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 - 215

Question: 1 I could eat a horse — means: I ........

Correct Answer : 1 [am very hungry]

Notes: I could eat a horse — means: I am very hungry.

Question: 2 You'll have to eat your words, I'm afraid — means: You'll have to ........

Correct Answer : 2 [apologise for what you said]

Notes: You'll have to eat your words, I'm afraid — means: You'll have to apologise for what you said.

Question: 3 You can't have your cake and eat it — means: You can't ........

Correct Answer : 3 [have everything you want]

Notes: You can't have your cake and eat it — means: You can't have everything you want.

Question: 4 Well, I'll eat my hat! — means: I dont' ........

Correct Answer : 4 [believe it]

Notes: Well, I'll eat my hat! — means: I dont' believe it.

Question: 5 You'll have to eat humble pie — means: You'll have to ........

Correct Answer : 5 [admit your're wrong]

Notes: You'll have to eat humble pie — means: You'll have to admit your're wrong.

Question: 6 What's eating you? — means: What's making you .......?

Correct Answer : 6 [irritable]

Notes: What's eating you? — means: What's making you irritable?

Question: 7 He's eating his heart out for his ex-girlfriend — means: He wishes ........

Correct Answer : 7 [he could be back with his ex-girlfriend]

Notes: He's eating his heart out for his ex-girlfriend — means: He wishes he could be back with his ex-girlfriend.

Question: 8 She had them all eating out of her hand — means: She was able to ........

Correct Answer : 8 [charm them all]

Notes: She had them all eating out of her hand — means: She was able to charm them all.

Question: 9 It's a dog eat dog environment — means: It's an environment where ........

Correct Answer : 9 [everyone is very competitive with one another]

Notes: It's a dog eat dog environment — means: It's an environment where everyone is very competitive with one another.

Question: 10 We're going to eat out tonight — means: We're going to eat in ........

Correct Answer : 10 [a restaurant tonight]

Notes: We're going to eat out tonight — means: We're going to eat in a restaurant tonight.