IELTS Cue Card Questions List

Here is a list of IELTS sample cue card questions you can practice for your exam. These are only samples questions to give you some topics for your practice.

What is your favourite season of the year?

Why do you like this season? 

What are the activities you can do in this season?

Why do you prefer it over other seasons?

What is your favourite sport?

When did you start playing it?

Who inspired you to play it?

Talk about a situation when you met an old friend unexpectedly.

When did that happen?

When did that person become your friend?

How did you feel about meeting an old friend

What was the last time you went for outing with friends.

When did that happen?

Where did you go?

How was your experience?

What was the best gift that you ever received?

What was that gift?

Who gave it to you?

Why was it useful for you?

What was the most difficult exam that you took?

When did it happen?

Why was the exam difficult?

How did you do in the exam?

What is your least favourite subject in the college?

Why do you dislike it?

Have you tried getting better at this subject?

What is an important career plan that you made?

Why is it important to you?

Have you acted upon that plan so far?

How long is it going to take to accomplish that plan?

What is an electric gadget that you use everyday?

Why is it used everyday?

How long ago did you buy it?

Are there any latest versions of it available in the market?

Describe a time when you helped a student in his or her studies.

Who was that student?

How did you help him/her?

How was your experience of teaching?

Talk about a thing that you wish you could have as a student

What is that thing?

Why do you think it is useful for you?

Have you tried getting it?

What was the most expensive thing that you bought?

What was that thing?

 Why did you buy it?

For how long do you have it?

Discuss your favourite technological gadget?

What was it?

Who gave it to you?

Why do you use it?

Talk about a birthday party that you attended?

Where was it celebrated?

To whom did you go there?

Why did you like it so much?

Talk about a person who has inspired you in your life.

Who is that person?

How did he inspired you?

What is an interesting skill that you have.

Where did you learn that skill?

Why do you think it is important?

Did you teach this skill to others as well?

What country would you like to visit in future.

Why do you want to visit it?

What places would you like to visit there?

Describe an interesting story that you read as a child?

What was that story?

Why did you find it interesting?

Where did you find that story?

Describe a time when you were stuck in a traffic jam?

When did that happen?

Why did you get stuck?

 How did you come out of it?

 Describe one time when you were late for school as a kid?

When did that happen?

How did you feel about it?

What did your teacher say to you?

How did you explain your situation to your teach

Talk about a virtual art gallery

What are some of the advantages of a virtual art gallery?

Who might be interested in visiting a virtual art gallery?

Would you rather visit a virtual gallery or a real one?

Describe traditional clothes in your country

What materials were they made of?

What did mean wear?

What did women wear?

It is important to practice writing on the Duolingo cue card topics since they have appeared previously in the Duolingo English Test and also to read them out loud for your speaking test preparation.

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