IELTS Test Format

The IELTS exam has 4 modules:

1. Listening

• Time: 30 minutes

• Questions: 40

• Sections: 4 (conversations + monologues)

• Audio: Played once

• Skills: Understanding detail, main ideas, opinions

2. Reading

• Time: 60 minutes

• Questions: 40

• Academic: 3 long passages

• General Training: Short to long texts

• Question Types:

  • True/False/Not Given

  • Matching headings

  • Multiple choice

  • Summary & sentence completion

  • Diagram/flow-chart

3. Writing

• Time: 60 minutes

• Academic:

  • Task 1: Graph/Chart/Map/Process (150 words)

  • Task 2: Essay (250 words)

• General Training:

  • Task 1: Letter (formal/informal)

  • Task 2: Essay (250 words)

• Skills: Task response, coherence, vocabulary, grammar

4. Speaking

• Time: 11–14 minutes

• Parts:

  1. Introduction & personal questions

  2. Cue Card (1 min prep + 1–2 min speaking)

  3. Discussion (abstract questions)

• Face-to-face interview

Total Duration:

📌 2 hours 45 minutes