IELTS READING &
LISTENING & WRITING
PLACEMENT TEST
Duration: 40 minutes
I – LISTENING
Questions 1 - 5. Complete the information below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CITY LIBRARY
Head Librarian Example: Mrs. Phillips
Hours 1 ____________ to 4:30
Books
Ground floor 2 ____________
Second floor Adult collection
Third floor 3 ____________
Book carts
Brown cart books to re-shelve
Black cart books to 4 ____________
White cart books to 5 ____________
Questions 6 - 10. Choose FIVE letters, A - I.
Which FIVE activities are available at Golden Lake Resort?
A. swimming
B. boating
C. waterskiing
D. fishing
E. tennis
F. golf
G. horseback riding
H. hiking
I. arts and crafts
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Questions 11 - 15. Complete the schedule below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
Night Activity
Sunday 11 ____________
Monday Dessert Night
Tuesday 12 ____________ Night
Wednesday 13 ____________
Thursday 14 ____________
Friday Talent Show
Saturday 15 ____________
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II – READING
Reading Passage 1
Questions 1 - 7. Complete the notes about the life cycle of the insects mentioned below
Dragonflies and damselflies both lay their eggs on or just below the surface of the
water in a pond or stream. Some species lay their eggs on the stem of an aquatic plant.
The babies emerge from the eggs in the form of nymphs. They live underwater,
breathing through gills and preying upon water insects, tadpoles, small fish, and even
other nymphs. They hunt by hiding in the shadows at the bottom of a pond or stream,
waiting for prey animals to swim by. They have a special lip that they can extend far
forward in order to grab their prey when it comes close. Depending on the species, they
live this way for several months or even several years. As the nymph grows, it sheds its
skin several times. Finally, it leaves the water and sheds its skin one last time. The adult
emerges, ready to live the next few weeks or months on land and in the air. The adults
do not live for more than four months, and many species live as adults for only a few
weeks.
The exceptional visual abilities and flying skills of dragonflies and damselflies make
them very adept hunters. Their special eyes give them a nearly 360-degree field of
vision, and they can detect even the smallest movement or flash of light caused by
other flying insects. They have two sets of wings that can move independently of each
other. This gives them great maneuverability1 in the air, which is important to these
creatures because they catch their prey while flying. They can hover, make sharp turns,
and fly backward. Some species of dragonflies can fly 60 kilometers an hour or more.
Their prey consists of flying insects such as mosquitoes, deerflies, smaller dragonflies,
and butterflies and moths. One species of dragonfly takes spiders out of their webs.
Choose the correct words from the box below and write the letter A – K to
the blank 1 - 7
A in the air E near the water’s surface I weeks or months
B with their lips F nymphs J swimmers
C tadpoles G at the bottom of a pond K with their wings
D fliers H months or years
The eggs are laid 1 ________________. The young dragonflies and damselflies,
called 2 _______________, live underwater for a few 3 _________________.
They eat small water animals, catching their food 4 ________________. When
they are almost fully grown, they leave the water. The adults live for only a few
5________________. They are skillful 6 ________________ and catch their
prey 7 _______________.
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Reading Passage 2
Questions 8 - 13. Complete the notes using the list of words
A
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the popular theory among Earth
scientists was that a number of major catastrophes had taken place over a relatively
short period of time to give Earth its shape. French geologist Baron Georges Cuvier
introduced this idea, which was later coined the “catastrophe theory.” Proponents of the
catastrophe theory used fossilized1 creatures and the faunal changes in rock strata to
support their beliefs that major events such as volcanoes had occurred on a worldwide
scale. The catastrophe theory was used to support the notion that Earth’s history was
not a relatively long one.
B
In response to the catastrophe theory, a handful of Earth scientists searched for
explanations that would provide a better scientific basis for Earth’s geology. James
Hutton, the father of geology, is best known for his gradualist theory, a paradigm that
became known as “uniformitarianism.” Hutton published Theory of the Earth in 1795,
after which many other geologists including Charles Lyell, adopted the idea that small
changes on Earth occurred over a large expanse of time. Uniformitarians rejected the
idea that cataclysmic events could shape the Earth so quickly, and instead proposed
the theory that the key to the present is the past. The term deep time was used to
describe the span in which gradual geological processes occurred, especially the
formation of sedimentary rock. Charles Darwin later based his work on the idea, by
developing his theory of evolution.
Write the correct letter A – K for the blank 8 – 13
A short E definite I Walter Alvarez
B small F disasters J evolution
C Charles Darwin G James Hutton K Georges Cuvier
D long H mysterious
Catastrophe Theory
First introduced by 8 ____________
Proposes that major 9 _________________ have given Earth its shape.
Supports the idea that the Earth has a 10 _________________ history.
Gradualist Theory
First introduced by 11 _________________
Proposes that many 12 _________________ changes in the shape of the
Earth happened over a 13 _________________ period of time.
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III – WRITING
The graph below shows the percentage of urban/suburban and rural households in
a European country that had Internet access between 1999 and 2004.
The bar graph shows that in a certain country, Internet access in the home
1 ________ between the years 2 ________.
By the end of that time, over 3 ________ of urban and suburban households and
4 ________ of rural households had Internet access. While the percentage of
households with Internet access 5 ________ in both urban and suburban as well as
rural areas during the years shown on the graph, the percentage 6 ________ continued
to 7 ________ than the percentage in rural areas.
In 1999, relatively few households in the region had Internet access. Only 8 ________
of homes in urban and suburban areas had access to the Internet, while less than
9 ________ of rural homes had it. The following year, Internet access in urban and
suburban households had 10 ________, and 30% of households had it. During that
same time, Internet access in rural households 11 ________, to around 5%.
Over the next few years, Internet access 12 ________ in both urban and suburban and
in rural households. Then, between 13 ________, the percentage of households with
Internet access remained more or less steady at 14 ________. Meanwhile, the
percentage of rural households with Internet access continued to grow steadily and
15 ________ by 2004.
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Choose the correct numbers, words or phrases from the list below and write them into
the blank 1 – 15
1999 and 2004 one third increased dramatically
in urban and suburban areas increased only slightly one half
15% 5% close to 50%
2002 and 2004 continued to increase remain higher
doubled reached 35% increased
