IELTS Academic Task 1 Practice Questions

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the information on employment rates across 6 countries in 1995 and 2005.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Employment Rates Across Six Countries.

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Table Task 1

The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 1994, according to United Nations statistics.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Social and Economic Indicators.

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Line Graph Task 1

The bar graph below shows the numbers of male and female research students studying six computer science subjects at a US university in 2011.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Computer Science Research Students by Gender.

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Line Graph Task 1

The line graph shows the past and projected finances for a local authority in New Zealand.

Line graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about New Zealand Local Authority Finances.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The diagrams below show a structure that is used to generate electricity from wave power.

Visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Wave Power Electricity Generation.

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Table Task 1

The table gives information about five types of vehicles registered in Australia in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Vehicle Registrations by Type.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category or exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Mixed-chart visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Export Earnings by Product Category.

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Table Task 1

The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 1994, according to United Nations statistics.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Social and Economic Indicators 1994.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The illustration shows information about how an igloo is built from snow.

Visual for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about How an Igloo Is Built.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below shows the hours per week that teenagers spend doing certain activities in Chester from 2002 to 2007.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Chester Teenagers' Weekly Activities.

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