Phase 1 – Introduction
- General questions about yourself, your life, hobbies, and background
- Tests your fluency, clarity, and confidence
🎙️ Phase 2 – Cue Card Round
- You receive a topic card
- 1 minute to prepare
- Speak for 1–2 minutes continuously
- Assesses content organization and speaking flow
🔍 Phase 3 – Discussion
- Follow-up questions related to the cue card topic
- Tests analytical thinking, opinions, and communication skills