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Describe A Puzzle You Have Played: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it like?
  • How easy or difficult is it?
  • How long does it take you to solve it?
  • And how do you feel about it?
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Cue 1:What is it like?

  • Describe the type of puzzle you played, such as a jigsaw puzzle, crossword, or Sudoku.
  • Mention any unique features or themes that make it interesting.

Example

I recently played a jigsaw puzzle that depicted a beautiful sunset over the Himalayas. The puzzle had 1000 pieces, and the vibrant colors made it visually appealing. I love puzzles that challenge my mind while also showcasing stunning scenery.

Cue 2:How easy or difficult is it?

  • Explain your initial thoughts on the difficulty level of the puzzle.
  • Share any specific challenges you faced while solving it.

Example

At first, I thought the puzzle would be easy because of the bright colors, but I quickly realized that the pieces were quite similar in shade. It took me a while to find the right pieces, especially for the sky area, which was mostly orange and yellow.

Cue 3:How long does it take you to solve it?

  • Give an estimate of the time it took you to complete the puzzle.
  • Mention if you worked on it in one sitting or over several days.

Example

I spent about three evenings working on this puzzle. I would sit down after dinner and focus on it for a couple of hours each night. It was relaxing and a great way to unwind after a busy day.

Cue 4:And how do you feel about it?

  • Share your feelings about completing the puzzle.
  • Discuss any sense of accomplishment or enjoyment you experienced.

Example

Completing the puzzle gave me a great sense of accomplishment. I felt proud to see the final image come together after all the effort I put in. It was not just about solving it; it was also a wonderful way to spend time with my family as we all contributed to it.

Conclusion

    Example

    Overall, playing puzzles is a delightful experience for me. It not only challenges my brain but also provides a sense of relaxation and satisfaction. I look forward to trying more puzzles in the future, especially those that feature beautiful landscapes.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the puzzle to engage the listener and demonstrate your language skills.

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    Tip

    Use descriptive adjectives and specific examples to illustrate your experience with the puzzle, such as its colors, shapes, or themes.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Failing to address all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is designed to help structure your response and showcase your speaking abilities.

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    Tip

    Make sure to cover each cue in your answer, providing a clear response to 'What is it like?', 'How easy or difficult is it?', etc.

    Overly Short Answers

    Providing overly brief answers can limit your score. The IELTS Speaking test values detailed responses that show your ability to communicate effectively.

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    Tip

    Expand on your answers by adding personal anecdotes or feelings related to the puzzle, ensuring you provide enough information to engage the examiner.

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    Anonymous student Band 8

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    Anonymous student Band 6.5

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    Anonymous student Band 7

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    Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

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    When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.
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    It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

    All Answers

    Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

    Band 5-6

    There are a number of games which I have played since my childhood and here I would like to mention one of the game I have played recently and it's a puzzle. Puzzle seems very boring according to my perspective and puzzles are not my cup of tea. I prefer other games rather than puzzles but here I would like to mention when I play puzzle and what I have experienced during this game. I watch a video on YouTube but suddenly an ad is visible on my screen and it's a puzzle which I have to solve to resume my video and this is a name of Zepto in different puzzle words and I have to arrange them in a manner to complete the word and it seems very time taking and boring as well but I invest my mind in this puzzle to continue my video which I have watched on YouTube. So, I arrange words one by one in puzzle and then I complete the word Zepto and after complete this puzzle I am able to watch my video where I left and this

    Band 5-6

    mini puzzle it's my favorite game but Sudoku is my favorite because it's a have a good creativity and techniques and tools and also creative analytical skill also it's not a part of the game but it's a creative mind creative fundamentals and creative organizational skills also they improve and also help very well and choose our varieties and thinking ability puzzles not a part of these things but it's had to improvement improvement it's not a part of our puzzle puzzle give a best place to thinking abilities and creative mind sometime I play with my friend with my family with my colleagues so many people we are play but I always win in this game because I love this game and I like to use in my daily life I everyday play with my friend and so many which

    Band 5-6

    When I played Puzzle with my friends, that time, I played Chase and I also played the puzzle which was Ludo. So in the Ludo game, it was not difficult but when I tried to throw the beads, that beads also fall one or two beads, so for that I am playing very slowly and my player was not running very speedily. On seeing that, when I tested that beads, that was very soft on the 6th corner. I couldn't play well. On searching that, it was very difficult and I also played well and that was good experience for me. It's enough.

    Band 5-6

    My cousin brother always trying to do a puzzle and I think always it's very easy to do and I never do it but once a holiday and I it was very boring and I do it the puzzle and I felt very difficult it and it's like a Rubik's Cube to fill the same color on same side for the six sides and I do it for two hours almost and I never filled that but my six-year-old cousin he's very brilliant in doing that work at that moment I realized how intelligent the kid was he is actually in second standard and he done the puzzle within a 10 minutes and I am almost 22 and the done it by two hours so at that moment I felt like I am very low level when compared to him and after I got a conversation with my cousin little brother and he he helped me and gives the technique to do that better and after that when I do the puzzle I can do it easily because he helped me and give the techniques and tricks for doing the puzzle so it was the one and only puzzle I have do and I felt very difficult about it and now I am trying to complete another level of puzzles in that game

    Band 5

    It's about the person's likes and dislikes, it may be a company, or it may be a food, or it may be a fashion, it shows the personality of the person, likes and dislikes. Thank you for watching.

    Band 5

    so recently i solved a puzzle which was a jigsaw puzzle it was five of my friends which we were solving a puzzle their name was Akash, Naina, Rohit, Mohit and myself the puzzle was very difficult it was about a very famous painting which got an oscar award in 2016 by Rani Mukherjee the puzzle also brought all of my friends very close together as we were solving it and finding ways and and picturizing the image in our mind the jigsaw puzzle the game overall gave us the pieces to keep and and the original picture how the about how the picture would look like if we solve everything nicely and correctly the overall experience of

    Band 5

    I recall a situation when in our school when I was in school and some of playing games who are some game players come to our school to improve our overall health and body structure for our future goals so I take a part in a Ludo game which was physically and mentally both played because it played in very big playground and the game was made on ground with the paint different painting colors and I take part on in I won the game by other players didn't even achieve one goal

    Band 5

    I wish to share my puzzle game experience. When I was in my 15 years old, the first time I played the puzzle game, the puzzle game is face puzzles and some face puzzles to some kind of the actors, actors photos. It's like, it's very easy but it's been a very enjoyable moment because me and my friends, we were very enjoying at that time because we start some, we start the stopwatch and who is finished, who is finished first, first one is a winner. Then we playing the like, we boom, it's been a great experience to enjoying that game and I, I think, I thought I'm not a finisher because I'm not, I'm not done at that time, finished at that time but I imagine myself because it'd be, it's a very, it's a great idea, it's a great experience in the, at the time because at the first time, I'm, I was really, then after, then after my higher education, when I, when I bought my first mobile phone, I installed that puzzle, puzzle gaming app, then I using it every day, then I, then I currently now I'm using that puzzle, puzzle gaming app, which is, this app name is Cat Can I Show, it's, it's very, it's very realistic game but now I'm currently uninstalling that app. Uninstall that app. Yeah. So, so much of kind of, so much of intimates and.

    Band <5

    हल्लो, मैं पजल लगता हूँ, मैं अन्लाइन पजल लगता हूँ, और मैं पजल लगता हूँ, एक पजल लगता हूँ, वो मुझे अच्छा लगता हूँ, पजल लगता हूँ, पजल लगता हूँ, वो मुझे अच्छा लगता हूँ, यह, यह, यह, यह,

    Band <5

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