Listening Practice Test # 1.11 Leave a Comment / By Ali / January 29, 2026 the 1 Room – seats 100 Cost of Main Hall for Saturday evening: £2 £250 deposit (3 payment is required) Cost includes use of tables and chairs and also 4 Additional charge for use of the kitchen: £25 Before the event Will need a 5 licence Need to contact caretaker (Mr Evans) in advance to arrange 6 During the event The building is no smoking The bank should use the 7 door at the back Don’t touch the system that controls the volume For microphones, contact the caretaker After the event Need to know the 8 for the cleaning cupboard The 9 must be washed and rubbish placed in black bags All 10 Must be taken down Chairs and tables must be piled up https://goatguruenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IELTS11_Test1_Section2.mp3Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Fiddy Working Heritage Farm Advice about visiting the farm Visitors should take care not to harm any 11 not touch any 12 wear 13 not bring 14 into the farm, with certain exceptions. Questions 15-20 Label the map below. Choose the correct letter A-I, next to Questions. 15 Scarecrow 16 Maze 17 Café 18 Black Barn 19 Covered picnic area 20 Fiddy House https://goatguruenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IELTS11_Test1_Section3.mp3Questions 21-30 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Study on Gender in Physics 21 The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in A. physics B. psychology or physics. C. science, technology, engineering or mathematics. None 22 The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate A. what kind of women choose to study physics. B. a way of improving women’s performance in physics. C. whether fewer women than men study physics at college. None 23 The female physics students were wrong to believe that A. the teachers marked them in an unfair way. B. the male students expected them to do badly. C. their test results were lower than the male students’. None 24 Miyake’s team asked the students to write about A. what they enjoyed about studying physics. B. the successful experiences of other people. C. something that was important to them personally. None 25 What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects? A. to reduce stress B. to strengthen verbal ability C. to encourage logical thinking None 26 What surprised the researchers about the study? A. to reduce stress B. to strengthen verbal ability C. to encourage logical thinking None 27 Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by A. the length of the writing task. B. the number of students who took part. C. the information the students were given. None 28 Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of A. two different writing tasks. B. a writing task with an oral task. C. two different oral tasks. None 29 The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities A. were most effective when done by all-women groups. B. had no effect on the performance of men or women. C. improved the results of men more than of women. None 30 What will Lisa and Greg do next? A. talk to a professor B. observe a science class C. look at the science timetable None Questions 31-40 https://goatguruenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IELTS11_Test1_Section4_trimmed-1.mp3Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Ocean Biodiversity Biodiversity hotspots areas containing many different species important for locating targets for 31 at first only identified on land Boris Worm, 2005 identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks found the ocean hotspots: – were not always rich in 32 – had higher temperatures at the 33 – had sufficient 34 in the water Lisa Ballance, 2007 looked for hotspots for marine 35 found these were all located where ocean currents meet Census of Marine Life found new ocean species living: – under the 36 – near volcanoes on the ocean floor Global Marine Species Assessment want to list endangered ocean species, considering: – population size – geographical distribution – rate of 37 Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution 38 for each one Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity increase the number of ocean reserves establish 39 corridors (e.g. for turtles) reduce fishing quotas catch fish only for the purpose of 40 Time's up
