IELTS free practice tests and answers

Prepare for IELTS with our free practice tests and answers. Use these tests to carry out timed practice sessions and develop your test technique. 

We strongly advise test takers to practice IELTS. By taking our free practice tests, you will get to know the test format, experience the types of tasks you will be asked to undertake, test yourself under timed conditions and review your answers and compare them with model answers.

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Remember, you will take the Listening, Reading and Writing tests on the same day with no breaks in between, so it’s important to practise under similar conditions.

When taking the tests, remember that each test is presented over a number of web pages. Make sure you answer all the questions and carry out the tasks on each page in the correct order. 

Exercise - 101

Question: 1 My wife is always ....... when she gets her period and becomes angry at me for no reason at all.

Correct Answer : 1 [bad-tempered]

Notes: My wife is always bad-tempered when she gets her period and becomes angry at me for no reason at all.

Question: 2 Students at the school where I teach are so ........ They always hand in their homework on time.

Correct Answer : 2 [reliable]

Notes: Students at the school where I teach are so reliable. They always hand in their homework on time.

Question: 3 Glenn is so ........ He always helps out the underprivileged people in our community.

Correct Answer : 3 [generous]

Notes: Glenn is so generous. He always helps out the underprivileged people in our community.

Question: 4 My little sister is so ....... at school that she is too afraid to ask to go to the toilet.

Correct Answer : 4 [timid]

Notes: My little sister is so timid at school that she is too afraid to ask to go to the toilet.

Question: 5 Never ask Phoebe to dance while her husband is looking. He always gets so ....... of her.

Correct Answer : 5 [jealous]

Notes: Never ask Phoebe to dance while her husband is looking. He always gets so jealous of her.

Question: 6 Our new teacher is so ....... . If we don't understand something, she goes over it again and again until we do.

Correct Answer : 6 [patient]

Notes: Our new teacher is so patient. If we don't understand something, she goes over it again and again until we do.

Question: 7 I think Indonesian people are so ........ They'll always come up to you in the street and try to practice their English.

Correct Answer : 7 [friendly]

Notes: I think Indonesian people are so friendly. They'll always come up to you in the street and try to practice their English.

Question: 8 Barry loves to talk a lot, doesn't he? In fact, I don't think I've ever met anyone quite as ....... as him.

Correct Answer : 8 [chatty]

Notes: Barry loves to talk a lot, doesn't he? In fact, I don't think I've ever met anyone quite as chatty as him.

Question: 9 Mary's husband is so ....... . He never helps her with any of the chores around the house.

Correct Answer : 9 [lazy]

Notes: Mary's husband is so lazy. He never helps her with any of the chores around the house.

Question: 10 Our English teacher at school is so ....... . He is always coming up with new games that help make learning fun.

Correct Answer : 10 [creative]

Notes: Our English teacher at school is so creative. He is always coming up with new games that help make learning fun.