IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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The graph shows the impact of vaccinations on the incidence of whooping cough, a childhood illness, between 1940 and 1990 in Britain.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Whooping Cough Vaccination in Britain.

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

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Computer Package Download Trends.

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The table below shows the average band scores for students from different language groups taking the IELTS General Test in 2010.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Language Group Band Scores.

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The line graph shows the percentage of people of different age groups and how they rate a set of factors in terms of importance when buying a new home.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Home-Buying Priorities by Age Group.

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The pie charts compare ways of accessing the news in Canada and Australia.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about News Access in Canada and Australia.

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The charts below show the percentage of their food budget the average 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 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Restaurant Meals and Family Food Budgets.

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The pie chart shows the percentage of persons arrested in the five years ending 1994 and the bar chart shows the most recent reasons for arrest.

Mixed-chart visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Arrest Rates and Reasons.

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The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Teenagers' Fast Food Consumption.

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The table below shows the changes in some household types in Canada from 1984 to 2020.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Canadian Household Types 1984–2020.

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The bar charts below give information on road transport in a number of European countries.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about European Road Transport and Commuting.

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