M remembered the following IELTS questions after taking the test in India:
Listening test
Section 1. A woman wanted to get information about concerts.
Questions: filling in blanks.
Section 2. An owner of production company gave information about it and its personnel.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 2 words), multiple choice.
Section 3. Two students talked about their presentation.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 2 words), multiple choice.
Section 4. A research about cotton production and its use.
Questions: filling in blanks.
Reading test
Passage 1. About various musical instruments of the past century.
Questions: filling in blanks, True/False/Not Given.
Passage 2. About plants protection by the use of chemicals.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 3 words), match headings to paragraphs.
Passage 3. About boys’ attitude in different sport groups.
Questions: filling in blanks.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a picture showing the changes to a village in 1910 and 2010, and asked to summarise them.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
The best way to reduce crime among young people is to teach parents good parenting skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your own opinion and examples.
