Barron’s IELTS Answer Key
Model test 1
Reading:
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. Not Given
5. a lifetime
6. $1.6 million/ 1.6 million dollars
7. Bachelor’s degree holder
8. 8,655
9. Tuition
10. -13. C,D,E,G
14. watched TV
15. violently
16. 6/ six months
17. parents
18. number of hours
19. avoided TV
20. less TV
21. False
22. True
23. Not Given
24. Not Given
25. D
26. B
27. Iii
28. Ii
29. Vii
30. V
31. B
32. A
33. on bottomfish
34. smaller
35. pollution
36. (so) popular
37. numerous boats/ vessels
38. (so) quiet
39. exhaust fumes
40. communicating
Listening:
1. 1, 2, 3
2. B and D
3. A and D
4. 9:00-12:00
5. Intermediate
6. Beginner
7. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
8. Weekend
9. B
10. A
11. 300
12. green
13. one meter
14. social
15. attention
16. bored/ignored/lonely/neglected
17. may scream
18. (wooden) toys
19. are messy/ have messy habits
20. seeds
21. several European countries/Europe
22. 1964
23. 200
24. drive (cars)
25. frequent and affordable
26. congestion
27. -30. B,D,F,G
31. Germany
32. studying math(s)/ mathematics
33. at age 15
34. 1896
35. 1898
36. Received/got teaching diploma
37. a Swiss citizen
38. had a daughter
39. 1903
40. 1904
Model Test 2
Reading:
1. vi
2. ii
3. iii
4. vii
5. v
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. Not Given
11. B
12. D
13. H
14. A
15. G
16. F
17. D
18. B
19. E
20. C
21. I
22. K
23. C
24. E
25. G
26. A
27. H
28. F
29. False
30. True
31. True
32. Not Given
33. True
34. False
35. D
36. B
37. H
38. F
39. A
40. E
Listening:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
B
A
B
C
C
B
A
Possible Answers:
(a) Employees are polite
(b) Give good service
(c) Very good service
(d) Polite employees
9. It’s very expensive.
10. Possible Answers:
(a) employees are polite
(b) more parking spaces/ places
(c) add parking spaces/places
(d) Polite employees
11. A
12. -14. A, D, F
15.-17. C, E, F
18. by an adult
19. Possible answers:
(a) running
(b) children alone
20. shower
21. weekly/ once a week/ every week
22. 350 to 400
23. Process
24. Classification
25. Compare and Contrast
26. homework
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. A
31. Introduction to Anthropology
32. Tuesday
33. women
34. twelve thousand years
35. some desert areas/ deserts
36. rainforests/tropical rainforests
37. B
38. A
39. B
40. A
Model test 3
Reading:
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. eating
9. allergens
10. signs
11. medicines
12. anaphylaxis
13. identity
14. avoiding
15. A
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. C
20. pipe bowl/ bowl
21. pipe stem/ stem
22. the East
23. the South
24. Mother Earth
25. the four directions
26. smoke
27. stored separately
28. 19th century/1800s
29. depth
30. single-beam sonar
31. sound waves
32. 1960s
33. The entire globe/the world/Earth
34. A
35. B
36. B
37. A
38. -40. (ii), (iii),( v)
Listening:
1. Patty
2. 17
3. apartment
4. cell
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. C
11. mainly commercial area
12. too far
13. prices are low
14. a car
15. University’s Student Center/ Student
Center wall
16. Local Newspaper/ The Greenfield
Times
17. bus schedules
18. roommate matching
19. inexpensive furniture stores
20. meal
21. your health
22. cheaper than
23. pollution
24. bad weather
25. a long distance
26. make bike lanes
27. lock up bikes/ lock bikes
28. bicycling maps
29. helmet
30. waterproof clothes
31. suggested topics list
32. final approval/professor’s approval
33. Gather information
34. magazines and newspapers
35. encyclopedias/encyclopaedias
36. write thesis statement
37. body
38. conclusion
39. organize/organize your notes
40. revise your draft.