IELTS CB Mock Tests

Part 1 — Questions 1–10

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rst job Administrative assistant in a company that produces (1) (North London) Responsibilities • Data entry • Go to (2) and take notes • General admin • Management of (3

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es (1) (North London) Responsibilities • Data entry • Go to (2) and take notes • General admin • Management of (3) Requirements • Good computer skills including spreadshe

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• Go to (2) and take notes • General admin • Management of (3) Requirements • Good computer skills including spreadsheets • Good interpersonal skills • Attention to (4)

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ing spreadsheets • Good interpersonal skills • Attention to (4) Experience • Need a minimum of (5) of experience of teleconferencing Second job Warehouse assistant in Sou

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al skills • Attention to (4) Experience • Need a minimum of (5) of experience of teleconferencing Second job Warehouse assistant in South London Responsibilities • Stock

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South London Responsibilities • Stock management • Managing (6) Requirements • Ability to work with numbers • Good computer skills • Very organized and (7) • Good communi

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rk with numbers • Good computer skills • Very organized and (7) • Good communication skills • Used to working in a (8) • Able to cope with items that are (9) Need experie

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and (7) • Good communication skills • Used to working in a (8) • Able to cope with items that are (9) Need experience of • Driving in London • Warehouse work • (10) serv

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Used to working in a (8) • Able to cope with items that are (9) Need experience of • Driving in London • Warehouse work • (10) service Part 2:

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Questions 1-10 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Employment agency: Possible jobs

Part 2 — Questions 11–20

11. -16 Choose the correct letter A, B or C. Street Play Scheme 11. When did the Street Play Scheme first take place?

A two years agoB three years agoC six years ago

12. How often is Beechwood Road closed to traffic now?

A once a weekB on Saturdays and SundaysC once a month

13. Who is responsible for closing the road?

A a council officialB the policeC local wardens

14. Residents who want to use their cars

A have to park in another streetB must drive very slowlyC need permission from a warden

15. Alice says that Street Play Schemes are most needed in

A wealthy areasB quiet suburban areasC areas with heavy traffic

16. What has been the reaction of residents who are not parents?

A many of them were unhappy at firstB they like seeing children play in the streetC they are surprised by the lack of noise

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Questions 17 and 18 Choose TWO letters A-E. Which TWO benefits for children does Alice think are the most important? A i

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Questions 17 and 18 Choose TWO letters A-E. Which TWO benefits for children does Alice think are the most important? A increase

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Questions 19 and 20 Choose TWO letters A-E. Which TWO results of the King Street experiment surprised Alice? A more shop

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Questions 19 and 20 Choose TWO letters A-E. Which TWO results of the King Street experiment surprised Alice? A more shoppers B

Part 3 — Questions 21–30

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What Hazel should analyse about items in newspapers: • What (21) the item is on • The (22) of the item, including the headline • Any (23) accompanying the item • The (24)

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about items in newspapers: • What (21) the item is on • The (22) of the item, including the headline • Any (23) accompanying the item • The (24) of the item e.g. what’s m

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is on • The (22) of the item, including the headline • Any (23) accompanying the item • The (24) of the item e.g. what’s made prominent • The writer’s main (25) • The (2

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cluding the headline • Any (23) accompanying the item • The (24) of the item e.g. what’s made prominent • The writer’s main (25) • The (26) the writer may make about the

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of the item e.g. what’s made prominent • The writer’s main (25) • The (26) the writer may make about the reader

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Questions 21-26 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. What Hazel should analyse about items in new

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Question 27

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Question 28

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Question 29

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Questions 27-30 What does Hazel decide to do about each of the following types of articles? Write the correct letter A, B o

Part 4 — Questions 31–40

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eping clean Prehistoric times: • Water was used to wash off (31) Ancient Babylon: • Soap like material found in (32) cylinders Ancient Greece: • People cleaned themselves

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ash off (31) Ancient Babylon: • Soap like material found in (32) cylinders Ancient Greece: • People cleaned themselves with sand and other substances • Used a strigil – s

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and and other substances • Used a strigil – scraper made of (33) • Washed clothes in streams Ancient Germany and Gaul: • Used soap to colour their (34) Ancient Rome: • An

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reams Ancient Germany and Gaul: • Used soap to colour their (34) Ancient Rome: • Animal fat, ashes and clay mixed through action of rain, used for washing clothes • From

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washing clothes • From about 312 BC, water carried to Roman (35) by aqueducts Europe in Middle Ages: • Decline in bathing contributed to occurrence of (36) • (37) began t

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dle Ages: • Decline in bathing contributed to occurrence of (36) • (37) began to be added to soap Europe from 17th century: • 1600s: cleanliness and bathing started becom

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s: • Decline in bathing contributed to occurrence of (36) • (37) began to be added to soap Europe from 17th century: • 1600s: cleanliness and bathing started becoming usu

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sual • 1791: Leblanc invented a way of making soda ash from (38) • Early 1800s: Chevreul turned soapmaking into a (39) • From 1800s, there was no longer a (40) on soap

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from (38) • Early 1800s: Chevreul turned soapmaking into a (39) • From 1800s, there was no longer a (40) on soap

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Questions 31-40 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Early history of keeping clean Prehistoric t