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 - 167

Question: 1 Can you imagine what ....... world would be like if there weren't any cars?

Correct Answer : 1 [our]

Notes: Can you imagine what our world would be like if there weren't any cars?

Question: 2 The fierce wind ....... all night long it was intolerable!

Correct Answer : 2 [blew]

Notes: The fierce wind blew all night long it was intolerable!

Question: 3 Mathematics is about concepts and practice and you must ....... the basics if you are going to pass your exam.

Correct Answer : 3 [learn]

Notes: Mathematics is about concepts and practice and you must learn the basics if you are going to pass your exam.

Question: 4 I don't care where we go. It's up to you. I ate ........

Correct Answer : 4 [already]

Notes: I don't care where we go. It's up to you. I ate already.

Question: 5 George ....... her on her speech and she politely thanked him as she walked passed the crowd of reporters.

Correct Answer : 5 [complimented]

Notes: George complimented her on her speech and she politely thanked him as she walked passed the crowd of reporters.

Question: 6 Every night after supper, Lawrence lies down on the sofa with a good book. Lawrence needs a magnifying glass to read because his ....... is so bad.

Correct Answer : 6 [sight]

Notes: Every night after supper, Lawrence lies down on the sofa with a good book. Lawrence needs a magnifying glass to read because his sight is so bad.

Question: 7 Thomas really likes the nursing home his children chose for him because his personal ....... is nice and competent.

Correct Answer : 7 [aide]

Notes: Thomas really likes the nursing home his children chose for him because his personal aide is nice and competent.

Question: 8 Cindy realized the ....... was crisp and clean and she breathed in deeply to soak in the night's natural charm.

Correct Answer : 8 [air]

Notes: Cindy realized the air was crisp and clean and she breathed in deeply to soak in the night's natural charm.

Question: 9 The little girl ....... when her mother told her she couldn't have the toy she saw in the department store.

Correct Answer : 9 [bawled]

Notes: The little girl bawled when her mother told her she couldn't have the toy she saw in the department store.

Question: 10 After retirement, the elderly couple decided it was time to ....... their large home and move into something smaller.

Correct Answer : 10 [sell]

Notes: After retirement, the elderly couple decided it was time to sell their large home and move into something smaller.