IELTS Academic · Band 0–9
IELTS Academic practice tests — the computer-delivered paper, marked
See passes ·from CA$12.49Sit the whole paper in test-day order against the official timings: Listening, Reading and Writing on a screen modelled on IELTS on computer, then Speaking with a recorded examiner — on the real test it is face to face.
See passes ·from CA$12.49- One free practice test in each skill (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking), fully marked
- One free full mock exam in which Listening and Reading are scored, and Writing Task 1 and Speaking Part 2 are marked (a partly marked mock gives no overall band)
- Free, no card.
Writing Task 2 · example report
Band 6.5example
Example figures. Writing and Speaking come back as an estimated band on the four published criteria.
- full tests
- 10
- single-skill tests
- 51
- question-type drills
- 130
- score scale
- Band 0–9
In the IELTS Academic bank today: 10 full tests, 51 single-skill tests, 130 question-type drills (Listening 1,025 questions · Reading 1,665 questions · Writing 60 prompts · Speaking 320 prompts). Free with a free account, no card: One free practice test in each skill (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking), fully marked; one free full mock exam in which Listening and Reading are scored, and Writing Task 1 and Speaking Part 2 are marked (a partly marked mock gives no overall band). Everything else needs a pass.
How you can practise
Full test, in test-day order
10 tests · all four skills · the first one is free
Listening
about 30 min · 4 parts
Four parts played once, British voices, then the two minutes the computer test gives you to check.
Auto-marked
Auto-marked, every answer explained
Practise →Reading
60 min · 40 questions
Three academic passages of the kind journals and broadsheets print, 40 questions, 60 minutes, with the passage on the left and the questions on the right, as IELTS on computer lays them out.
Auto-marked
Auto-marked, every answer explained
Practise →Writing
60 min · 2 tasks
Task 1 describes one or more graphs, charts or tables, or a diagram of a process, in at least 150 words. Task 2 is an essay of at least 250 words and counts twice as much. Both on one 60-minute clock.
Official criteria
Marked on the official criteria
Practise →Speaking
11–14 min · 3 parts
Three parts with a recorded examiner — face to face on the real test: interview, a two-minute talk from a cue card, then discussion.
Official criteria
Marked on the official criteria
Practise →The real format, not a quiz
Same sections, same order, same timings as test day — on a screen modelled on the real one.
This is what you get back
Listening and Reading are marked the moment you finish; Writing and Speaking come back as an estimated band on the four published criteria.
- The official timings, with the clock at the top
- Sections in test-day order
- Question boxes and the arrow to move on, as on the computer test
Illustration of the test screen; the clock and question numbers are not real data.
Get IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 and Task 2 scored online
On ExamStep, each Writing practice test and full test sets both tasks on the real test's clock. Our AI marker scores every task on those four criteria and returns an estimated band for each, with the sentences that held it down and how to fix them. It is our estimate, not an IELTS result. A free account, with no card, includes a Writing practice test that is fully marked.
IELTS Writing is two tasks in 60 minutes. In Task 1 you describe visual information in your own words: one or more graphs, charts or tables, or a diagram of an object, device, process or event. Task 1 needs at least 150 words and Task 2, an essay, at least 250; Task 2 counts twice as much as Task 1. Certificated IELTS examiners mark each task on four criteria: Task Achievement (Task 1) or Task Response (Task 2), Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. An official Writing band comes only from sitting the test. (Source: ielts.org, Writing test format, checked 2026-09-27.)
Want to see what a marked answer looks like first? Get your IELTS Writing corrected → — the four criteria, a sample report and what it costs, with a note for Academic takers.
Which module is yours?
Academic is the module universities and most professional bodies ask for. If the score is for Canadian permanent residence or citizenship, you almost certainly need General Training instead — IRCC accepts IELTS General Training for Express Entry, not Academic.
Academic Reading and General Training Reading use different band tables: 30 correct out of 40 is Band 7.0 here and Band 6.0 in General Training. Listening is the same paper, and the same table, in both.
Requirements vary by programme and change. Confirm what your own stream asks for before you book or apply.
See IELTS General Training →Four skills, one sitting
Practise it the way you will sit it — same order, same clock, same tools on screen.
Listening is about 30 minutes of recording plus the two-minute check; Speaking runs 11–14 minutes and ends on the clock, as the examiner would end it. On the real test Listening, Reading and Writing come back to back and Speaking may be the same day or up to a week before or after.
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One-time payment in CAD · no auto-renewal · buying again adds the days.
Free account
CA$0.00No card needed- One free practice test in each skill (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking), fully marked
- One free full mock exam in which Listening and Reading are scored, and Writing Task 1 and Speaking Part 2 are marked (a partly marked mock gives no overall band)
30 days
CA$23.49for 30 days- All 10 full tests · 51 single-skill tests · 130 drills · Writing & Speaking marked
- Every full mock exam, real timing, band report
- Every practice test and drill, in all four skills
- Writing and Speaking marked on the official criteria
- Each test is handed in once, like the real thing; its report stays yours
- 30 days · one-time payment, days add up if you buy again
One-time payment · no auto-renew · all sales final, with the exceptions in our Refund policy