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 - 168

Question: 1 The Internet company ....... me for the items I ordered last week.

Correct Answer : 1 [billed]

Notes: The Internet company billed me for the items I ordered last week.

Question: 2 Karrie was tired and soon became ....... with the activity her teacher assigned.

Correct Answer : 2 [bored]

Notes: Karrie was tired and soon became bored with the activity her teacher assigned.

Question: 3 Joy tied a ....... in the ribbon so the Christmas package would look beautiful when she sent it to her parents.

Correct Answer : 3 [knot]

Notes: Joy tied a knot in the ribbon so the Christmas package would look beautiful when she sent it to her parents.

Question: 4 The adult falcon ....... on smaller birds, mammals and reptiles.

Correct Answer : 4 [preys]

Notes: The adult falcon preys on smaller birds, mammals and reptiles.

Question: 5 The ....... came down all night but in the morning, the sun shone and we were able to have a beautiful and dry picnic in the afternoon.

Correct Answer : 5 [rain]

Notes: The rain came down all night but in the morning, the sun shone and we were able to have a beautiful and dry picnic in the afternoon.

Question: 6 Dorothy carefully ....... all of the Christmas gifts and then she filled all of the stockings with small gifts and goodies.

Correct Answer : 6 [wrapped]

Notes: Dorothy carefully wrapped all of the Christmas gifts and then she filled all of the stockings with small gifts and goodies.

Question: 7 Joey asked his father to ....... him a bedtime story. His favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham' by Doctor Seuss.

Correct Answer : 7 [read]

Notes: Joey asked his father to read him a bedtime story. His favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham' by Doctor Seuss.

Question: 8 In each question, the students were asked to choose the ....... word from a multiple choice list of possibilities.

Correct Answer : 8 [right]

Notes: In each question, the students were asked to choose the right word from a multiple choice list of possibilities.

Question: 9 The ....... was long and it looked like a ribbon laid out across the hills of the prairies.

Correct Answer : 9 [road]

Notes: The road was long and it looked like a ribbon laid out across the hills of the prairies.

Question: 10 The seamstress chose a strong ....... to finish off the dress she was making for her granddaughter's birthday.

Correct Answer : 10 [seam]

Notes: The seamstress chose a strong seam to finish off the dress she was making for her granddaughter's birthday.