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Listening Mock Test 1
A full four-part IELTS Listening mock with authentic-style audio and an estimated band score.
Section 2: Announcements at the Summer Food Festival
Section 3: Arranging a Furniture Delivery
Section 4: Lecture: A History of Timekeeping
Timed practice
40:00
Questions 1–5
Section 1 · Label the town map. Where is each place on the route?
Options
- A. on the right as you enter the High Street
- B. set back on the left of Church Lane
- C. on the right of Church Lane, opposite the church
- D. at the bottom of Mill Street, on the riverbank
- E. next to the Watermill, on the same side
- F. in the middle of the Market Square
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the Town Hall
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St Mary's Church
3
the old Coaching Inn
4
the Watermill
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the Packhorse Bridge
Questions 6–8
Section 1 · Practical details of the walk
6
Total length of walk (miles):(max 1 word)
7
Time the walk takes (minutes):(max 1 word)
8
Entry charge for the Watermill museum: £(max 2 words)
Question 9
Section 1 · Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
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The first toilets on the route are
Questions 10–14
Section 2 · Label the festival map. Where is each area located?
Options
- A. straight ahead from the main gate
- B. to the left of the Food Market, along the hedge
- C. on the right, near the oak tree
- D. in the far corner, behind the Demonstration Kitchen
- E. in the centre of the field
- F. just inside the main gate, on the right
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the Food Market
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the Street Food Zone
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the Demonstration Kitchen
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the Children's Area
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the information point
Questions 15–17
Section 2 · Programme of events
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Bread-making demonstration now starts at:(max 2 words)
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At 1 pm: the ______ competition on the main field.(max 2 words)
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Cake competition results announced at:(max 2 words)
Question 18
Section 2 · Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
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Cash is required for
Questions 19–22
Section 3 · DELIVERY BOOKING FORM
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Order number:(max 1 word)
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Name on account:(max 1 word)
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Delivery address: 8 ______(max 2 words)
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Postcode:(max 2 words)
Questions 23–25
Section 3 · Delivery arrangements
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Delivery day chosen: Wednesday the ______(max 2 words)
24
Access to the flat is by ______ (no stairs).(max 2 words)
25
Charge to remove the old sofa: £______(max 2 words)
Question 26
Section 3 · Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
26
The weekday delivery charge is
Questions 27–28
Section 3 · Complete the sentences below.
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The delivery team will remove all the ______ for recycling free of charge.(max 1 word)
28
The driver will phone about ______ minutes before arriving.(max 2 words)
Questions 29–31
Section 4 · Early timekeeping devices
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The earliest known timekeeping device is the ______.(max 1 word)
30
A sundial works by casting a ______ onto a marked surface.(max 1 word)
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A water clock could be affected by cold ______, which slowed the flow.(max 1 word)
Questions 32–34
Section 4 · Mechanical clocks
32
The first mechanical clocks appeared in the ______ century.(max 1 word)
33
They were driven by falling ______.(max 1 word)
34
Many early tower clocks had no face and simply rang a ______.(max 1 word)
Questions 35–37
Section 4 · Greater accuracy
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In 1657 Huygens built the first ______ clock, which was far more accurate.(max 1 word)
36
Sailors needed an accurate clock to calculate their ______ at sea.(max 1 word)
37
Harrison's marine chronometer used a ______ instead of a pendulum.(max 1 word)
Questions 38–39
Section 4 · Modern clocks
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A quartz clock keeps time using the steady ______ of a crystal.(max 1 word)
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The most accurate clocks are ______ clocks, which count the vibrations of atoms.(max 1 word)
Question 40
Section 4 · Answer the question below.
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Which everyday technology relies on atomic clocks in orbit?(max 3 words)
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