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The real exam.
Before the real exam.

BandForge gives you authentic IELTS practice materials — same difficulty, same format, same pressure. No watered-down questions. No guesswork about what's coming.

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40 questions per test
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What's inside

Listening Practice Test

Four sections — social conversation, local monologue, academic tutorial, university lecture. 40 questions, 40-minute time limit. Multiple choice throughout.

Academic Reading Test

Three full passages at real IELTS difficulty. True/False/Not Given, Matching Headings, and Multiple Choice — the exact question types you'll face on test day.

Real Exam Timer

Countdown runs from the moment you start. It auto-submits when time expires — exactly like the computer-delivered test. No pausing, no shortcuts.

Instant Band Score

Submit and get your Band Score immediately, calculated against the official IELTS band conversion table. Full answer review shows exactly what you got right and wrong.

Our philosophy
Most practice platforms give you easy questions and call it preparation. We give you the real thing — because there's no substitute for knowing exactly what you're walking into.

The IELTS exam doesn't care if you studied hard on the wrong materials. BandForge exists because we believe every test taker deserves to practice with questions that actually match the exam's difficulty, format, and pacing. That way, when test day comes, you've already been there.

Authentic difficulty Real exam format No shortcuts Your band score matters
What you get
Timed, full-length simulations — the complete test experience, not just isolated questions
Instant scoring — know your band estimate the moment you finish, not days later
Detailed feedback — understand why you lost points, not just what the right answer was
Multiple question types — True/False/Not Given, Matching Headings, Multiple Choice: every format the real test uses
Real-level passages and audio scenarios — written to match actual IELTS difficulty, not a watered-down version

Don't practice on the cheap.
Practice on the real thing.

BandForge is built for test takers who are done wasting time on easy questions and want to face the exam prepared. Authenticity isn't a feature — it's the only way.

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