IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart shows the number of cars per 1000 people in 5 European countries in 3 years and compares with the European average.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about European Car Ownership Trends.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the differences in how people in 3 countries learned English in 2010 and 2015.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about English Learning Methods Across Countries.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below shows the annual pay (thousands of US dollars) for doctors and other workers in seven countries in 2004.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Doctors and Other Workers' Pay.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Caribbean Island Tourist Numbers.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graphs indicate the source of complaints about the bank of America and the amount of time it takes to have the complaints resolved.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Bank of America Complaints.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The pie chart gives information on the proportion of carbohydrates, protein and fat in three different diets.

Pie chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Nutrients in Three Diets.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about US and Japan Unemployment Rates.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The chart below gives information about the age of women in Australia when they give birth to their first child in 1966, 1986 and 2006.

Chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Women's Age at First Childbirth.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The diagram below gives the information about the Hawaiian island chain in the centre of the Pacific Ocean.

Visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Hawaiian Island Chain Formation.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The process shows how plants create food. The process describes how plants produce food for themselves. The whole process entails seven steps starting from rainfall and ending in the production of sugar which is then converted to starch and used for the growth and repair of the plant.

Process diagram for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about How Plants Produce Food.

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