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.

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Exercise - 87

Question: 1 I want to try and carry out an ........

Correct Answer : 1 [experiment]

Notes: I want to try and carry out an experiment.

Question: 2 My ....... is to explain the different uses of the tenses.

Correct Answer : 2 [plan]

Notes: My plan is to explain the different uses of the tenses.

Question: 3 The main question is knowing where you ....... ?

Correct Answer : 3 [start]

Notes: The main question is knowing where you start?

Question: 4 As you ....... know there are many tenses in English.

Correct Answer : 4 [probably]

Notes: As you probably know there are many tenses in English.

Question: 5 The problem is ....... you can tell the difference

Correct Answer : 5 [how]

Notes: The problem is how you can tell the difference

Question: 6 between, for ....... , the Present and Present Perfect.

Correct Answer : 6 [example]

Notes: between, for example, the Present and Present Perfect.

Question: 7 But I should ....... myself from talking about

Correct Answer : 7 [stop]

Notes: But I should stop myself from talking about

Question: 8 particular tenses ....... I've talked about tenses in general.

Correct Answer : 8 [before]

Notes: particular tenses before I've talked about tenses in general.

Question: 9 Please ....... me for going on to the middle of my story

Correct Answer : 9 [forgive]

Notes: Please forgive me for going on to the middle of my story

Question: 10 when I should be thinking about the ........

Correct Answer : 10 [beginning]

Notes: when I should be thinking about the beginning.