Evidence mappedFind the evidencenot the familiar word
MATCHsame word — find it fast, bank the pointtechnology→technology
MAPa specific synonym pair — this word maps to that oneattitudes→opinions
MEANno shared word — the meaning carried by contextfamiliarity→previous experience
MIRRORopposite framing of the same ideavery little impact→significantly improve
ANSWERthe evidence — where the mark actually lives“significantly improve”
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Chapter one · The stakes
Different futures.
The same half band in the way.
A scholarship, already half-imagined — the lawn, the gown, the letter that finally says yes.
An offer letter on the windowsill, conditional on one number she hasn't hit.
A skilled-migration visa, and an airport she hasn't flown from yet.
Every one of them standing behind the same half band.
Chapter two · The question
You aren't short of English.
So where does the half band go?
Every platform told you what you scored. Not one told you why. A number closes the test. It doesn't explain it.
Chapter three · The turn
ReadingThe answer was never missing.
It was wearing a disguise.
Four disguises, to be exact — and each one has a name. This is the 4M method — how ABCD marks your Reading: the reason behind every single answer.
Reading · Every answer, caught in the act
The passage, the question, and the exact evidence pair that links them.
- Evidence on every answer — the sentence the mark actually came from
- 4M highlights painted onto the passage: MATCH · MAP · MEAN · MIRROR
- Every wrong option labelled: irrelevant, incomplete, incorrect, inflated
Reading hides answers in print. Listening hides them in time —
Listening · Hear the trap before it plays
Three ways an answer hides in audio: same word, reworded, implied.
- Full-length tests with real audio, part by part
- Every answer pinned to its line in the transcript
- Correction traps tagged and explained — before they cost you marks
And when it's your turn to write —
Writing · Marked line by line
A band on each criterion. And your sentence, fixed, beside the one you wrote.
- A band on each criterion: TA/TR · CC · LR · GRA
- Every flagged sentence: what you wrote, then the fixed version
- Weak words swapped for precise ones — word by word, with a model answer to compare
Then the part everyone fears: speaking to the examiner —
Speaking · Speak. Get an examiner's read.
Pace, pauses & pronunciation — measured, not guessed.
- Real audio scoring with a full transcript of what you said
- Measured pace, pauses and pronunciation — not a vibe check
- Every attempt saved to your account — watch yourself improve
She's ready. But the real exam room is nothing like a practice app… is it?
ABCD IELTS · Live productMove the mouse — click to lock
READING ABCD TEST 2.1 · PASSAGE 1The boundary that one sentence left openTIME 18:52PracticeExam
FJames Douglas, governor of Vancouver Island, was first dismayed and then angry. He ordered Captain Geoffrey Phipps Hornby of the steam frigate Tribune to dislodge Pickett, but to avoid an armed clash if he could. Through August, Hornby1 gathered2 marines3, most4 of them veterans5 of landings under fire in China6, and declined to use them. He was waiting for Admiral Baynes, who commanded British naval forces in the Pacific.
GThe Americans were reinforced on 10 August by 171 men under Lieutenant Colonel Silas Casey, who took command and crossed to Victoria. By 31 August there were 461 Americans camped in the woods above the farm, with fourteen field cannons.
QUESTION 4 · TFNGMany4 of the marines3 Hornby1 collected2 had already fought5 in China6.3 MATCH1 MAP2 MEAN
LISTENING ABCD TEST 2.1 · PART 1Booking a table — form completionTIME 07:16PracticeExam
03:24
Questions 1–4
Complete the notes below
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
WRITING ABCD TEST 2.1 · TASK 2Technology and everyday complexityTIME 36:18PracticeExam
WRITING TASK 2
Some people believe technology makes life more complex.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons and include relevant examples.Modern technology make everyday tasks more complex than they need to be. In my opinion, this happens because every new device bring its own settings, updates and passwords. For example, my parents own a smart television, yet they use it only for the news. On the other hand, technology has made communication faster and more good for families living far apart. In conclusion, I partly agree, although the benefits still outweigh the problems.236 words
SPEAKING ABCD TEST 2.1 · PART 2 · CUE CARDDescribe a skill you would like to learnPREP 00:42PracticeExam
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Well, um, the skill I would love to learn is coding, because, er, my cousin built a small game last year and I thought it was amazing. I tried a free course once but, um, I gave up after two weeks …… mainly because nobody was checking my progress.
EXAM VIEWABCD REVEALChapter five · Test day, rehearsed
Mock & Exam mode: 99% the screen you'll see on test day.
Same layout. Same rules. Honest timers — no pause button the real exam doesn't have. Practice mode teaches; Exam mode gets out of the way and strips the room bare. So when the real screen appears, it feels like the hundredth time, not the first.
Practice modeHints · evidence · Olly by your side
Exam modeJust you, the clock, and the paper — like the day itself
on the monitor: the real Exam-mode screen, composited in — not a mock-up
Chapter six · The guide
And the whole way through — Olly.
The tutor that already knows which question you're stuck on. It answers from the evidence, not from vibes. And it won't spoil a question you haven't tried.
Chapter seven · The door
Free to start. No card.
8 practice starts a week.
The free account gives you the score and the answers. Upgrade only when you want the reason behind every one of them — the evidence, the traps, the fixed sentences.
See what upgrading costs →Or sit in the reading room a while →
Chapter eight · Nine weeks later
6.5→7.5
The score was never the story.
The reason was.
Start free →Free account · No card · 8 practice starts a week
Every attempt savedAll four skills, full-lengthEvidence on every answerWon't spoil what you haven't tried
