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 - 71
Question: 1 Ralph was late ....... work again. He may be fired.
Correct Answer : 1 [for]
Notes: Ralph was late for work again. He may be fired.
Question: 2 Naomi is keen ....... working in Africa this coming year.
Correct Answer : 2 [on]
Notes: Naomi is keen on working in Africa this coming year.
Question: 3 He's been suffering ....... migraine headaches again.
Correct Answer : 3 [from]
Notes: He's been suffering from migraine headaches again.
Question: 4 All of Chris' teachers agree that he is very good ....... math.
Correct Answer : 4 [at]
Notes: All of Chris' teachers agree that he is very good at math.
Question: 5 To get a job as a secretary, you must be good ....... typing and answering phones.
Correct Answer : 5 [at]
Notes: To get a job as a secretary, you must be good at typing and answering phones.
Question: 6 Due to his new shift, he has to wake up ....... 3 a.m. every day.
Correct Answer : 6 [at]
Notes: Due to his new shift, he has to wake up at 3 a.m. every day.
Question: 7 Such bad behavior is typical ....... the spoiled child.
Correct Answer : 7 [of]
Notes: Such bad behavior is typical of the spoiled child.
Question: 8 Mary is so pleased ....... her students' grades this past year.
Correct Answer : 8 [with]
Notes: Mary is so pleased with her students' grades this past year.
Question: 9 He was very angry ....... his mother because she grounded him yesterday.
Correct Answer : 9 [with]
Notes: He was very angry with his mother because she grounded him yesterday.
Question: 10 Karen is very jealous ....... Kim and it's very obvious to others.
Correct Answer : 10 [of]
Notes: Karen is very jealous of Kim and it's very obvious to others.
Question: 1 I always keep those two ....... with me when I go out at night.
Correct Answer : 1 [ingredients]
Notes: I always keep those two ingredients with me when I go out at night.
Question: 2 Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: "I must ........ My train leaves in ten minutes."
Correct Answer : 2 [fly]
Notes: Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: "I must fly. My train leaves in ten minutes."
Question: 3 "Don't forget to take those two tablets I ....... and let me know how you are."
Correct Answer : 3 [suggested]
Notes: "Don't forget to take those two tablets I suggested and let me know how you are."
Question: 4 "I'll ....... you know as soon as I come back from London." And then she went.
Correct Answer : 4 [let]
Notes: "I'll let you know as soon as I come back from London." And then she went.
Question: 5 Immediately Andrew started to worry. He didn't know her name. He didn't know her address and he felt strange. He ....... his pulse. He tests his mental faculties: "Two and two make four."
Correct Answer : 5 [checks]
Notes: Immediately Andrew started to worry. He didn't know her name. He didn't know her address and he felt strange. He checks his pulse. He tests his mental faculties: "Two and two make four."
Question: 6 It was a different sort of worry that was ....... a concern. He wants to see her again.
Correct Answer : 6 [almost]
Notes: It was a different sort of worry that was almost a concern. He wants to see her again.
Question: 7 ....... seconds he rushed out of the pub leaving his coat behind, ran into the pouring rain with no umbrella.
Correct Answer : 7 [Within]
Notes: Within seconds he rushed out of the pub leaving his coat behind, ran into the pouring rain with no umbrella.
Question: 8 What was ....... to him? He saw Sally standing on the platform getting into the train and the train leaving the station.
Correct Answer : 8 [happening]
Notes: What was happening to him? He saw Sally standing on the platform getting into the train and the train leaving the station.
Question: 9 He jumps down from the platform onto the ....... and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.
Correct Answer : 9 [track]
Notes: He jumps down from the platform onto the track and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.
Question: 10 Six weeks ....... this extraordinary episode Sally got married.
Correct Answer : 10 [after]
Notes: Six weeks after this extraordinary episode Sally got married.
Question: 1 The historical church has an ....... quality to it because of the beautiful artwork and the serenity that the stained-glass windows and natural lighting provide.
Correct Answer : 1 [eminent]
Notes: The historical church has an eminent quality to it because of the beautiful artwork and the serenity that the stained-glass windows and natural lighting provide.
Question: 2 Before the ball, the imposter ....... himself so the guests wouldn't recognize him.
Correct Answer : 2 [dissembled]
Notes: Before the ball, the imposter dissembled himself so the guests wouldn't recognize him.
Question: 3 The widow spent more than two days writing a loving and appropriate ....... to put on her beloved husband's headstone.
Correct Answer : 3 [epitaph]
Notes: The widow spent more than two days writing a loving and appropriate epitaph to put on her beloved husband's headstone.
Question: 4 The dark, eerie and ....... sky seemed to speak to general McKenney about the upcoming violence they were about to face.
Correct Answer : 4 [foreboding]
Notes: The dark, eerie and foreboding sky seemed to speak to general McKenney about the upcoming violence they were about to face.
Question: 5 Bryan's friends dared him to jump off of the cliff into the awaiting lake below. But the intuitive boy ....... the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.
Correct Answer : 5 [foresaw]
Notes: Bryan's friends dared him to jump off of the cliff into the awaiting lake below. But the intuitive boy foresaw the danger because the lake looked shallower than usual.
Question: 6 During the war, many families tried to ....... as much food and supplies as they could.
Correct Answer : 6 [hoard]
Notes: During the war, many families tried to hoard as much food and supplies as they could.
Question: 7 The warm and ....... charm of the home is what attracted Carrie to it in the first place. She likes the simple pleasures in life.
Correct Answer : 7 [discreet]
Notes: The warm and discreet charm of the home is what attracted Carrie to it in the first place. She likes the simple pleasures in life.
Question: 8 During the middle ages, men often fought each other in a ....... in order to settle serious disagreements.
Correct Answer : 8 [duel]
Notes: During the middle ages, men often fought each other in a duel in order to settle serious disagreements.
Question: 9 After the stock market crash, the once-affluent family was forced to ....... their home and lifestyle.
Correct Answer : 9 [downgrade]
Notes: After the stock market crash, the once-affluent family was forced to downgrade their home and lifestyle.
Question: 10 All animals are born with innate or ....... qualities. As they grow, they pick up new skills from their environment.
Correct Answer : 10 [immanent]
Notes: All animals are born with innate or immanent qualities. As they grow, they pick up new skills from their environment.