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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Exercise - 224

Question: 1 I just don't get on with computers ....... all.

Correct Answer : 1 [at]

Notes: I just don't get on with computers at all.

Question: 2 They always go ....... with me and break down.

Correct Answer : 2 [wrong]

Notes: They always go wrong with me and break down.

Question: 3 As a result of this I find I have to call ....... experts to come and help me.

Correct Answer : 3 [up]

Notes: As a result of this I find I have to call up experts to come and help me.

Question: 4 When they come to my house, these experts, they show me what I ....... do.

Correct Answer : 4 [should]

Notes: When they come to my house, these experts, they show me what I should do.

Question: 5 As I watch them, everything becomes very ....... and I understand everything.

Correct Answer : 5 [clear]

Notes: As I watch them, everything becomes very clear and I understand everything.

Question: 6 The trouble is that as soon as they leave, I tend to ....... everything they have told me.

Correct Answer : 6 [forget]

Notes: The trouble is that as soon as they leave, I tend to forget everything they have told me.

Question: 7 The best piece of ....... someone told me to do when the computer doesn't work was to turn the computer off, have a cup of coffee and then turn it on again.

Correct Answer : 7 [advice]

Notes: The best piece of advice someone told me to do when the computer doesn't work was to turn the computer off, have a cup of coffee and then turn it on again.

Question: 8 The first time I ....... this, everything was fine for five minutes and then it stopped working again.

Correct Answer : 8 [tried]

Notes: The first time I tried this, everything was fine for five minutes and then it stopped working again.

Question: 9 I have now bought a new computer which is perfect because it's very small and so doesn't take up much ........

Correct Answer : 9 [room]

Notes: I have now bought a new computer which is perfect because it's very small and so doesn't take up much room.

Question: 10 It looks very smart and modern but I do have one ....... problem and that's because I don't know how to switch it on.

Correct Answer : 10 [major]

Notes: It looks very smart and modern but I do have one major problem and that's because I don't know how to switch it on.