IELTS Speaking — Practice Test 15
Theme: childhood, family & growing up. Press “Ask” to hear the examiner’s question, record your answer, then compare with three sample answers (Band 9, 7 and 5–6) — each explained in Bangla — and grade yourself. নিজের উত্তর রেকর্ড করে ব্যান্ড ৯/৭/৫ নমুনার সাথে মিলিয়ে দেখো।
How this works — কীভাবে দেবে
- The whole test takes 11–14 minutes: Part 1 (4–5 min), Part 2 (3–4 min), Part 3 (4–5 min). পুরো টেস্ট ১১–১৪ মিনিট।
- Speaking is marked by a human. Record yourself, listen back, compare with the Band 9 / 7 / 5–6 samples, and use the checklist. নিজের রেকর্ডিং শুনে নমুনা ও চেকলিস্ট দিয়ে যাচাই করো।
- The Record button needs microphone permission. Your recording stays in your browser. রেকর্ডিং শুধু ব্রাউজারেই থাকে।
- Answer before reading the samples; don’t memorise. নমুনা দেখার আগে নিজে উত্তর দাও।
Part 1 — Introduction & interview
4–5 minutes · everyday questions about you
Keep answers to 2–3 sentences — give a reason or an example. প্রতিটি উত্তর ২–৩ বাক্য।
Topic: Family
1. How many people are there in your family?
2. Who are you closest to in your family?
3. Do you spend a lot of time with your family?
4. Do you have any relatives living abroad?
✅ Sample answers at 3 levels (Band 9 / 7 / 5–6) + Bangla explanations
Band 9
1. There are five of us — my parents, my younger brother, my grandmother and me. My grandmother moved in with us a few years ago, which has made the house a lot livelier.
2. Probably my mother. She’s the person I turn to whenever I have a problem, and she has a knack for calming me down and seeing things from a different angle.
3. Every evening, really. We make a point of having dinner together, even if everyone is busy, and on Fridays we often visit my aunt’s family across town.
4. Yes, my uncle has been working in Malaysia for nearly ten years. We video call him most weekends, so although he’s far away, he still feels very much part of the family.
Band 7
1. There are five people — my parents, my younger brother, my grandmother and me. My grandmother came to live with us a few years ago, and the house is livelier now.
2. Probably my mother. I talk to her when I have a problem, and she is good at calming me down and giving advice.
3. Yes, every evening. We always try to have dinner together, and on Fridays we often visit my aunt’s family.
4. Yes, my uncle has worked in Malaysia for almost ten years. We video call him most weekends, so he still feels close.
Band 5–6
1. There is five people, my parents, younger brother, grandmother and me. Grandmother come to live with us few year ago.
2. Maybe my mother. I talk her when i have problem and she is good for calm me and give advice.
3. Yes every evening. We try have dinner together and Friday we visit my aunt family.
4. Yes my uncle work in Malaysia almost ten year. We video call him in weekend so he still feel close.
| Criterion | Band 5–6 | Band 7 | Band 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | very short | reason added | reason + example |
| Grammar | frequent errors | mostly correct | error-free, varied |
| Vocabulary | basic, repeated | adequate | wide, precise |
Topic: Childhood
1. Where did you grow up?
2. What games did you play as a child?
3. Did you have a happy childhood?
4. Would you like to be a child again?
✅ Sample answers at 3 levels (Band 9 / 7 / 5–6) + Bangla explanations
Band 9
1. In a small town near Mymensingh. It was a fairly quiet place, surrounded by rice fields, and everybody seemed to know everybody else’s business.
2. Mostly outdoor games like gollachut, hide-and-seek and cricket with a taped-up tennis ball. We’d stay out until our mothers called us in for dinner.
3. Very much so. We didn’t have much money, but I had a lot of freedom, plenty of friends, and parents who always made time for us.
4. In some ways, yes — I miss having so few worries. But I wouldn’t give up the independence I have now, so I think I’ll settle for happy memories.
Band 7
1. In a small town near Mymensingh. It was a quiet place with rice fields all around, and everyone knew each other.
2. Mainly outdoor games, like gollachut, hide-and-seek and cricket with a tennis ball. We played until our mothers called us home for dinner.
3. Yes, very happy. We were not rich, but I had a lot of freedom, many friends, and parents who spent time with us.
4. Sometimes, because I had fewer worries then. But I like the independence I have now, so I am happy with my memories.
Band 5–6
1. In small town near Mymensingh. It was quiet place with rice field around and everyone know each other.
2. Mainly outside game like gollachut, hide and seek and cricket with tennis ball. We play until mother call us.
3. Yes very happy. We are not rich but i have lot of freedom, many friend and parents give time.
4. Sometime because i had less worry. But i like my freedom now so i am happy with memory.
| Criterion | Band 5–6 | Band 7 | Band 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | very short | reason added | reason + example |
| Grammar | frequent errors | mostly correct | error-free, varied |
| Vocabulary | basic, repeated | adequate | wide, precise |
Topic: Photographs
1. Do you like taking photos?
2. Do you keep old family photos?
3. Do you prefer photos on your phone or printed photos?
4. Has the way people take photos changed?
✅ Sample answers at 3 levels (Band 9 / 7 / 5–6) + Bangla explanations
Band 9
1. I do, although I tend to take far more than I ever look at! I mostly photograph food, sunsets and friends — nothing very artistic.
2. Yes, my grandmother has a battered old album with black-and-white pictures of her wedding. Flicking through it with her is one of my favourite things to do.
3. Printed ones, oddly enough. Phone photos are convenient, but they get lost among thousands of others, whereas a printed photo on the wall is something you actually notice every day.
4. Completely. In the past, a photo was a special occasion and every shot counted. Now everyone carries a camera in their pocket, so people take hundreds without a second thought.
Band 7
1. Yes, but I take many more photos than I look at! I usually take pictures of food, sunsets and my friends.
2. Yes, my grandmother has an old album with black-and-white photos of her wedding. I love looking through it with her.
3. I prefer printed ones. Phone photos are easy, but they get lost among thousands of others, while a printed photo on the wall is something you see every day.
4. Yes, a lot. In the past, taking a photo was special. Now everyone has a camera on their phone, so people take hundreds of photos without thinking.
Band 5–6
1. Yes but i take many photo and don’t see them later. I take picture of food, sunset and my friend.
2. Yes my grandmother have old album with black and white photo of her wedding. I love see it with her.
3. I prefer print photo. Phone photo is easy but it lost in thousand photo, printed photo on wall you see every day.
4. Yes a lot. Before taking photo was special. Now everyone have camera in phone so people take hundred photo.
| Criterion | Band 5–6 | Band 7 | Band 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | very short | reason added | reason + example |
| Grammar | frequent errors | mostly correct | error-free, varied |
| Vocabulary | basic, repeated | adequate | wide, precise |
Part 2 — Long turn (cue card)
3–4 minutes · 1 minute to prepare, then talk for 2 minutes
Task card
Describe a happy memory from your childhood.
You should say:
- what happened
- when and where it happened
- who was with you
and explain why this memory makes you happy.
Recording starts automatically and stops at 2 minutes (press the button again to stop early). রেকর্ডিং নিজে থেকে শুরু হয় ও ২ মিনিটে থামে।
💡 How to build a strong 2-minute answer · গঠন
Cover all four points. Use past tenses and used to / would, add sensory details (sounds, smells, sights), and finish with why the memory still matters to you.
Useful phrases: One of my happiest memories is… · I must have been about… · I can still remember… · It means a lot to me because…
✅ Long turn at 3 levels (Band 9 / 7 / 5–6) + Bangla explanations try your own first!
Band 9 ~2 minutes
One of my happiest childhood memories is of the Eid holidays we used to spend at my grandparents’ village home in Kishoreganj. I must have been about eight or nine years old at the time.
Every year, just before Eid, the whole extended family would travel to the village — aunts, uncles and what felt like dozens of cousins. The house was an old tin-roofed building surrounded by mango and jackfruit trees, with a big pond at the back, and for a week it would be absolutely packed with people.
The particular year I remember most, my grandfather woke all the children before dawn on Eid morning and took us down to the pond to bathe. Then we put on our new clothes, went to the Eid prayers in the open field, and afterwards went from house to house collecting Eidi — small gifts of money — from the elders. I can still remember the smell of shemai cooking and the sound of my cousins shrieking with laughter as we raced each other across the fields.
I was surrounded by people who loved me — my grandparents, my parents and all my cousins, most of whom I only saw once a year.
I think the memory makes me so happy because it represents a kind of carefree togetherness that is hard to recreate now. My grandparents have both passed away, and my cousins are scattered across the country and abroad. So whenever I think of that Eid, it reminds me of how lucky I was, and how important it is to treasure family while you can.
Band 7 ~1.5–2 minutes
One of my happiest childhood memories is spending Eid at my grandparents’ village home in Kishoreganj. I was about eight or nine years old.
Every year before Eid, the whole family went to the village — my aunts, uncles and many cousins. The house had a tin roof and was surrounded by mango and jackfruit trees, with a big pond behind it, and it was full of people for a week.
The year I remember best, my grandfather woke all the children early on Eid morning and took us to bathe in the pond. Then we wore our new clothes, went to the Eid prayers in the field, and after that visited the neighbours to collect Eidi, which is gift money from elders. I can still remember the smell of shemai and my cousins laughing as we ran across the fields.
I was with my grandparents, my parents and all my cousins, and I only saw most of them once a year.
This memory makes me happy because I felt so free and close to my family. Now my grandparents have died and my cousins live in different places, so it reminds me to value my family.
Band 5–6 ~1–1.5 minutes
One happy memory from my childhood is Eid in my grandparents village in Kishoreganj. I was eight or nine year old.
Every year before Eid all family go to village, my aunt, uncle and many cousin. The house have tin roof and many mango tree and big pond, and it full of people one week.
One year my grandfather wake all children early in Eid morning and take us to bath in pond. Then we wear new cloth, go to Eid prayer in field and after that we visit neighbour for Eidi, gift money from elder. I still remember smell of shemai and cousin laughing.
I was with grandparents, parents and all cousin. Most of them i see only one time in year.
This memory make me happy because i feel free and close with family. Now grandparents is dead and cousins live different place, so it remind me to value family.
| Criterion | Band 5–6 | Band 7 | Band 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length / fluency | hard to reach 2 min | near 2 min | full 2 min, fluent |
| “Why” developed | thin | one or two reasons | reasons + reflection |
| Grammar (past tenses) | frequent errors | mostly correct | used to / would, varied |
| Vocabulary | simple, repeated | good range | wide, sensory |
Follow-up questions: “Do children today have happier childhoods than in the past?” · “Do you still visit that place?” Try answering these too. এই ফলো-আপ প্রশ্নগুলোরও উত্তর দাও।
Part 3 — Discussion
4–5 minutes · deeper questions about children, family & growing up
Answers here should be longer and more developed — opinion, reason, and often the other side too. উত্তর আরও দীর্ঘ।
1. How has family life changed in your country?
2. Is it better for children to grow up in the city or the countryside?
3. Do parents today give children too much freedom?
4. Should grandparents be involved in raising children?
5. At what age do people become adults?
✅ Sample answers at 3 levels (Band 9 / 7 / 5–6) + Bangla explanations
Band 9
1. Quite dramatically. Traditionally, several generations lived under one roof, but more and more people now live in small nuclear families in the cities. Women are also far more likely to work outside the home, which has changed who does the childcare and how decisions are made.
2. Each has its advantages. The countryside offers fresh air, space to play and a strong sense of community, which I think is wonderful for younger children. On the other hand, cities offer better schools, healthcare and opportunities, which matter more as children get older.
3. In some ways, it’s actually the opposite. Children have more freedom online than ever, but much less physical freedom — many city kids are rarely allowed outside alone because of traffic and safety fears. So I’d say they have the wrong kind of freedom rather than too much.
4. I think they should, as long as there’s agreement with the parents on the basic rules. Grandparents bring patience, experience and a link to family traditions, and with both parents often working, their help can be invaluable. Problems arise only when they undermine the parents’ authority.
5. Legally, it’s eighteen, but in reality I think it depends on responsibility rather than age. Someone who supports a family at nineteen is arguably more of an adult than a thirty-year-old who still relies on their parents for everything.
Band 7
1. A lot. In the past, several generations lived in one house, but now more people live in small families in cities. Also, more women work outside the home, so childcare has changed.
2. Both have advantages. The countryside has fresh air, space to play and a strong community, which is good for young children. However, cities have better schools, hospitals and opportunities, which are more important for older children.
3. In some ways, no. Children have a lot of freedom online, but less freedom outside, because parents worry about traffic and safety. So they have a different kind of freedom.
4. Yes, I think so, if they agree with the parents about the rules. Grandparents are patient and experienced, and they can help when both parents work. But it is a problem if they ignore the parents’ decisions.
5. Legally it is eighteen, but I think it depends on responsibility. A nineteen-year-old who supports a family is more adult than a thirty-year-old who depends on their parents.
Band 5–6
1. A lot. Before many generation live in one house but now people live small family in city. Also more woman work outside so childcare change.
2. Both have advantage. Village have fresh air, space for play and strong community, good for small children. But city have better school, hospital and opportunity for older children.
3. Some way no. Children have lot of freedom in internet but less freedom outside because parents worry for traffic and safety.
4. Yes i think if they agree with parents rule. Grandparents is patient and experience and they help when both parent work. But problem if they not listen parents.
5. Legally eighteen but i think it depend on responsibility. Nineteen year person who support family is more adult than thirty year who depend parents.
| Criterion | Band 5–6 | Band 7 | Band 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development | opinion only | opinion + reason | opinion + reason + other side |
| Grammar | frequent errors | mostly correct | error-free, varied |
| Vocabulary | simple, repeated | good range | wide, precise |
Grade yourself — the 4 speaking criteria
Listen back to your recordings and tick each statement that is true. নিজের রেকর্ডিং শুনে প্রতিটি সত্য বাক্যে টিক দাও।