Ielts Placement Test
Ielts Placement Test
Ielts Placement Test
PLACEMENT TEST
PART 1. READING
PASSAGE 1. Question 1 - 8
You are going to read a passage about some of the cities. Choose ONE word from
the passage for each answer.
The best cities in the world
In a recent internet survey, tourists and business travelers were asked to rate 50 cities
around the world, from the best to the worst. Of the top three cities, two were in Europe
and one was in Australia.
In third place was London, scoring highly mainly because it was the most famous city on
the list of 50 surveyed. It was also seen as a very good place to do business, and was an
important cultural centre. However, it lost points because people believed it was an
extremely expensive place to live.
Sydney was also a very popular destination, achieving second place on the list because
people believed it had the friendliest inhabitants, as well as the best standard of living and
the nicest climate. It failed to make the top spot, however, because people thought there
were very few things to see there, and many also thought it was too far away from other
business and cultural centres.
At the top of the list was Paris. Despite problems such as the large amount of traffic, it
beat other cities to first place because people considered it to be the most interesting city,
with more museums, art galleries and places of interest than anywhere else. People also
thought it was the best city to take a holiday in.
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READING – WRITING 4
PASSAGE 2.
Questions 9 – 13. Read each part carefully and choose the correct option, A, B, C or D.
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READING – WRITING 4
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READING – WRITING 4
Writing
The graph shows the reasons why foreign visitors come to New Zealand.
When looking at the statistics, it can be noticed that tourists like to wander
around the area, accounting for nearly 90% of all visitors. Following that,
sightseeing is quite popular, accounting for more than 70% of the other reasons.
The other two reasons are visiting volcanoes and boating; the amount of tourists
visiting New Zealand for these two reasons is nearly equal, at around 40%.
Visiting a museum, on the other hand, was the least popular cause, accounting
for only 40% of the total. The intriguing thing is that most individuals travel for
the purpose of going for a walk rather than visiting other places.
Overall, we can see that, while sightseeing is the most common reason for
visiting New Zealand, many people also travel for other purposes.