IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

The graph below gives information about the main purposes of overseas residents' visit to the UK between 2000 and 2016.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK Visits by Purpose.

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The graph below shows the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in four selected countries between 2010 and 2015.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart shows student expenditure over a three-year period in the United Kingdom.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK Student Expenditure by Category.

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Table Task 1

The table below shows the results of surveys in 2000, 2005 and 2010 about one university.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of school education.

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The graph below shows the quarterly sales figures of Woodward chocolate bars for 2010.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the Higher Colleges of Technology graduates in the UAE.

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The graph below shows radio and television audiences of United Kingdom throughout the day in the year 1992.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show what the business and engineering graduates of a particular university were doing six months after graduating. The figures cover a two-year period.

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The graph compares the percentage of international and the percentage of UK students gaining second class degrees or better at a major UK University in 2009.

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