IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Map Task 1

The maps show the changes of an office building between the present and the future.

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Office Building Redevelopment Plans.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart shows the number of times per week (in 1000s), over five weeks, those three computer packages were downloaded from the internet.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Computer Package Downloads Over Five Weeks.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts show the highest education level of women in Sri Lanka in 1965 and 1995.

Pie chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Pie Education Women Sri Lanka 1965.

Pie chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Pie Education Women Sri Lanka 1995.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the rate of smoking per 1000 people in Someland from 1960 to 2000.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Smoking Rates in Someland.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below show the online sales for retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about New Zealand Online Retail Sales.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below show the online sales for retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Online Retail Sales in New Zealand.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the type of transports young people in four countries prefer to use.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Young People's Transport Preferences.

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Table Task 1

The table below shows the number of kilometres passengers travelled on five types of transport in a European country in 1995, 2005 and 2015.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Passenger Travel by Transport Type.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graphs below provide information on global population figures and figures for urban populations in different world regions.

Graph 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sample116 World Population Growth 1800 2100.

Graph 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Urban Populations in Different World Regions.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the amount in grams of potatoes, pasta and rice eaten in a European country between 1976 and 2006.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Potatoes, Pasta and Rice Consumption.

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