IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Pie Chart Task 1

The first pie chart shows how energy is used in an average house in a European country. The second chart shows the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions from this energy use in this country.

Pie chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph176 Energy Use in an Average Australian Household.

Pie chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph176 Greenhouse Gas Produced in Australia.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows how much money is spent in the budget on different sectors by the UAE government in 2000. Where the money goes

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UAE Government Budget by Sector.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the daily consumption of three spreads per person from 1981 to 2007 in a country.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Consumption of Three Spreads.

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Table Task 1

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas (1999 & 2004) Fairtrade: a category of products for which farmers from developing countries have been paid an officially agreed fair price.

Table 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sales of Fairtrade Labelled Coffee.

Table 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sales of Fairtrade Labelled Bananas.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the percentage of monthly household income spent on various items by two different groups in one European country.

Chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Monthly Income Spent on Various Items by Low Income Group.

Chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Monthly Income Spent on Various Items by High Income Group.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the percentage of food budget the average Australian family spent on restaurant meals in different years. The graph shows the number of meals eaten in fast food restaurants and sit-down restaurants.

Graph 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Image1 Food Budget Australian Family Spent on Restaurant.

Graph 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Image2 Fast Food Sitdown Restaurants.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the relative percentage of different types of cheese production in the USA.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about USA Cheese Production by Type.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below give information about travel to and from the UK, and about the most popular countries for UK residents to visit.

Line graph 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Line Travel to and from UK.

Chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Popular Countries for UK Residents to Visit.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the levels of participation in education and science in developing and industrialised countries in 1980 and 1990.

Chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Education and Science in Developing and Industrialised Countries.

Chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Spending Research Development.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The diagrams show a structure that is used to generate electricity from wave power.

Visual 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Structure Used to Generate Electricity Image1.

Visual 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph108 Structure Used to Generate Electricity Image2.

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