A full IELTS Academic mock, scored, before you pay for the real one
All four sections in exam order — Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking — on the real clock, ending with a band for each skill and an overall band. The Speaking section is a live conversation with an examiner who asks follow-up questions based on what you actually said.
It is practice, not a prediction. The band here is an estimate produced the same way every time so you can watch it move between sittings; it is not an official IELTS result and nobody but you sees it.
Start with a free quick mock — about 20 minutes of the real tasks, with an estimated score. One for each exam, no card. Full mocks come with a pass.
What a full mock contains
Four recorded sections, played once, answered as they play — marked against the answer key rather than judged.
Three Academic passages with the question types the paper uses, including the matching and True/False/Not Given sets people lose most marks on.
Task 1 from a chart, table or process, then Task 2. Both marked against the four public band descriptors, with the sentences that cost you marks named.
All three parts with a live examiner: the interview, the two-minute long turn from a cue card, and the discussion. Fluency and pronunciation are measured from your own audio.
How the score is worked out
- Listening and Reading are counted against the answer key, so those two bands are arithmetic, not opinion.
- Writing and Speaking are marked against the four published band descriptors, criterion by criterion, with the reason attached to each.
- Pronunciation and fluency come from the recording of your voice, not from guessing at the transcript.
Common questions
Is the IELTS mock test really free?
The quick mock is. It takes about 25 minutes: Listening Part 1 and Reading Passage 1 on the real clock, with an estimated band for each and no card. Writing is not in it, and IELTS Speaking has its own free test. Each exam has its own, so it does not use up a free PTE, TOEFL or Duolingo quick mock. The full mock described on this page comes with an IELTS pass. Signing in with Google is required for a free session.
How long does the full mock take?
About 2 hours 45 minutes, the same as the real paper. There is no pause button, deliberately: the real test does not have one, and practice that does would leave you meeting that constraint for the first time on the day.
Is the band score accurate?
It is an estimate, produced the same way every time. Listening and Reading are counted against the key so those are as accurate as the answers you gave. Writing and Speaking are judged against the public descriptors, and like any judgement they can be inconsistent between runs — weigh them against your own reading of the work.
Do I speak to a real person?
You speak out loud to an AI examiner that listens, follows up on what you said, and scores the recording. The real test uses a human examiner; this is the closest rehearsal of that format you can do at two in the morning.
What band do universities ask for?
6.5–7.5 overall, usually with a minimum in each skill as well. The report here gives you a band per skill for exactly that reason.
What happens after the quick mock?
An IELTS pass is 20 complete mocks, valid for a year, priced for the country you are in — the page shows what you would actually pay before you enter anything. Nothing renews and nothing is charged unless you buy.
Sit a IELTS mock today
Start with a free quick mock — about 20 minutes of the real tasks, with an estimated score. One for each exam, no card. Full mocks come with a pass: a IELTS pass is 20 complete mocks valid for a year, at the price of your own market.
This guide is written from the IELTS Academic format published by British Council, IDP and Cambridge, in our own words. For the official wording, see the IELTS Academic test format. MockLive AI is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, British Council, IDP and Cambridge. Scores here are practice estimates, never official results.