Tips
How to answer IELTS Listening Map Labelling questions
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Before listening, find the entrance, compass direction and fixed landmarks. Check where the numbered locations sit in relation to the paths.
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Read the named options and the instructions. Choose a letter for each location; do not type the place name into a letter-choice task.
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Follow the speaker’s starting point and direction. Left and right depend on which way the speaker is facing; north and south stay fixed.
- 4
Use relationships such as opposite, beyond the crossing and beside the pond to locate a place, rather than choosing on a familiar word alone.
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Listen through corrections and rejected plans before deciding. Questions follow the recording, but the answer letters need not be alphabetical.
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Try once without pausing, then check your six answers and use the transcript to trace any route you missed. This short drill gives a raw score, not an IELTS band.
Try one
IELTS Listening Map Labelling sample question with answer
You will hear a park guide explaining a map to visitors at the main gate. This is an original practice recording about a fictional park.
Open the numbered map and play the recording before reading this worked answer. The map and its A–H place options are on the drill page.
Label the map below. Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to questions 1–6.
1. Location 1
Answer: C. Visitor centre. From the south gate, facing north makes left the western side. Location 1 is the western building below the crossing, so it is the visitor centre (C).
Play “Riverside Park Tour” and try the rest →1 drill
IELTS Listening Map Labelling practice tests
One type is not the whole test
The real Listening test mixes question types across four recordings. Take a full timed test free and get your band.
Take a full Listening test free →IELTS Listening Map Labelling questions: FAQ
How many Map Labelling questions are in the IELTS Listening test?+
There is no fixed number. The test has 40 questions in four parts, and Map Labelling usually comes as one block of questions within a part; some tests leave it out. Our Map Labelling drills are in the style of Part 2, with 6 questions each.
Can I hear the recording more than once?+
In the real test you hear each recording once, so answer as you listen. Here you can replay it, but try a first listen without pausing.
Do these Map Labelling practice questions have answers?+
Yes. Every drill has an answer key with an explanation for each question, and your answers are marked instantly.
How are Map Labelling answers marked?+
Choose the correct option letter for each numbered location. Each correct answer earns one mark; the six-question practice result is a raw score, not a band. The full IELTS Listening test has 40 questions.
Is the Listening test the same for Academic and General Training?+
Yes. Everyone takes the same Listening test, so these Map Labelling drills suit both.
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