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IELTS Academic Mock Test 6
AI ethics, language extinction, and climate policy. Designed for Band 7+ aspirants.
⏱️ Total: 2h 45min
❓ 120 Questions
📋 4 Modules
Test Modules
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Listening
⏱ 40 min•40 questions
4 sections with audio recordings
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Reading
⏱ 60 min•40 questions
3 passages with varied question types
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Writing
⏱ 60 min•2 tasks
Task 1 (150 words) + Task 2 (250 words)
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Speaking
⏱ 15 min•3 questions
3 parts — introduction, cue card, discussion
Before You Begin
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Technical Requirements
- ✓ Stable internet connection
- ✓ Chrome or Firefox browser
- ✓ Microphone (for Speaking module)
- ✓ Headphones recommended
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Test Rules
- ✓ You cannot pause a module once started
- ✓ Answers are saved automatically
- ✓ Timers start immediately
- ✓ Do not refresh the page during exam
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Scoring
- ✓ Listening: Marked automatically
- ✓ Reading: Marked automatically
- ✓ Writing: Sample answers provided
- ✓ Speaking: Self-evaluation guide provided
IELTS Academic Mock Test 6
Official Practice Test · Type: Academic · Difficulty: Advanced
Listening Module
Section 1: Section 1: Climate Conference
A delegate registering for a climate summit.
1. The conference lasts ________ days. ____________________
2. Where is it held? ____________________
3. Registration number is ________. ____________________
4. The gala dinner is on ________ evening. ____________________
5. Dietary requirement? ____________________
Section 2: Section 2: Environmental NGO Presentation
An NGO presenting climate action programmes.
6. The NGO has been active for ________ years. ____________________
7. How many countries does the NGO operate in? ____________________
8. Their reforestation project planted ________ million trees. ____________________
9. The NGO accepts fossil fuel company funding. ____________________
10. Website: ________.org ____________________
Reading Module
Passage 1: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
As AI systems make consequential decisions — assessing loans, diagnosing diseases, determining parole eligibility — questions about bias, accountability, and transparency have become urgent policy challenges.
Algorithmic bias is thoroughly documented. AI learns from historical data reflecting existing inequalities. A hiring algorithm trained on data from a company that has historically hired mostly men will discriminate against women, not by design but by pattern. Facial recognition systems perform significantly less accurately on darker-skinned individuals because training datasets were unrepresentative.
Accountability when AI causes harm is equally complex. When an autonomous vehicle crashes or a medical AI misdiagnoses, determining responsibility — developer, user, or deploying company — is a novel legal problem. Current legal frameworks designed for human actors cannot easily answer it. Transparency is another challenge: many powerful AI systems are 'black boxes' producing outputs without intelligible explanations — particularly problematic when decisions affect people's lives.
Questions:
1. AI systems are deliberately programmed to be biased. ____________________
2. Why are facial recognition systems less accurate on darker skin? ____________________
3. AI systems that cannot be explained are called '________'. ____________________
4. Current legal frameworks are well-equipped for AI accountability. ____________________
5. Loan applications are mentioned as an area where AI makes decisions. ____________________
Passage 2: Language Extinction and the Loss of Human Knowledge
Of approximately 7,000 languages spoken today, linguists estimate half will be extinct by 2100. A language dies on average once every two weeks. The consequences extend beyond the loss of expression — they represent the loss of knowledge accumulated over millennia.
Languages encode distinctive ways of perceiving the world. The Hopi language conceptualises time differently from European languages. The Pirahã language of Amazonia lacks numbers beyond one and two. Indigenous Australian languages encode detailed medicinal plant knowledge. The Sámi people of Scandinavia have vocabulary for over 100 types of snow and ice — environmental knowledge relevant to climate research.
Digital technology offers preservation tools: apps, online dictionaries, and audio archives allow communities to document their languages. However, linguists emphasise that documentation is not the same as revitalisation — a living language must be spoken, not merely archived.
Questions:
6. A language dies approximately once every ________ weeks. ____________________
7. The Hopi language uses the same tense structure as European languages. ____________________
8. What does Sámi vocabulary for snow and ice demonstrate? ____________________
9. Linguists say documentation is not the same as ________. ____________________
10. Around half of today's languages could be extinct by 2100. ____________________
Writing Module
Task 1 – Line Graph
Prompt: The graph shows average global temperatures compared to the 20th century baseline from 1880 to 2020. Summarise the main features.
Image Description: Temperatures near baseline 1880-1940, then rising steadily from 1950s, sharply from 1980. By 2020: +1.2°C above baseline.
Minimum Words: 150
Task 2 – Essay
Prompt: Digital technology is increasingly used in education. Some believe this has more negative than positive effects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Minimum Words: 250
Speaking Module
Part 1 – Introduction
- Do you use social media? How often?
- How do you get your news?
- Have you ever attended a community event or demonstration?
- How concerned are you about climate change?
Part 2 – Long Turn
Cue Card: Describe a time you learned something important from the news.
- What the story was about
- Where you heard it
- How it affected you
- What action it prompted
Part 3 – Discussion
- How much responsibility do media companies carry for misinformation?
- Should climate change education be compulsory in schools?
- Can individuals make meaningful differences on climate?
- How do international disagreements slow climate action?