IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart shows the average size class in primary schools and lower secondary schools in 6 countries compared to the world average in 2006.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Average Class Sizes by Country.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart shows the percentage of households with cars in a European country between 1971 to 2001.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Household Car Ownership, 1971–2001.

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Map Task 1

The plans below show a theatre in 2010 and 2012.

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Theatre Layout Changes 2010–2012.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows the percentage of people living alone in five different age groups in the USA between 1850 and 2000.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about People Living Alone in the USA.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows Morocco’s income from different economic sectors in 2003 as well as its income from fishing from 1982 to 2003.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Morocco Economic Sector and Fishing Income.

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Map Task 1

The map below shows a civic centre between the present and its plan.

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Civic Centre Redevelopment Plan.

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Line Graph Task 1

Line graph The picture below shows the use of renewable energy accounting the total energy from 1971 to 2011.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Renewable Energy Use by Country.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The following chart illustrates the results of a British survey taken in 2005 related to Housing preferences of UK people.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about UK Housing Preferences in 2005.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the number of car trips taken by men and women for different purposes per day in a European city.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Car Trips by Purpose and Gender.

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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 Families in Poverty 1999.

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