Listening

Timing

Paper-based IELTS (Offline) – Listening test takes approximately 30 minutes and an extra time of 10 minutes is given to transfer answers on an answer sheet.

Computer-delivered IELTS (Offline) – Listening test takes approximately 30 minutes and an extra time of 2 minutes is given to check the transferred answers.

Sections and question types

IELTS Listening test is divided into four sections.

Each section comprises 10 questions. One mark is awarded for each question.

A wide range of question types are asked such as chosen from the following, multiple choice questions, Flow-chart, sentence completion, note completion, short-answer questions, summary completion and others.

Analysis of each section:

Section 1 is a dialogue or a conversation between two people. The shared information is more factual in nature.

Section 2 is a monologue based on an everyday social context.

Section 3 is a dialogue or a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context. The shared information is less factual and more conceptual in nature.

Section 4 is a monologue and discussed content is based on concepts in depth.

Primary Focus of Listening:

Better understanding ideas.

Understanding factual information and conceptual information in one go.

Score conversion into bands:

The score obtained out of 40 is converted into bands and band conversation table is shared below:

The calculations of score conversion into bands are made tentatively. It’s only for a reference: