A free IELTS Speaking mock test you actually speak out loud
Oliver runs all three parts in order, exactly as the real test does — asks the Part 1 questions, hands you a cue card, waits out your preparation minute, then pushes into the Part 3 discussion. You answer by talking. He answers back.
At the end you get a band score on each of the four official criteria, with pronunciation measured from your recorded audio rather than guessed from a transcript, plus the full transcript and every answer replayable.
First test free — the whole test, with a full band report · no card details
MockLive AI gives one full IELTS Speaking test free: an AI examiner runs Parts 1, 2 and 3 out loud in 11 to 14 minutes and scores each of the four official criteria, with pronunciation measured from your recorded audio.
What a Speaking mock test involves
The real test runs eleven to fourteen minutes and never varies in shape. Practising anything else — a list of questions, a chat with a friend, a chatbot that types back — trains you for a format you will not sit.
Part 1 — Introduction & interview
Short questions about your life — home, work, study, hobbies. Easy to answer badly by answering too briefly.
Part 2 — The long turn (cue card)
You get a cue card, one minute to prepare, and up to two minutes to talk without interruption. The part people fear most.
Part 3 — Two-way discussion
Abstract questions loosely linked to your Part 2 topic. This is where the band is usually decided.
What the report gives you back
Fluency & Coherence
Flow, speed, hesitation, and how logically ideas connect.
Lexical Resource
Range and precision of vocabulary, paraphrasing, and collocation.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
Variety of structures and how error-free they are.
Pronunciation
Clarity and intelligibility measured from your spoken audio.
Each criterion is scored separately and then averaged, which is how the real test arrives at an overall band — and why one weak criterion drags down three strong ones. What changes between band 6 and band 7.
Speaking only, or the whole exam?
If Speaking is the part you are worried about, start with the free test. If you have not sat a full mock under the clock, the band you get from Speaking alone will not tell you whether to book.
One complete Speaking test, all 3 parts, with the band report. An account, no card.
Start the free test5 Speaking tests to use in the next 30 days, each with the same full report. For the last few weeks before the real test.
Get 5 Speaking testsTwenty complete mocks — Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, with a band for each. Speaking on its own is included.
See the full mockPractise a specific cue card
Part 2 is the part candidates fear, and the one that rewards preparation most. There are 60 cards in rotation, each with a suggested two-minute structure, the vocabulary that topic invites, and the specific mistake it tempts people into.
Browse all 60 cue cards →Common questions
Is the IELTS Speaking mock test free?
Your first mock test is free and needs no payment details. It runs the whole test — all three parts, 11 to 14 minutes, with no clock cutting it short — and finishes with a full band report across all four criteria. After that, “5 Speaking tests” gives you 5 more for a one-time payment, and the Full IELTS pass covers complete mocks of all four sections.
How long is a full IELTS Speaking test?
Eleven to fourteen minutes across three parts: a four-to-five-minute interview, a two-minute long turn from a cue card with one minute to prepare, and a four-to-five-minute discussion.
Do I speak out loud, or type my answers?
You speak. The examiner listens, replies in real time, follows up on your answers, and stops your long turn at two minutes, as a real one does. Typed practice cannot score pronunciation or fluency, which are half the marks.
How is the band score calculated?
Against the four published assessment criteria — fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation — each scored separately and then averaged. Pronunciation is measured from your recorded audio rather than inferred from a transcript.
Is this the same as the real IELTS test?
It follows the same three-part format and is scored against the same public band descriptors, but it is independent practice. MockLive AI is not affiliated with IELTS, the British Council, IDP or Cambridge University Press & Assessment, and no practice score is an official result.
How accurate is an AI band score?
Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee. Every answer is marked against the same published band descriptors, and a pronunciation band that could go either way is flagged as borderline rather than presented as certain. It is most useful for tracking whether your speaking is improving between now and your test date.
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Sit one before your test date
A mock test is only useful if it tells you something you did not already know. This one gives you four separate band scores, the transcript, and the recordings — so you can hear the hesitation rather than take our word for it. The first test is free.
This guide is written from the published IELTS Speaking band descriptors, in our own words. For the official wording, see the British Council's band descriptors. MockLive AI is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with IELTS, the British Council, IDP or Cambridge University Press & Assessment.