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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Exercise - 11

Question: 1 I expect you think I'm ....... because I don't understand that.

Correct Answer : 1 [stupid]

Notes: I expect you think I'm stupid because I don't understand that.

Question: 2 Does anyone honestly ....... what a politician says nowadays?

Correct Answer : 2 [believe]

Notes: Does anyone honestly believe what a politician says nowadays?

Question: 3 I'm sure you're quite ....... but many people disagree with you.

Correct Answer : 3 [right]

Notes: I'm sure you're quite right but many people disagree with you.

Question: 4 Do you know where the President of America ....... ?

Correct Answer : 4 [lives]

Notes: Do you know where the President of America lives?

Question: 5 I've tried those tablets and they haven't done me any ........

Correct Answer : 5 [good]

Notes: I've tried those tablets and they haven't done me any good.

Question: 6 I'm going ....... for a few days so don't send me any more work.

Correct Answer : 6 [away]

Notes: I'm going away for a few days so don't send me any more work.

Question: 7 This summer we went ....... holiday to Greece.

Correct Answer : 7 [on]

Notes: This summer we went on holiday to Greece.

Question: 8 If you can't reach me at home, send me a ........

Correct Answer : 8 [letter]

Notes: If you can't reach me at home, send me a letter.

Question: 9 I believe it is ....... to hold a door open for a lady.

Correct Answer : 9 [polite]

Notes: I believe it is polite to hold a door open for a lady.

Question: 10 It is considered bad ....... to shout at someone.

Correct Answer : 10 [manners]

Notes: It is considered bad manners to shout at someone.

Question: 1 It was one of those plays where the ....... moved at great speed.

Correct Answer : 1 [action]

Notes: It was one of those plays where the action moved at great speed.

Question: 2 There are different ways of ....... Shakespeare's plays and each director makes an individual choice.

Correct Answer : 2 [approaching]

Notes: There are different ways of approaching Shakespeare's plays and each director makes an individual choice.

Question: 3 One of the greatest actors of the century ....... an unforgettable character in the part of Scrooge from the novel by Charles Dickens.

Correct Answer : 3 [created]

Notes: One of the greatest actors of the century created an unforgettable character in the part of Scrooge from the novel by Charles Dickens.

Question: 4 Many people go to the theatre not to see a play where the plot is complicated but to listen to the brilliant ....... between the actors.

Correct Answer : 4 [dialogue]

Notes: Many people go to the theatre not to see a play where the plot is complicated but to listen to the brilliant dialogue between the actors.

Question: 5 You can't compare the ....... of watching live theatre with watching a film.

Correct Answer : 5 [experience]

Notes: You can't compare the experience of watching live theatre with watching a film.

Question: 6 Are you one of those people who never goes to see a play until you've read the ....... in the newspaper?

Correct Answer : 6 [reviews]

Notes: Are you one of those people who never goes to see a play until you've read the reviews in the newspaper?

Question: 7 The ....... were so carried away with the acting that at the end of the play they all stood up and applauded.

Correct Answer : 7 [audience]

Notes: The audience were so carried away with the acting that at the end of the play they all stood up and applauded.

Question: 8 There are always special ....... in her tragedies that move you to tears.

Correct Answer : 8 [elements]

Notes: There are always special elements in her tragedies that move you to tears.

Question: 9 However well written the play is, it will never succeed without outstanding ........

Correct Answer : 9 [performers]

Notes: However well written the play is, it will never succeed without outstanding performers.

Question: 10 As always his latest play has been a huge success and all the tickets are ....... until August.

Correct Answer : 10 [sold out]

Notes: As always his latest play has been a huge success and all the tickets are sold out until August.

Question: 1 Dear Sir, having read your advertisement, I should like to ....... this letter as my application for the post of marketing manager.

Correct Answer : 1 [submit]

Notes: Dear Sir, having read your advertisement, I should like to submit this letter as my application for the post of marketing manager.

Question: 2 As you will see from my ....... C.V., I am currently working as a waiter.

Correct Answer : 2 [attached]

Notes: As you will see from my attached C.V., I am currently working as a waiter.

Question: 3 You may think that this is a ....... job for someone who is applying for a marketing post.

Correct Answer : 3 [peculiar]

Notes: You may think that this is a peculiar job for someone who is applying for a marketing post.

Question: 4 Perhaps I should explain the ....... reason for working in a restaurant as a waiter in preparation for a marketing job.

Correct Answer : 4 [underlying]

Notes: Perhaps I should explain the underlying reason for working in a restaurant as a waiter in preparation for a marketing job.

Question: 5 As I see it, a restaurant is a market and it is the job of a waiter to ....... the clients into choosing products from the menu.

Correct Answer : 5 [tempt]

Notes: As I see it, a restaurant is a market and it is the job of a waiter to tempt the clients into choosing products from the menu.

Question: 6 I am sure I could very easily ....... all the requirements of the job.

Correct Answer : 6 [fulfil]

Notes: I am sure I could very easily fulfil all the requirements of the job.

Question: 7 For example some of my clients cannot decide whether to have ....... fruit or tiramisu.

Correct Answer : 7 [fresh]

Notes: For example some of my clients cannot decide whether to have fresh fruit or tiramisu.

Question: 8 On such an occasion like that I market well and always make them ....... the one we have most of.

Correct Answer : 8 [select]

Notes: On such an occasion like that I market well and always make them select the one we have most of.

Question: 9 I am sure I could ....... my skills as a waiter to the tasks that are needed for your advertised post.

Correct Answer : 9 [transfer]

Notes: I am sure I could transfer my skills as a waiter to the tasks that are needed for your advertised post.

Question: 10 Finally I look forward to ....... from you and as you will understand I don't want to 'wait' very long. Yours faithfully, I.A.M. Hopeful.

Correct Answer : 10 [hearing]

Notes: Finally I look forward to hearing from you and as you will understand I don't want to 'wait' very long. Yours faithfully,I.A.M. Hopeful.