A stopwatch and a blank answer sheet on a dark exam desk under focused light — IELTS Listening Part 1 exam mode
Meadow Vale Leisure Centre
00:00
≈6 min – a rough guide (40 s to read + ≈3.5 min recording + checking)
Exam conditions: you hear the recording once, there are no hints or checks along the way, and you have one attempt.
Questions 1–10. Listen to the interview and complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
  • After Start you have 40 seconds of silence to read the questions. Then the recording starts by itself.
  • You hear the recording once – no pausing or rewinding.
  • All 10 questions are on one page. Write your answers while you listen; they come in the same order as in the recording.
  • Spelling matters: a misspelt answer is wrong.
  • No hints and no checking along the way. You’ll see your result after “Finish exam”.
  • One attempt. Don’t reload the page during the recording. If this happens, your answers and time are saved, and the recording continues from the same point (press Continue).
Marks · how scoring works
  • Each correct answer = 1 mark. A wrong or blank answer = 0; there are no penalties.
  • A spelling mistake or more words than allowed (ONE WORD ONLY) = 0 marks.
  • Capital letters don’t matter: Wednesday and wednesday both count.
  • Here 10 questions = 10 marks (Part 1). The full test has 4 parts and 40 questions; your raw score out of 40 is converted to a band:
IELTS Listening: 1 mark for each correct answer. Write ONE WORD ONLY; a spelling mistake counts as wrong.