Four sections · 7,890 questions

IELTS Question Bank

Practice questions for all four sections of IELTS Academic. Every question is tied to one of the test's official question or task types, so you pick the type you are losing marks on and practise just that.

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The IELTS question bank holds 7,890 questions across Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking (Listening 3,000, Reading 4,200, Writing 390, Speaking 300). You choose the section and the question type. In Listening and Reading, every question comes with an explanation; in Writing and Speaking, you get an AI band estimate. One payment, 4 months' access.

What's in the question bank?

Listening

3,000 questions

All four parts and the official question types: Multiple Choice, Matching, Plan/Map/Diagram Labelling, Form/Note/Table/Flow-chart Completion, Sentence Completion and Short-answer Questions.

Reading

4,200 questions

Academic passages with True/False/Not Given, Yes/No/Not Given, Matching Headings, Matching Information, Summary Completion and the other official question types.

Writing

390 questions

Task 1 (describing a graph, table or process) and Task 2 (essay) questions.

Speaking

300 questions

Part 1, Part 2 (the long turn) and Part 3 questions; you record your answers as you practise.

  • In Listening and Reading, you can see exactly where in the recording or passage the right answer comes from
  • At the end of every session, you see your results broken down by section, question type and difficulty
  • Question and section names are the official ones you will see in your score report (for example Matching Headings, Writing Task 2)

How do you use the question bank?

  1. 1

    Choose a section

    Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking: pick one of the sections in your plan.

  2. 2

    Pick a question type

    Choose the question or task type you find hard, and the difficulty level.

  3. 3

    Practise timed or untimed

    Questions appear in their test format; if you like, you can work to the section's own time limit.

  4. 4

    Review and move on

    Check the explanations and your session report, then move on to the next question type.

The question bank is for working through the test topic by topic. If you want to try the whole test in real time, take a look at our IELTS practice tests; to see your starting level, you can also take the free diagnostic test.

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One payment · No subscription · 4 months' access

Listening + Reading

Listening and Reading

7,200 questions

$54.99

one payment · 4 months' access

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Full Access

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Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking

7,890 questions

$79.99

one payment · 4 months' access

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Writing + Speaking

Writing Tasks 1–2 and Speaking Parts 1–3

690 questions

$34.99

one payment · 4 months' access

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You don't need to be enrolled on a course to use the question bank. For now, plans are arranged through our team: message us on WhatsApp with the plan you'd like and we'll take you through the next steps. You practise signed in to your IELTS Istanbul account. The 4-month period starts on the day the bank opens on your account and does not renew automatically.

Frequently asked questions

7,890 in total: Listening 3,000, Reading 4,200, Writing 390, Speaking 300. In Listening and Reading, every question is tied to an official question type; Writing has Task 1 and Task 2 questions, and Speaking has Part 1, 2 and 3 questions.

IELTS Academic. Listening and Speaking are the same in both versions, while Reading and Writing are specific to Academic. If you are preparing for General Training, the Listening and Speaking questions are directly useful to you.

AI assesses your answer against the official IELTS band descriptors and gives you a band estimate. It is a practice estimate, not an official band. Each question also explains what a good answer needs to include; if you have one-to-one lessons, you also work on your writing and speaking with your tutor.

If your gaps are in Listening and Reading, the Listening + Reading plan is enough; if you want to work on writing and speaking, choose Writing + Speaking. If you will be studying all four sections together, Full Access is the better choice.

For now, message us on WhatsApp and tell us which plan you'd like; we'll take you through the next steps. You need an IELTS Istanbul account to buy and use the bank, as you practise signed in with its email address and password.

Payment is one-off. The 4-month period starts on the day the bank opens on your account and does not renew automatically. When it ends, your access closes; if you want to carry on, you can buy it again.

Full Access is included with the IELTS group course, and it opens on your account once the first week of the course is over. It is not included in private lesson packages; if you like, you can buy it separately and use it alongside your lessons.

The question bank is a digital product: your right of withdrawal ends as soon as it opens on your account, and it cannot be refunded after that.

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