The question
Can you repair things?
What can you fix?
Who taught you?
Is the ability to repair things important?
How to answer it
The 'who taught you' question is the one that generates language, so make sure you have a person: a parent with a toolbox, a video, a flatmate. Even a confident 'no' works if you follow it with what you do instead and why nobody in your family ever learned.
What moves the band
- Repair lexis: I'm fairly handy, I can just about change a fuse, I'd rather call someone out, trial and error.
- The importance question links to throwaway culture — one sentence on cost versus replacing is enough at this stage.
These are candidate recalls. These are questions reported by test-takers after their exams, not official or leaked IELTS material. Wording varies by test version, location and memory. Use them for timed practice — never as a prediction of what you will be asked.
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