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.

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Exercise - 171

Question: 1 At school this week, Jonathon ....... his mother a beautiful gift for her birthday.

Correct Answer : 1 [made]

Notes: At school this week, Jonathon made his mother a beautiful gift for her birthday.

Question: 2 Sandra loves her drama class so she decided to audition for the lead ....... in the school play.

Correct Answer : 2 [role]

Notes: Sandra loves her drama class so she decided to audition for the lead role in the school play.

Question: 3 ....... of canola fields in the prairies made the whole world look like a golden blanket.

Correct Answer : 3 [Rows]

Notes: Rows of canola fields in the prairies made the whole world look like a golden blanket.

Question: 4 The Johnsons live very close to the ocean and their three daughters love to go to the ....... in the summer they look forward to it every year.

Correct Answer : 4 [beach]

Notes: The Johnsons live very close to the ocean and their three daughters love to go to the beach in the summer they look forward to it every year.

Question: 5 The ....... factory produces much-needed products but it also pollutes the air and water supply.

Correct Answer : 5 [steel]

Notes: The steel factory produces much-needed products but it also pollutes the air and water supply.

Question: 6 ....... are part of the elk, caribou and moose family.

Correct Answer : 6 [Deer]

Notes: Deer are part of the elk, caribou and moose family.

Question: 7 In the South Pole, ....... Emperor penguins stay with their female mates' eggs until their chick hatches. They endure long periods of cold and hunger during this time.

Correct Answer : 7 [male]

Notes: In the South Pole, male Emperor penguins stay with their female mates' eggs until their chick hatches. They endure long periods of cold and hunger during this time.

Question: 8 Shelley's ....... is very long. It almost touches the floor.

Correct Answer : 8 [hair]

Notes: Shelley's hair is very long. It almost touches the floor.

Question: 9 Johnny looked ....... and felt nauseous when he saw his father eat a raw oyster for the first time.

Correct Answer : 9 [pale]

Notes: Johnny looked pale and felt nauseous when he saw his father eat a raw oyster for the first time.

Question: 10 Raymond is a mathematician. He just ....... an award for his work in the field of quantum physics.

Correct Answer : 10 [won]

Notes: Raymond is a mathematician. He just won an award for his work in the field of quantum physics.