IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Process Diagram Task 1

The diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-to-the-minute information on the weather in order to produce reliable forecasts.

Visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Bureau of Meteorology Forecasting Process.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music sites on the web.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Visits to Two New Music Websites.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie charts below show the percentage of five kinds of books sold by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Book Sales by Genre.

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Map Task 1

The map is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The map shows two possible sites for the supermarket.

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Garlsdon Supermarket Site Options.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by local authorities in Someland in 1980, 1990 and 2000.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Someland Local Authority Spending.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the main reasons why students chose a particular university in the UK, in 1997 and 2007.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK University Choice Reasons.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below presents the number of different airline flights coming to Hong Kong per week in 1980 and 2000.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the Medical research funding amount in millions of Dollars in Someland and also shows the death number for this area.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The chart and graph below give information about sales and share prices for Coca-Cola.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graphs below give information about computer ownership as a percentage of the population between 2002 and 2010, and by the level of education for the years 2002 and 2010.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Computer Ownership by Education Level.

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