IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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.

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Read 1 sample answer (Band 7)

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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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar charts below show the Marriage and Divorce Statistics for eight countries in 1981 and 1994.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart shows different methods of waste disposal in four cities: Toronto, Madrid, Kuala Lumpur and Amman.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below gives information about global sales of games software, CDs and DVD or video.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Global Entertainment Sales.

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The line graph below gives information on cinema attendance in the UK.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK Cinema Attendance.

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The line graph below gives information about the number of visitors to three London museums between June and September 2013.

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Map Task 1

Maps show changes in art gallery

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Art Gallery Layout Changes.

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