As you will be given total of 40 questions in IELTS listening, where the native English speaker will do conversations. The total of 4 recordings will be there for you to listen and answer. You will must be a great listener in order to score a brilliant band.
In listening there are many types of questions:-
1.) Fill the blanks
2.) Multiple Choice
3.) Matching with options
4.) Plan, Map, Diagram Labelling
5.) Flow chart and Summary Completions
6.) Sentence Completions
7.) Short answer- Questions

Following is the way you will be listening the monologue or the conversations through the headphones and writing the answer with a pencil.

So, the above chart is a fill in the blanks as example for you.