IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The bar graph below shows the area of forest logged in Southwest region and the table presents the number of forest-dwelling species in the same region.

Mixed-chart visual 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Area of Forest Logged in Southwest Region.

Mixed-chart visual 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Forest Dwelling Species in Southwest.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below give data on the spending and consumption of resources by countries of the world and how the population is distributed.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Global Spending, Resource Use and Population.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows the percentage of unemployed graduates, aged 20-24, in one European country over a two-year period.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graduate Unemployment by Gender.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The graph and bar chart below show the average monthly rainfall and temperature for one region of East Africa.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about East Africa Rainfall and Temperature.

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Table Task 1

The table below gives information on internet use in six categories by age group.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Internet Activities by Age.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graph below shows the household recycling rates in three different countries between 2005 and 2015.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Household Recycling in Three Countries, 2005–2015.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows the numbers of men and women attending various evening courses at an adult education centre in the year 2009. The pie chart gives information about the ages of these course participants.

Mixed-chart visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph138 Adults Based on Ages in Various Evening Courses.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graph below shows the unemployment rates for the USA and Japan between March 2005 and March 2011.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about USA and Japan Unemployment Rates.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The line graph shows the number of books that were borrowed in four different months in 2014 from four village libraries, and the pie chart shows the percentages of books, by type, that were borrowed over this time.

Graph 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Number of Books Borrowed.

Graph 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Types of Books Borrowed.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graph shows the projected population growth of China and India.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about China and India Population Projection.

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