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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 - 29

Question: 1 You said you would .......

Correct Answer : 1 [didn't you?]

Notes: You said you would didn't you?

Question: 2 She's definitely not coming .......

Correct Answer : 2 [is she?]

Notes: She's definitely not coming is she?

Question: 3 It drives you mad .......

Correct Answer : 3 [doesn't it?]

Notes: It drives you mad doesn't it?

Question: 4 It won't hurt .......

Correct Answer : 4 [will it?]

Notes: It won't hurt will it?

Question: 5 I think you ought to go .......

Correct Answer : 5 [don't you?]

Notes: I think you ought to go don't you?

Question: 6 You must go .......

Correct Answer : 6 [mustn't you?]

Notes: You must go mustn't you?

Question: 7 It happened yesterday .......

Correct Answer : 7 [didn't it?]

Notes: It happened yesterday didn't it?

Question: 8 She's always late .......

Correct Answer : 8 [isn't she?]

Notes: She's always late isn't she?

Question: 9 They're selling their house .......

Correct Answer : 9 [aren't they?]

Notes: They're selling their house aren't they?

Question: 10 No-one understood that word .......

Correct Answer : 10 [did they?]

Notes: No-one understood that word did they?

Question: 1 When I turned ....... for work on my first day, the hotel had already been flourishing for 5 years.

Correct Answer : 1 [up]

Notes: When I turned up for work on my first day, the hotel had already been flourishing for 5 years.

Question: 2 They were so successful that they were even turning ....... bookings.

Correct Answer : 2 [down]

Notes: They were so successful that they were even turning down bookings.

Question: 3 In fact they were actually turning ....... people.

Correct Answer : 3 [away]

Notes: In fact they were actually turning away people.

Question: 4 Some people had turned ....... on the off chance.

Correct Answer : 4 [up]

Notes: Some people had turned up on the off chance.

Question: 5 Most of the residents were elderly and so they all invariably turned ....... early most evenings.

Correct Answer : 5 [in]

Notes: Most of the residents were elderly and so they all invariably turned in early most evenings.

Question: 6 The waiting was done by me and Doris, who should have turned it ....... years ago and by rights have been a guest herself because of the great age.

Correct Answer : 6 [in]

Notes: The waiting was done by me and Doris, who should have turned it in years ago and by rights have been a guest herself because of the great age.

Question: 7 However, as she told me frequently, she had no intention of turning ....... an old fogey herself.

Correct Answer : 7 [into]

Notes: However, as she told me frequently, she had no intention of turning into an old fogey herself.

Question: 8 I suppose breakfast is the most difficult task to turn your hand ....... because there are so many variations of drink, cereal, egg and bread.

Correct Answer : 8 [to]

Notes: I suppose breakfast is the most difficult task to turn your hand to because there are so many variations of drink, cereal, egg and bread.

Question: 9 You had to stand there for ages while each guest made up their mind, turning ....... the choices in their minds.

Correct Answer : 9 [over]

Notes: You had to stand there for ages while each guest made up their mind, turning over the choices in their minds.

Question: 10 After a long wait like that very often they would simply turn ....... everything and simply ask for a cup of tea.

Correct Answer : 10 [down]

Notes: After a long wait like that very often they would simply turn down everything and simply ask for a cup of tea.

Question: 1 The first ....... was to hold the event in the open air but that posed many problems.

Correct Answer : 1 [plan]

Notes: The first plan was to hold the event in the open air but that posed many problems.

Question: 2 This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local ........

Correct Answer : 2 [regulations]

Notes: This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local regulations.

Question: 3 After a lot of discussion we decided to hire a professional to ....... us.

Correct Answer : 3 [assist]

Notes: After a lot of discussion we decided to hire a professional to assist us.

Question: 4 The first thing she recommended was for us to ....... all the people who were involved.

Correct Answer : 4 [coordinate]

Notes: The first thing she recommended was for us to coordinate all the people who were involved.

Question: 5 The next thing we needed to work out was the exact ....... of the area that we needed in order to present the event.

Correct Answer : 5 [dimensions]

Notes: The next thing we needed to work out was the exact dimensions of the area that we needed in order to present the event.

Question: 6 In view of the large number of people the ....... of a parking area was considered very important.

Correct Answer : 6 [proximity]

Notes: In view of the large number of people the proximity of a parking area was considered very important.

Question: 7 After a great deal of discussion a ....... was eventually found, which seemed to be what was wanted.

Correct Answer : 7 [site]

Notes: After a great deal of discussion a site was eventually found, which seemed to be what was wanted.

Question: 8 At this stage it was clear that they had to know the ....... number of people who were going to attend.

Correct Answer : 8 [exact]

Notes: At this stage it was clear that they had to know the exact number of people who were going to attend.

Question: 9 Invitations were sent out and in ....... the response was quite good.

Correct Answer : 9 [general]

Notes: Invitations were sent out and in general the response was quite good.

Question: 10 Unfortunately the event was never ....... because no one had considered the reaction of the local people to the noise of a loud pop concert.

Correct Answer : 10 [staged]

Notes: Unfortunately the event was never staged because no one had considered the reaction of the local people to the noise of a loud pop concert.

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