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.

READ ALSO:

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 - 117

Question: 1 Please place the umbrella stand ....... the door.

Correct Answer : 1 [beside]

Notes: Please place the umbrella stand beside the door.

Question: 2 You can get extra supplies ....... the stationery store.

Correct Answer : 2 [from]

Notes: You can get extra supplies from the stationery store.

Question: 3 Eileen and Miranda have been best friends ....... third grade.

Correct Answer : 3 [since]

Notes: Eileen and Miranda have been best friends since third grade.

Question: 4 We can do this work ....... any extra help.

Correct Answer : 4 [without]

Notes: We can do this work without any extra help.

Question: 5 Michael stood ....... the other new students in his class.

Correct Answer : 5 [apart from]

Notes: Michael stood apart from the other new students in his class.

Question: 6 We ran five laps ....... the gym and then practiced our jump shots.

Correct Answer : 6 [around]

Notes: We ran five laps around the gym and then practiced our jump shots.

Question: 7 During my study time, I came ....... this beautiful poem.

Correct Answer : 7 [upon]

Notes: During my study time, I came upon this beautiful poem.

Question: 8 Will you please write about John Cabot ....... Abigail Adams?

Correct Answer : 8 [instead of]

Notes: Will you please write about John Cabot instead of Abigail Adams?

Question: 9 Everyone went outside the building ....... the false alarm.

Correct Answer : 9 [because of]

Notes: Everyone went outside the building because of the false alarm.

Question: 10 The airplane flew ....... the storm.

Correct Answer : 10 [above]

Notes: The airplane flew above the storm.