Mock Test 1 — All 4 Skills Sampler
Your First Full-Skills Run
A condensed sampler covering Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking in one sitting — practice for switching between skills before attempting full-length past papers.
"Welcome to the museum. Tickets are 12 pounds for adults, 8 for students with valid ID, and free for children under 5. The dinosaur exhibit closes at 4pm, an hour before the rest of the museum. Please note the café is on the second floor, not the ground floor as shown on some older maps."
"Remote work grew rapidly during the early 2020s, and many companies that initially viewed it as temporary have since made it permanent. Surveys suggest employees generally report higher satisfaction, though managers often express concern about maintaining company culture across dispersed teams. A middle-ground approach, hybrid work, has become the most common arrangement in large companies, combining in-office collaboration days with remote flexibility."
"The chart below would show the percentage of households with internet access in three countries from 2000 to 2020."
Practise writing just the overview paragraph (2 sentences) identifying the two biggest trends you'd expect to describe, even without seeing the actual chart — this is the habit that matters most for Task 1.
"Describe a piece of technology you find useful. You should say: what it is, how often you use it, how you learned to use it, and explain why you find it useful."
Time yourself for a full 2 minutes without stopping.