Pros and Cons of the COMPUTER-Based IELTS test + DEMO

[@ramandeepsingh6607]

Pros: Result in 3-5 days Fewer people , less noise Clock on screen sheet and pencil is provided Whole passage on screen Copy and paste the answer (less spelling error) Highlight the word Can take notes Can edit the lines ( writing section) Word Count Ctrl X and Ctrl V works here Cons: Just 2 minutes for reviewing the answers after the listening exam Typing speed should be better Typos can affect score Typos are not marked red

[@MukeshGupta259]

if we talk about listed cons that hardly affects if you are good in typing Just 2 minutes for reviewing the answers after the listening exam - you won't need this as you get enough time to review after every section Typing speed should be better - that's the main point to be taken care of Typos can affect score - same is applicable in paper writing Typos are not marked red - we don't get this in paper writing as well

[@Kirti_Sirohi]

Thanks Ramandeep. Where to practise computer based ielts?

[@MukeshGupta259]

@@Kirti_Sirohi I prepared through ielts with rob, it is really good

[@Kirti_Sirohi]

@@MukeshGupta259 KZbin? I need some practise paper online

[@zoobie2670]

Can you please tell me they give you Computer or laptop

[@eg4546]

I love how you get straight to the point

[@mohanram3385]

Hi Asiya, I got my IELTS result a couple of days back and got an overall score of 8 (L:9 R:8.5 S:8 W:7). I took a computer-based test and had no idea about the test format as it was my first appearance, but your videos and materials helped a lot in familiarizing the test pattern. Thank you a lot for helping me to secure the desired result within a short span (My preparation time was less than 20 days).

[@FasTrackIELTS]

This is an amazing result. Congratulations! And all the best in your future endeavours

[@shiprahaldar1401]

@mohan ram Please give some tips how you score this great result?? And congratulations 👏

[@mohanram3385]

@@shiprahaldar1401 Thank you. I practiced listening and reading sections using Cambridge IELTS Academic books. For writing, just done some self-practice and checked for errors using Grammarly.

[@himanshubajaj4792]

@@mohanram3385 was it difficult to type in a computer based during listening... difficult as in time consuming as compared to paper based

[@mohanram3385]

@@himanshubajaj4792 I didn't feel any such difficulties. I practiced by typing the answers in MS word for reading and listening sections and it helped in getting comfortable with the format. If you have a good typing speed, you won't find it difficult.

[@froopyzombie2706]

Coincidentally, this video was released on the same day I took my computer-based exam. I find it much more comfortable taking the computer-based exam; I couldn’t find any disadvantages in the format. The major advantage for me had to be the copy and paste function which allows you to move paragraphs in Writing accordingly, whereas in the paper-based exam, you can’t do that since it requires erasing your entire essay

[@alimsaaqlan3319]

what about the readings are they the same passage and format as paper based exam?

[@noralyndcayanong1165]

were you allowed to use the notepad whilst listening to the audio recording?

[@tawandatinashechimoto3865]

Are they both marked by computer? Or it's just the computer based thats marked by computer

[@adithradhakrishnan8160]

Was a mouse provided ?

[@visalvarghese]

@Raviteja G Yes, they will provide one.

[@jaredd4108]

I am gotta do the computer based exam, firstly because my hand writing is a mess 😁 thank you for posting this.

[@euroabroad-xaricdthsil3670]

İ Will join the İELTS exam with Computer based tomorrow 🥳🤩 my goals is score to 7 + bands( like overall) İ am self confident 😎🤟 i have roughly 12-13 hours 😅 best of luck for me.

[@sidscho2381]

I prepared for just 2 days watching her videos and ielts british council app and gave the test. I got 7.5 overall band. 8 reading 8 listening 6.5 writing 6.5 speaking Btw, english is not my first language. Best of luck brother.

[@smfaysal4014]

hey! what was your score?

[@computertech1575]

hows ur test??

[@quinnfabray8919]

how was it?

[@euroabroad-xaricdthsil3670]

@@smfaysal4014 5.5 (

[@_aidid]

Thanks for acknowledging us about the computer-based IELTS test. Your articulate nature of description is really helpful to catch on 👍🏻

[@mariocando8429]

Im starting to learn all about ielts.

[@maurocometrue]

You've made my day! Thank U so much 4 this great summarize of the Ielts computer-based. The 2-minute window to review after listening recording was super new to me! Super thoughtful of you sharing it!

[@derbouzmimo8537]

You are a very special teacher, your future carrier will prove my view. thank you for all your shows and help .

[@psn9086]

Did my CBT IELTS a week ago. Totally agree with Asia.

[@martinnavarro4757]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! It’s been quite helpful 🥰

[@shxbhangi]

Thanks a lot. I really loved your channel and have even mentioned it in my LinkedIn post in which I've written about my results and shared my experience about preparing for IELTS. Without any coaching and in just one month, I managed to score an overall band score of 8.0 with L-9.0, R-8.5, W-7.0, S-7.0. This could not have been possible without the help of your channel and a few more.

[@SinGaming69]

Hey, can you tell which videos did you watch? I’m going to give mine soon so I want to prepare. Also did you go with pen and paper based test of the computer one?

[@blah3086]

Yes pls reply

[@thewebking9284]

Well, I have the ielts exams tomorrow, just wanted to say thanks for all of the helpful videos.

[@adnansyed9038]

Whats ur score.... Tomorrow I hav speaking test and on monday I have other sections

[@thewebking9284]

@@adnansyed9038 don't worry, I got a 7.5 in speaking, u can do it too

[@adnansyed9038]

@@thewebking9284 thanks mate... My insta id the_real_syed__ ... If u dont mind can we hav chat

[@smrithih607]

This was a much needed video. Thank you. I was looking for a video describing the cbt, and found this. This video was exactly what I needed.. thank you. ❤

[@ezeikechioma4329]

You are simply amazing. Every single video of yours I watched makes the exam easier.

[@moveectv3700]

Please have you done it

[@sunnywong2493]

Good demo. This is very helpful especially for people taking this test the 1st time.

[@kurtulusozgur2477]

Thank you so much Asiya . I have İelts exam tomorrow. It is computer based and this video gave me lots of preinformation. Thank you so much.

[@ivanovalarissaivanovna9852]

Thank you so very much for this vid🙏 it’s just precious, no one ielts course don’t describe it in details. Thank you ❤❤❤

[@patrickmc8779]

Even though it will not be my first IELTS, it will be my first computer based one. Let me say that this is way better than the French TEF. There is a reason why people prefer to speak English rather than French and even though this is not on the top, the ease of use and consideration of how the platform works makes a big difference. In the TEF I was struggling with annoying drop down menus for the answers so I could not see them at all. Thank you for this video.

[@ronnieunleash]

u know french? on tef is it basic french or advanced

[@simranjitsinghbharaj3469]

A very helpful and to-the-point guide. Thank you so much

[@theauthenticcanadian131]

Hi Asiya, you explained every bit of the IELTS CBT exam in detail. The video cleared my doubts.

[@islammeanspeace8427]

This video is Really helpful for me and for many others because I really don't have an idea about computer based test before watching this.

[@Steve48989]

Not sure whether it’s changed since you’ve done your IELTS. I did mine on the 24th of this month, and if you hover over the timer it shows how many seconds you have left.

[@asoameen5837]

Thank you so much for your striking efforts🤲

[@sidscho2381]

I prepared for just 2 days watching your videos and ielts british council app and gave the test. I got 7.5 overall band. 8 reading 8 listening 6.5 writing 6.5 speaking Btw, english is not my first language.

[@mrstuff5509]

Great🎉

[@rere9162]

Hi! Can I ask how you manage to get 8 in both reading and listening? I'm finding that those parts are hard for me!

[@sidscho2381]

@@rere9162 download their ielts app . Solve free practice tests . And analyse where you are making mistakes. In reading Before, I was missing articles and not managing my time properly. Tips 1) 17 min for section 1 20 min for section 2 23 min for section 3 2)always read question first remember keyword and look for answers. 3) after reading a particular passage always write a single word for it some where on your rough paper. 4) if you get stuck on one question, please move on. Don't spend too much time on one question. 5)skim and scan For listening After solving practice tests you will get confidence. 1)just solve more map questions for listening as it is more challenging. 2) learn about time (like 10 past 15 i.e 3:10 pm) and directions 3) if you miss one question don't panic. Be focused. I watch netflix series a lot so maybe my listening skill was better. For writing, people rarely above 7 So, i ignored this part. I just made sure i use simple and different words. My section 2 essay was not good at all. It was too bad 😂. But still i got 6.5 . Please focus more on reading, listening as they are more scoring

[@lawtraf8008]

You did amazing . I'm in hurry, I have to pass the IELTS exam in just 3 days.

[@vvey70901]

Omg it's amazing 🎉 hope I also get such kind of score 🥺

[@gzdlky]

Thank you so much for easing my worries Asiya. My speaking test will be live video call as a result of covid-19. I have never had a video call conference before so this is another stress for me. 3 days left for my exam, wish me luck please, i couldn't study much with my 3 years old little monster :)

[@Josrojasc]

I hope that you've done amazing!

[@jojualu1]

Much awaited content👍👍😊❤

[@admincomments]

I think one con I don't really see anyone talking about. This is just an assumption but I could be correct, if you take the test on a computer, just like in the practice mock tests they grade it automatically through their system. Which is why I believe you get the results earlier. So there's no one checking your answers one by one, which might lead to being penalized as you're not getting half points for any correct answers you had but still left an error. for example, the question is asking you the price of the ticket and the answer is 200 pounds. But you only had to write down 200 since there was a pounds sign (£) in the sentence so now it's incorrect.

[@katharina...]

This is super helpful, thank you so much for making this video ☺️👍

[@elvisvinicius92]

Love you! You are helping me a lot in my preparation. s2

[@maha23]

Thank you Asia for this effort 😭❤️❤️❤️

[@c2ielts986]

Hi there! It's Asiya. :-D

[@apus29]

Thanks so much for the video. It is the exact one that I was looking for.

[@cyrillechloecollado1431]

thank you for this video! i am taking computer based, no idea for this because i usually heard paper based. my exam is on oct 27all your videos are really helpful, thank you so much!

[@muhammadkashif1552]

Thank you so much for providing this valuable information. Your effort in this regard is appreciable.

[@ieltssam6478]

Thank you for the precious information. Thanks !

[@Faby-lu7hv]

thank you so much for this helpful video. I'm taking my test in the day after tomorrow and watching this really makes me feel more comfortable since now I know what I'm going to see. I hope I can get the band score I wish for which is an 8.

[@farhanillahi1771]

hey! May I ask something? Is there a need to save or submit our answers in the Computer-based Ielts test? or it will be saved automatically?

[@Faby-lu7hv]

@@farhanillahi1771 it will be saved automatically as you go to the next section you just go to the next page

[@rymlm9038]

Thank you, thank you, this all I needed to know 🌷

[@akiciao6028]

I was confuse before watching your video, now After watching your video i will take computer base test. Thanks.

[@anastasiakutateladze5653]

My exam is tomorrow. Im so glad i found this video beforehand or else i would definitely struggle just to get used to the format

[@FasTrackIELTS]

You can find a link to a demo test on the IDP website. Play with it and good luck!!!

[@itsattaullah]

You have explained everything nicely, and all of my confusions has cleared 🙌

[@Fatemejahangirie]

I'm getting so much confidence learning from you❤

[@obakengmokgethi384]

Used your videos to prepare for my IELTS test on january, just a day before writing and got band 7(overall). Spent less than 24 hours to prepare

[@matildabontsi9877]

Hello did you take the computer based or the paperbased

[@memorymunemo5511]

Did you do computer based or paper based

[@2078bky]

Subscribed, liked and commented as well. Love the way you explained each and every details.

[@eng.mohd1990]

Thank you so much Asiya.. your video was very helpful

[@amilagoku6073]

Cons You cant type 15$/ or15 $ for the answer 15 Dollars. Computer marks it as wrong. And by mistake if you place two spaces between words, computer marks it as wrong You cant use SEC for seconds.

[@KitabookTravel]

Thanks a million Asiya ! Your videos are very helpful. I love your channel. Its the best one in terms of preparing for ielts tests ❤️

[@macroscopes]

Thank you so much Asiya! I have a question, what about Ctrl-Z? Does it work in IELTS Writing? (It is already great that Ctrl-x and Ctrl-V work).

[@dininduseneviratne84]

Does anyone know whether Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y works for undo and redo?

[@MrEmadsaeed]

Yes control+z works speaking from personal experience

[@batoolfatima7418]

Thank you sooo much Asiya. You're amazing and the way you make simple lectures for others are very helpful. I watched few videos of yours and pleased to tell you that I've passed my test. Stay blessed

[@gmatbuddy6291]

I'm so thankful that I watched this video before I booked my exam. I chose computer-based test and i'm happy with my score. I took the test in Feb 15, 2022 and alhamdulilah I got 9 in reading, 7 in writing, 8 in listening, 7.5 in speaking, overall 8. Computer-based test really saved my time from turning pages back and forth in reading section, and from erasing incorrect words in writing section. I also used the headphone almost throughout the session to help me cancel the noises in the test room! Thank you , Asiya!!!!!!!! What you do in your channel is so amazing! I hope other students can get their dream score too!!!

[@margojumie2330]

Hi, I just want to confirm this is still the updated format for CBT IELTS? FOR 2022?

[@gmatbuddy6291]

@@margojumie2330 when i took the test in feb 15, 2022 i found the video is still relatable 😃👍

[@margojumie2330]

@@gmatbuddy6291 Have you experienced any eye constraints? Because the test runs for 3 hrs, right?

[@gmatbuddy6291]

@@margojumie2330 thank God no, i think it was more helpful for me. I used the highlight feature a lot and I think that what helped me got 9 for reading. The feature really gave me a better focus (I also used the copy paste keys to avoid typos). Besides, the headphone was also helpful not only for the Listening section but also throughout the test to cancel noises 😃 it saves a lot of time for the Writing Section too because we can simply block the sentence and quickly delete it.

[@margojumie2330]

@@gmatbuddy6291 Thank you so much for your reply.Because I'm planning to also do the CBT IELTS this coming July 2022 but this was biggest concern. Also I want to ask do you remember if there will be like a 'save' button that we have to click to save all the answers or does it already automatically saved in the system?

[@RavalHariom]

I am gonna take 11th march for computer-based IELTS

[@esthershekatkar4133]

Hello! I got my IELTS result!!! I got an overall score of 7. I also took the computer-based exam. Thank you so much for helping me get my desired result 💖 I had 3 weeks to prepare and I thought that it was short and I need more time but your videos really helped :))

[@ranialmas4585]

this might be a dumb question but did u bring your own headphones ?

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII]

@@ranialmas4585 No you can't.

[@esthershekatkar4133]

@@ranialmas4585 sorry for the late reply, astra is right. I did not bring my own headphones. They provided us headphones.

[@vivekkumar-iz2bh]

Do we need to write our answers in UPPER CASE Format?

[@esthershekatkar4133]

@@vivekkumar-iz2bh I didn’t tho. But I heard some people wrote theirs using upper case format.

[@Innocent-Human-Soul]

Wawooo.... Really very informative. Thank you so much Asiya. 💚

[@nwannekaifeomaonyekwere4300]

I appreciate your calm explanation. My IELTS is in two days, kindly send plan for the duration, thank you

[@letslearnaboutlife7585]

Today its my computer based test. Feeling confident after watching your videos 🙏

[@farhanillahi1771]

hey! May I ask something? Is there a need to save or submit our answers in the Computer-based Ielts test? or it will be saved automatically?

[@mehrzadhosseini4064]

Thanks for the great video. I have not taken computer-delivered test, so I cannot comment about real test. However, I noticed that on the test samples you are able to see the seconds by hovering your mouse pointer on the clock.

[@mohamedarafa9969]

Thank you so much.. great effort ♥️♥️

[@hirushifernando3304]

Hi Asiya, I had my computer based test yesterday. Your tips were really helpful. I need to advice someone that don't forget to bring your computer lenses to the test. otherwise you will be tired of looking at the screen for hours

[@farhanillahi1771]

hey! May I ask something? Is there a need to save or submit our answers in the Computer-based Ielts test? or it will be saved automatically?

[@peacepeace2323]

Hii first time watching. Impressed. Subscribed 👍 👌 ❤️. Thanks for helpful information and tips.

[@mianburhan222]

Very helpful video, Before taking computer based test

[@felchandra]

Thank you so much for this video!!

[@MohammadHabiburRahmanHabib]

Thank you so much. It's really helpful. Best wishes.

[@wildanalfian1]

Very useful. Thanks for sharing. I just wanna ask, is there any submit button in each section? Or it will be automatically submitted when the time is over?

[@nahidajaman2619]

Informative one, thanks a ton for sharing.

[@nurzy3535]

Hi Asiya, this is Nur. I got 7.5 in computer-based Ielts test and i can confidently say that your help was significant in my achievement. If I hadn’t learned about ‘highlight’ and ‘copy-paste’ futures in the test, I don’t think I would achieve a nice band in Reading. I also think that computer-delivered test is more manageable and more practical. So, overall, thank you very much. 🎀

[@farhanillahi1771]

hey! May I ask something? Is there a need to save or submit our answers in the Computer-based Ielts test? or it will be saved automatically?

[@nurzy3535]

@@farhanillahi1771 hi! The answers are saved automatically in the computer based test. It’s also useful to ask these technical questions to the test centres, they can help you too. Good luck 🤞🏻

[@farhanillahi1771]

thanks a lot. One more thing, Do uppercase and lowercase letters matter? As you know, turning off and on the caps lock can distract and consume more time. That's why I should prepare myself accordingly. I really appreciate any help you can provide.@@nurzy3535

[@bananadelara2695]

thank you, you’re video is very informative.

[@rahulrmenon2635]

The best video. Thanks for that

[@MrKiraBR]

Awesome content. Thank you so much!!

[@rishianderson03]

Hi Liz, thank you for the sessions, I watched some of your videos for the writing, and the listening during my last week. I got a overall band 8 (S:7, W:7, L:8, R:9) :)

[@dead_q7147]

Was paper and pencil provided? Like for listening and reading?

[@rishianderson03]

@@dead_q7147 Yes

[@hafsauwu5210]

From where you got your preparation done ? Can you suggest some tips for CBT preparation

[@md.kamrulislam7002]

wow, its a wonderful video. Thanks lot for this.

[@mamdouhali1892]

Thanks a lot, your video was really helpful.

[@rinslythennakoon8452]

It's iconic and all in one..👍👍🙏

[@teja6540]

Thanks a lot ! For giving me a idea which I don't know. 😮😊

[@aninditaahammad184]

That was really helpful, thanks

[@majestympofu5851]

Wooow thank you so much for this useful information

[@fernandomontufar9900]

I had my paper based exam last week. I did great in all sections except listing due to poor audio. Now I’m planning the computer based instead.

[@tarigelbasha]

Thank you very much for your informative tutorial video, before watching this video I was confused what to choose in my test. But, now for sure. I can go for computer based test.

[@halaali9953]

May you please confirm if we can jump from listening section to another during the test ?

[@animex5142]

You can check the seconds in timer if you hover you mouse on the time.

[@nv8972]

Answer as you listen. Transferring later is difficult.

[@rusan2357]

My test is also computer bassed thank you for leting me know forhead ❤love you 😊 pray for my exam i hv only 10 days left

[@halaali9953]

Thank you very informative I need to practice computer based test. I would be appreciate it if you give material for practicing test on computer

[@minhinh2693]

Thanks for your advise, i find it really difficult to take the test on the computer cuz my eye could easily get dry when i look at the screen for a time

[@ShifaKhan_98]

Same applies to me. When i practice on pen and paper based, i score 8 bands. But on computer based I cannot cross 6 or 6.5 bands😩

[@MyGlamorousLife]

what do we have to do once we answer all the questions in one section? I mean is there a submit key to click on when you done your listening part or just leave the screen like that ? And thank you for all the valuable details.

[@FasTrackIELTS]

You're welcome! You should click on the next question to open the next section (e.g. N11, N21, N31) or on the arrow pointing to the right. Just the demo test on the IDP website to learn how to use the platform. It's linked in the video description. After the test your answers will be saved automatically

[@MyGlamorousLife]

@ Thank you for your time! Appreciate it!

[@kanwalabbasi8953]

When we move to the next section does the recording stop and we have to play it again for that section

[@vipulsinghal3456]

Hi Asiya. Thanks for this. One question though- Do we get any notepad in the computer based IELTS, especially during Listening section, so we can note down our answers as we listen to the clip and then mark those on the screen?

[@gurudatta9111]

Ofcourse

[@jaykkyawal2215]

@@gurudatta9111 Thank you.

[@yhanyhenxz8931]

Hi thank you! New subscriber here 👋 this is what i’m looking for. I’m about to take the exam soon in a computer-delivered format and i’m wondering how it would look like. I’m afraid i might have a hard time there as i’m not familiar with the setup. So thank u so much for sharing this 💗 i hope i’ll be able to ace it 🙏🏼

[@fayiqnazir2879]

How did it go

[@yhanyhenxz8931]

@@fayiqnazir2879got my target band scores 😉 just follow their tips and strategies, you’ll be fine! best of luck!

[@traveltube685]

Thank you so much. that's a great video

[@travelandfood7138]

Hii thank you for this amazing video.really it's make my mind to go through with computer base test .

[@pavin1285]

The site which she uses to demonstrate is : IDP IELTS practice test, website. I don't know y she blurred the menu bar and didn't give shoutout or even mention, pretending like it's her own website.(women☕)

[@FasTrackIELTS]

Hi Pavin! Well, I did say where this test is and gave a link in the video description. My video editor blurred the top because of other private information that was visible there.

[@mimotojiyt]

Hi, thank you so much for the video, I wonder can i bring my own headphones and my own keyboard ? Or everything will be provided by Ielts tester themselves?

[@ivonnelopezsaiz1215]

Love your videos! Thank you for your help this video really helps me

[@strikethroughstudio]

oh yes we really enjoy your channel. I've all my 4 accounts subscribed to you

[@FasTrackIELTS]

Wow, thank you

[@KhalidElMouloudi]

60 min for writing is never enough in the paper based test if you're using a draft before writing the final copy, no matter how good or fast you are. In this regard I prefer the PC version because you're typing and correcting only once, leaving time to add vocab and correct mistakes.

[@Mouhamad_Bello]

perfect video

[@jugalpatel276]

Please help me in clearing few of my doubts because I have my exam in next week : 1. Are you sure they give 1 hour for both(were we have freedom to give more time to task-2) and not just 20 & 40 mins for Task-1&2 in computer based IELTS? 2. Can we type everything in Upper case(capital) letter in reading and listening for computer based IELTS? 3. Do they give short breaks after 1 module is over and before starting of another module? If yes, then for what duration? Those who have already gave computer based ielts in 2022, please help!!!

[@davidwealthyguerrero3738]

Thank you, I love your accent. =) Keep moving forward! Hugs!

[@corny336]

Useful, thank you!

[@akerke1006]

Thanks a lot:) I couldn’t decide what kind of test I should choose. But after your video, finally find out that’s computer based is not so difficult 🙃

[@UmairplaysM]

yeah, its easy. You will save a lot of your time in writing if your typing speed is fast

[@lawtraf8008]

@@UmairplaysM My typing is really slow so do you think I should avoid this ?

[@shayanzafar6599]

@@lawtraf8008 Work on it and then give Online one.

[@darin210]

Is this the platform over all exam centres ? Great tutorial btw❤️

[@shanthimeena8294]

Yes... Same for all

[@George-vk8mi]

Your info is gold material

[@CandidwithCAs]

Thank you, mam...following your footsteps is sufficient ....May I know whether a mechanical keyboard is used for computer-based...where there would be more space in between the keys .....If that is the case, will it be better to practice it beforehand rather than studying on a laptop whose letters are closely built?