ICAO English Question Database: Free Practice

What is your role, and who do you work with?

Name your role, describe a relevant responsibility and explain how you communicate with one other person.

Which part of your work requires careful preparation?

Choose a task, explain what you review and give a reason for that preparation.

How do you organise your work with a colleague?

Describe how responsibilities are shared and how you check that both people understand.

What do you enjoy about your work?

Give a personal reason and a concrete example instead of listing adjectives.

Describe a skill you have improved through training.

Identify the skill, say what you practised and explain what feedback helped.

What information do you want at the start of a duty?

Name relevant information for your own role and say how it affects your work.

Tell me about a time you changed a plan, or imagine one.

Give the original plan, the reason for the change and the communication that followed.

How do you handle an unfamiliar question?

Say which part is unclear, ask a specific clarification question and answer once you understand.

You hear: Hold position. A vehicle is ahead. What are the instruction and reason?

Identify the instruction to hold and the vehicle ahead as the reason. Do not assume when it will move.

You hear: The request was blocked. Please repeat the last part. What is needed?

The listener needs the end of the request repeated; identify the missing part rather than guessing.

You hear: The runway inspection is still in progress. What remains uncertain?

The inspection has not been reported complete. Its result and the time it will end are not given.

You hear: We have rain ahead and would like to discuss a route change. What is the crew asking for?

State the weather concern and that the crew wants to discuss a change; no approval has been given in the message.

You hear: The passenger is conscious, and cabin crew are assisting. What is known?

Report the passenger’s stated condition and who is helping. Do not invent a diagnosis.

You hear: The route is clear now, but the aircraft is not ready. What two facts did you hear?

The route is reported clear, while the aircraft is still not ready. Keep those facts separate.

You hear: My colleague is checking the information; I will call you back. What happens next?

A colleague is checking, and the speaker intends to provide an update. The outcome is not known yet.

You hear: I understood the first part, but not the final instruction. How would you respond?

Ask for the final instruction to be repeated or clarified, then confirm your understanding.

A flight deck picture shows rain on the windscreen. What could you describe?

Start with the visible rain and view outside. Discuss possible effects on visibility as an inference.

A picture shows a vehicle ahead on a taxiway. What should you separate?

Separate the vehicle’s visible position from assumptions about why it is there or when it will move.

A tower picture shows colleagues working together. What could you discuss?

Describe their visible activity, then give an example of how colleagues might share information.

A technician is examining an open panel. What can you say about the cause?

You can describe the examination; the cause and outcome are unknown unless the task gives more information.

A cabin crew member is helping a seated passenger. What could an answer cover?

Describe the people and visible assistance. Treat the passenger’s condition as uncertain unless stated.

A picture shows cloud ahead of an aircraft. How could you extend your answer?

Identify the cloud, then explain what information a crew might seek before discussing options.

A simulator image shows a trainee and instructor. What can you discuss?

Describe the training setting and explain how feedback might help, without assuming the result of the session.

A planned task is delayed by an obstruction. What would you tell a colleague?

State the obstruction and present action, identify what is unknown and agree who will seek an update.

You receive a report that you only partly understand. What would you ask?

Identify the missing part, ask a focused question and restate the answer for confirmation.

The weather changes during a planned flight. What might the crew discuss?

Explain the change, review the available information together and consider options appropriate to the circumstances.

A colleague has a different understanding of an instruction. What would you do?

Make the difference explicit, seek clarification and confirm the shared understanding before continuing.

You hand a task to a colleague during a busy period. What information do they need?

Define the task, supply the relevant context and agree what update you need when it is complete.

You are asked to explain an event but do not know its cause. How should you answer?

Give the facts you know, identify the uncertainty and say what information would help.

An examiner asks what you would do if a plan changed again. How could you reply?

Answer the hypothetical directly, mention the conditions that affect your choice and explain who you would inform.