IELTS exam questions — April 2026

11 corroborated recalls reported by test-takers from April 2026 sittings, plus 98 complete practice tests rebuilt from them.

Recalls are reports of past exams, faithfully reproduced from what test-takers remembered. Not official IELTS material.

Full tests from April 2026 recalls

What appeared in April 2026

  • ReadingAcademic🔥 High-frequencyReported by 3 test-takers· Test-taker recall

    Section 1: Passage on the mobile workforce, with True/False/Not Given and fill-in-the-blank questions. Section 2: Passage about Australian parrots, with multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. Section 3: Passage on the Voynich Manuscript, with True/False/Not Given, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions.

    Seen in: 04/24 · 04/18

    mobile workforce · Australian parrots · Voynich Manuscript

  • SpeakingReported by 2 test-takers· Test-taker recall

    Part 1: Questions about your job or studies and how you commute. Part 2: Describe a time you received good news. Part 3: Discussion about the importance of sharing good news and how people react to it.

    Seen in: UK

    job · commuting · good news · communication

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  • WritingGeneral TrainingReported by 2 test-takers· Test-taker recall

    Task 1: Write a letter to your friend inviting them to a family celebration. Task 2: Some people think that children should learn to compete, while others believe they should be taught to cooperate. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

    Seen in: Australia

    invitation letter · children · competition · cooperation

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  • ReadingAcademicReported by 2 test-takers· Test-taker recall

    Section 1: Passage about Andrew Carnegie, with fill-in-the-blank and True/False/Not Given questions. Section 2: Passage discussing the health benefits of vegetables, with matching, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions. Section 3: Passage on rebranding art museums, with multiple-choice and Yes/No/Not Given questions.

    Seen in: 04/11

    Andrew Carnegie · vegetable health benefits · art museum rebranding

  • Speaking· Test-taker recall

    Part 1: Questions about your neighborhood and how you get along with your neighbors. Part 2: Describe a time when you had to make a difficult decision. Part 3: Discussion about decision-making, factors influencing decisions, and whether young people today face more difficult decisions than in the past.

    Seen in: UK

    neighborhood · neighbors · difficult decisions · decision-making

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  • Speaking· Test-taker recall

    Part 1: Questions about your daily routine and whether you prefer mornings or evenings. Part 2: Describe a skill you would like to learn. Part 3: Discussion about learning new skills, the importance of lifelong learning, and how technology affects learning.

    Seen in: Australia

    daily routine · mornings vs evenings · skills · lifelong learning · technology

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  • ReadingAcademic· Test-taker recall

    Section 1: Passage on drawing (Fill in the blank, T/F/NG). Section 2: Passage about 'Plant Wars' (Multiple-Choice, Fill in the blank). Section 3: Passage on marine biodiversity conservation (Multiple-Choice, Fill in the blank).

    Seen in: 04/18

    drawing · plant competition · marine biodiversity · conservation

  • WritingAcademic· Test-taker recall

    Task 1: Summarise a line graph showing the number of tourists visiting a country over 20 years. Task 2: Some people think that governments should invest more in public transport than in building new roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

    Seen in: Canada

    tourism · public transport · government investment · roads

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  • Speaking· Test-taker recall

    Latest IELTS Speaking questions from the UK April 2026: Part 1: Questions about daily routine and transport. Part 2: 'Describe a time when you had to make a difficult decision.' Part 3: Discussion about decision-making and its impact on life.

    Seen in: UK

    daily routine · transport · difficult decision · decision-making

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  • WritingGeneral Training· Test-taker recall

    Latest IELTS questions from Australia April 2026 (General Training): Writing Task 1 was a letter to a friend inviting them to a family celebration. Writing Task 2: Some people think that it is better to include more public parks and sports facilities in new towns rather than shopping malls. Do you agree or disagree?

    Seen in: Australia

    invitation letter · public parks · sports facilities · shopping malls

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  • Speaking· Test-taker recall

    Latest IELTS Speaking questions from the UK April 2026: Part 1 questions about hobbies and weekends. Part 2 cue card: Describe a place you would like to visit. Part 3 follow-ups about tourism and the effects of travel on local communities.

    Seen in: UK

    hobbies · weekends · place to visit · tourism · effects of travel

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