The IELTS (International English Language Testing System) assesses the English language proficiency of individuals for study or work in English-speaking environments. It consists of four main components: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with variations for academic and general training formats. Each component has specific tasks and question types, with allocated times ranging from 30 to 60 minutes depending on the section.

1. IELTS
International English Language Testing System
Its a test that measures the language proficiency of individual
who want to study or work in an environments where English is used as
a language of communication.

2. IELTS TEST FORMAT
ACADEMIC
Related to Education
Reading, Writing, Listening
& Speaking
GENERAL TRAINING (GT)
Related to work, skill
migration or immigration.
Reading, Writing, Listening
& Speaking.

3. IELTS Reading
Academic
Allocated Time: 60 minutes
Total passage/ eassy: 3
Total Question: 40
Question Types: Yes/No/Not
Given, MCQ, Fill up the gap,
Short question, Heading etc.
General Training GT
Allocated Time: 60 minutes
Total passage/ eassy: 5
Total Question: 40
Question Types: Yes/No/Not
Given, MCQ, Fill up the gap,
Short question, Heading etc.

4. IELTS SPEAKING
Speaking module is same for both format – Academic
and General Training (GT).
Allocated time 12 to 15 minutes. There are three sub
section in Speaking module.
For example-
Introductory section
Q-card section and
Discussion Section

5. IELTS LISTENING
Listening module is also same for both Academic and
General Training (GT). There will be a prerecorded voice
where one, two or a group of people talk about various
issues.
The IELTS Listening test take about 30 minutes, and there
will be extra 10 minutes to transfer answers to an answer
sheet.
Based on this record, there will be 40 questions which have
to be answered while you are listening the record.

6. IELTS WRITING
ACADEMIC
Allocated time: 60 mins-
Total Task: 2
Task 1: You have to describe
a chat or graph based on
provided information
Task 2: In Task 2, you are
given brief details of an
opinion, an argument or a
problem, and have to
produce an extended piece
of discursive writing in
response.
GENERAL TRAINING (GT)
Allocated time: 60 mins-
Total Task: 2
Task 1: You have to write a
formal, semi-formal or
informal letter based on
provided details
Task 2: In Task 2, you are
given brief details of an
opinion, an argument or a
problem, and have to
produce an extended piece
of discursive

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IELTS Test Aid
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