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IELTS General Training full mock test 2

A complete IELTS General Training test in real order and timing: Listening (4 parts, 40 questions), General Training Reading (3 sections, 40 questions, 60 minutes), General Training Writing (Task 1 letter and Task 2 essay, 60 minutes) and Speaking (Parts 1–3). Scored with the stricter General Training Reading conversion.

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Before you start

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2 h 56 min without interruptionsA quiet room, and the test in one sitting, as on test day.
Device charged or plugged inA larger screen makes passages, tables and graphs easier to read.
Notifications and phone silenced
Scratch paper and a pencil
Water, and a snack for the break
Headphones on, volume checked
A working microphoneYour browser asks for permission the first time.

What to expect

The same sections, timing and tools as the real IELTS.

Time: 2 h 56 min; including a 10 min break
Questions: 96
Sections: 4
Pace: 104 s; a question, on average

Sections of the test in order, with time, questions and tools
Order	Section	Questions	Time	Tools
1	Listening≈ 49 s a question	39	32 min	None
2	General Training Reading≈ 90 s a question	40	1 h	None
3	General Training Writing≈ 30 min a question	2	1 h	None
	Break · 10 min
4	Speaking≈ 56 s a question	15	14 min	None

1Listening
39 questions · 32 min · ≈ 49 s a question
2General Training Reading
40 questions · 1 h · ≈ 90 s a question
3General Training Writing
2 questions · 1 h · ≈ 30 min a question
Break · 10 min
4Speaking
15 questions · 14 min · ≈ 56 s a question

During the test

Mark questions for review and move between them with the question navigator.
Strike out answer choices you have ruled out.
Highlight and annotate passages as you read.
Listening recordings play as they do on test day. Use headphones.
Spoken answers are recorded and transcribed, so allow microphone access when asked.
Written answers are marked by an AI examiner against the exam’s own criteria.
Three text sizes, and the page follows your light or dark setting.

Instructions

This is a complete IELTS General Training test that mirrors the real computer-delivered exam: same order, timing, question counts and question types.

Section	Time	Format
Listening	32 min	4 parts, 40 questions; each recording is played once; 2 minutes at the end to check answers
General Training Reading	60 min	Section 1 everyday texts, Section 2 workplace texts, Section 3 one longer text; 40 questions; no extra transfer time
General Training Writing	60 min	Task 1: letter (at least 150 words, about 20 min). Task 2: essay (at least 250 words, about 40 min) — Task 2 counts double
Speaking	about 14 min	Part 1 interview, Part 2 long turn (1 min preparation, up to 2 min talk), Part 3 discussion

Rules: Listening, Reading and Writing run back to back with no breaks, as in the real test. Do not pause or replay audio. No dictionaries, translators or notes. Write answers exactly as required by each word limit; spelling counts; British or American spelling is accepted. In the letter, begin exactly as the task instructs and cover all three bullet points; you do not need to write any addresses. In the real test Speaking can be on the same day or up to 7 days before or after; here you may take a short break before it.

Scoring: General Training Reading uses its own, stricter conversion (about 34/40 for Band 7 and 37/40 for Band 8). Listening uses the same table as Academic. Writing and Speaking are graded against the four band criteria, and the overall band is the average of the four, rounded to the nearest half band.

Afterwards

Your score arrives with section scores, a breakdown by topic, your time on every question and each answer explained. Questions you miss join your review queue, and written and spoken answers get an examiner’s report.