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Select the correct answer.

You feel that the worst is about to happen and you need to visit toilet immediately.

What should you do?

Say "Code brown, I repeat, code brown" loudly

Don't do anything, embrace the inevitable

Show that you need a really big bottle with vigorous eyeballs and hands movements

Calmly raise your hand and wait until the invigilator notices it

To go to toilet, you need to draw the invigilator's attention raising your hand. Please note that although you can do this during any part of the exam, extra time is not given for toilet breaks. As Listening is a non-stop activity, and Writing time and word limits are challenging, it's considered practical for most test takers, if at all, to only go to toilet during Reading.

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IELTS

Listening: 30 min, 40 questions, 4 recordings (played once)
Reading: 60 min, 40 questions, 3 passages
Writing: 60 min, 2 tasks (chart + essay or letter + essay)
Speaking: 11–14 min, face-to-face interview

IELTS is the world's most widely accepted English proficiency test: four sections, scored 0–9, accepted by universities, employers, and immigration bodies in 140+ countries.

Key fact: IELTS tests all four skills equally. Your overall band is the average — one weak section drags the whole score down.