Speaking Practice Test- 6 | Speaking for IELTS PDF Download

Part - 1

The first set of questions, asked to almost all students
Q1: May I know your full name? 
Ans: My full name is Kiranpreet Kaur Makkar. (Note: Full name means given name + middle name if any + surname. Most students will speak the name given in the passport, which may not have the surname. So, you must speak your full name in answer to this question)

Q2: May I see your ID? 
Ans: Here is my passport. (Note: open the first page of the passport and show it to the examiner. You don’t need to say ‘Yes’)

Q3: How may I address you? 
Ans: You may address me as Kiran. (Note 1: Here you may even speak your nickname. It just means that while asking the next questions, the examiner will call you by that name. Note 2: Many students start speaking their address here. Here, the word ‘address’ has been used as a verb, which means ‘call’. In other words, the question is - How may I call you?)  

Q4: Where do you come from? 
Ans: I come from Phagwara. It is a small town between Jalandhar and Ludhiana.   

Apps

Q1: What apps have you recently used?
Ans: Recently, I used an app to create a collage for my phone pictures called PicCollage. I wanted to get some photos printed for my room wall and created some nice photo collages with this app.

Q2: What kinds of apps are you usually interested in?
Ans: I am usually interested in gaming apps like Pokemon Go, Subway Surf, etc. Besides these, there are some apps I regularly use like social media apps, Google Maps, WhatsApp, video streaming apps, and shopping apps.

Q3: What was the first app you used?
Ans: I think the first app I used was WhatsApp. It's a great texting app to stay connected with friends and family.

Q4: What kinds of apps would you like to use in the future?
Ans: In the future, I would like to use apps that can help me with my education and career. I want to take some online classes and would like to use education apps like Udemy, edX, etc.

Part -2 & 3

Cue Card

Describe a time you were friendly to someone you didn't like

• When and Where it happened
• Who he/she was
• Why you didn't like this person
• And explain why you were friendly to him/her on that occasion.

Ans:

• When and Where it happened: During childhood, I had a classmate, Rajesh, who was very full of himself. He always used to make others feel like they were inferior to him. That's why, during schooldays, I tried to avoid him as much as I could.
• Who he/she was: Around one month before the final exams for 9th standard, he met with an accident. He missed a lot of classes as a result.
• Why you didn't like this person: He always came off as arrogant and made others feel inferior.
• And explain why you were friendly to him/her on that occasion: After recovering, Rajesh asked a few of us if we could teach him what he missed. No one in the class helped him because of his attitude. The next day, my mother overheard me telling one of my friends how Rajesh deserved it. After hearing this, she told me that regardless of his past attitude, I should help him. I was reluctant at first, but I listened to my mother.
  I called him and told him that I would sit with himfor an hour after class every day till the exams. During these study sessions, I got to know him better. I learned that rather than being arrogant, he was actually very humble. He was just not a good communicator. His choice of words was a major reason for him coming off as rude and arrogant. He knew people didn't like him, but he was oblivious about the reason for it.
  After the exams, I started inviting him to my home along with my other friends. As they got to know him better, they also became good friends with him. Till now, we are all good friends and meet each other often. Recently, I asked my mom why she made me help him. She told me that it was the right thing to do. Helping our friends doesn't make us kind; helping people we don't like is the actual kindness because it is done without any real expectation.

Follow-ups

Q1: Why are people friendly with the person they don't like?
Ans: I think the main reason is that they do not want the person to know that they don't like him/her. People feel they might need a favour from the person in the future, and if the person knows that they don't like him/her, he or she won't help them.

Q2: What kinds of people are usually friendly?
Ans: You may consider me naive, but I honestly believe that the majority of the people in the world are really friendly. I also believe that people in rural areas tend to be friendlier than those in urban areas, but that is just because of the fast-paced and stressful life in cities.

Q3: What are the differences between being friendly and polite?
Ans: I think politeness is about words while being friendly is about our actions. I can decline something politely, but I wouldn't consider myself friendly if I did so.

Q4: What do you think about people who are always straightforward?
Ans: I think these people are actually the best people in the world, as one can always expect an honest answer from them. However, I also believe that it is nearly impossible to be straightforward all the time.