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 - 4

Question: 1 The brothers will ....... school both together at the end of this year.

Correct Answer : 1 [finish]

Notes: The brothers will finsih school both together at the end of this year.

Question: 2 They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous ....... school in Switzerland.

Correct Answer : 2 [finishing]

Notes: They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous finishing school in Switzerland.

Question: 3 You can't miss it, it's that tall building right at the ....... of the road.

Correct Answer : 3 [end]

Notes: You can't miss it, it's that tall building right at the end of the road.

Question: 4 Sadly their marriage of 25 years ....... in divorce.

Correct Answer : 4 [ended]

Notes: Sadly their marriage of 25 years ended in divorce.

Question: 5 It didn't take long for the children to ....... off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.

Correct Answer : 5 [finish]

Notes: It didn't take long for the children to finish off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.

Question: 6 He thought they would all share the cost of the meal but unfortunately he ....... up paying for everybody.

Correct Answer : 6 [ended]

Notes: He thought they would all share the cost of the meal but unfortunately he ended up paying for everybody.

Question: 7 After the children had ....... doing their homework, the whole family watched television.

Correct Answer : 7 [finished]

Notes: After the children had finished doing their homework, the whole family watched television.

Question: 8 You could tell the time by him because he always ....... work at exactly the same time every day.

Correct Answer : 8 [finished]

Notes: You could tell the time by him because he always finished work at exactly the same time every day.

Question: 9 I've written practically the whole book except for the last part and I just don't know how to ....... the story.

Correct Answer : 9 [end]

Notes: I've written practically the whole book except for the last part and I just don't know how to end the story.

Question: 10 To most people it seemed like a long and successful relationship and so it was a great surprise to learn that they had ....... with each other.

Correct Answer : 10 [finished]

Notes: To most people it seemed like a long and successful relationship and so it was a great surprise to learn that they had finished with each other.

Question: 1 You must decide and ....... up your mind.

Correct Answer : 1 [make]

Notes: You must decide and make up your mind.

Question: 2 What time do you ....... up in the morning?

Correct Answer : 2 [get]

Notes: What time do you get up in the morning?

Question: 3 At the moment we are trying to ....... for the town centre.

Correct Answer : 3 [make]

Notes: At the moment we are trying to make for the town centre.

Question: 4 After they had shouted at each other, they decided to ....... it up.

Correct Answer : 4 [make]

Notes: After they had shouted at each other, they decided to make it up.

Question: 5 They are very good friends and ....... on well with each other.

Correct Answer : 5 [get]

Notes: They are very good friends and get on well with each other.

Question: 6 The firm has expanded and they want to ....... on extra staff.

Correct Answer : 6 [take]

Notes: The firm has expanded and they want to take on extra staff.

Question: 7 She's good at writing stories for children and is always keen to ....... up new plots.

Correct Answer : 7 [make]

Notes: She's good at writing stories for children and is always keen to make up new plots.

Question: 8 As we don't have much money at the moment, we've decided to ....... without certain luxuries.

Correct Answer : 8 [do]

Notes: As we don't have much money at the moment, we've decided to do without certain luxuries.

Question: 9 We mustn't be late this morning because today is when the new boss is going to ....... over.

Correct Answer : 9 [take]

Notes: We mustn't be late this morning because today is when the new boss is going to take over.

Question: 10 Most of the telephone lines were destroyed in the storm last night and so it's almost impossible to ....... through to anybody today.

Correct Answer : 10 [get]

Notes: Most of the telephone lines were destroyed in the storm last night and so it's almost impossible to get through to anybody today.

Question: 1 There's no need to worry, we shall get to the station long before the train leaves as we have ....... of time.

Correct Answer : 1 [bags]

Notes: There's no need to worry, we shall get to the station long before the train leaves as we have bags of time.

Question: 2 The concert doesn't start at least an hour and so we have time to ........

Correct Answer : 2 [kill]

Notes: The concert doesn't start at least an hour and so we have time to kill.

Question: 3 The station isn't far away and the train leaves in about ten minutes so there is no need to worry — we have time to ....... .

Correct Answer : 3 [spare]

Notes: The station isn't far away and the train leaves in about ten minutes so there is no need to worry — we have time to spare.

Question: 4 The problem is he has no work to do and with time on his ....... he is likely to get into trouble.

Correct Answer : 4 [hands]

Notes: The problem is he has no work to do and with time on his hands he is likely to get into trouble.

Question: 5 I told him time and ....... not to do it but he takes no notice.

Correct Answer : 5 [again]

Notes: I told him time and again not to do it but he takes no notice.

Question: 6 I always like to get to an appointment in ....... time.

Correct Answer : 6 [good]

Notes: I always like to get to an appointment in good time.

Question: 7 It's ....... time she learnt to look after herself.

Correct Answer : 7 [about]

Notes: It's about time she learnt to look after herself.

Question: 8 We're not living here for good but just for the time ........

Correct Answer : 8 [being]

Notes: We're not living here for good but just for the time being.

Question: 9 Time ....... , it's difficult to believe that we've been here all day.

Correct Answer : 9 [flies]

Notes: Time flies, it's difficult to believe that we've been here all day.

Question: 10 Time will ....... whether we have made the right decision.

Correct Answer : 10 [tell]

Notes: Time will tell whether we have made the right decision.