IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph shows estimated oil production capacity for several Gulf countries between 1990 and 2010.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Gulf Oil Production Capacity.

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Table Task 1

The table below shows sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Coffee Shop Weekday Sales.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar charts below give information about the railway system in six cities in Europe.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about European Railway Routes and Passengers.

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Table Task 1

The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Underground Railway Systems in Six Cities.

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Table Task 1

The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Family Poverty Rates.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.

Graph 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph23 Money Per Week Spent on Fast Food in Britain.

Graph 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph23 Consumption Fast Food.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The first chart below shows the results of a survey which sampled a cross-section of 100,000 people asking if they traveled abroad and why they traveled for the period 1994-98. The second chart shows their destinations over the same period.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK Residents' Visits Abroad.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Transport Modes in a European City.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The graph below shows CO 2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union. The Pie Chart shows the percentage of European Union funds being spent on different forms of transport.

Pie chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about CO2 Emissions for Different Transport.

Pie chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about EU Spending on Different Transport.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows information about changes in average house prices in five different cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with the average house prices in 1989.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about House Price Changes Across Five Cities.

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