International English Language Testing System · Band 1–9
IELTS on computer, the way you will actually sit it
From mid-2026, IELTS is a computer test, and some old rules changed with it. Our mocks follow the test as it is now: same screen, same timing, same rules.
Here is the mock test format
One sitting · no break between sections
Listening
~30 min
You hear it once. 2 minutes at the end to check.
Reading
60 min
The passages get harder as you go.
Writing
60 min
Task 1 at least 150 words. Task 2 at least 250.
Speaking is separate
Speaking
11–14 min
On the same day, or up to 7 days before or after. Your centre gives you the time.
The whole test is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
The clock warns you at 10 and 5 minutes.
Answers save as you type.
The screen is plain, because the real one is.
Marked like the real test
Listening · your answers
Most wrong answers are spelling or singular and plural. This is where you should be careful.
From answers to a band
Listening
40 questions, 1 mark each. The total becomes a band.
Reading
40 questions, 1 mark each. No extra time to transfer answers.
Writing
2 tasks, but not equal. Task 2 counts double.
Speaking
3 parts, marked live by the examiner.
See how raw scores become bands →