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IELTS Practice Test - 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two machines _____________ considerably. One has an electric motor, the other runs

on oil.

a)

Differentiate

b)

Differ

c)

Differential

2.

The population of the country has trebled in the last 25 years. This statement has the same meaning with which of the following?

a)

There has been a dramatical increase in the number of people living in the country.

b)

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people living in the country.

c)

There has been a dramatic increased in the number of people living in the country.

3.

Unemployment has dropped by about 2% every year for the last six years. This has the same meaning with?

a)

There has been a considerable decrease in the number of people out of work.

b)

There has been a sharp decrease in the number of people out of work.

c)

There has been a steady decrease in the number of people out of work.

4.

Prices have gone up by about 4% every year since 1998. This sentence has the same meaning with?

a)

There has been a rapid rise in the rate of inflation.

b)

There has been a constant rise in the rate of inflation.

c)

There has been a fluctuated rise in the rate of inflation.

5.

His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole. What is the opposite of the underlined word?

a)

detrimental

b)

delicate

c)

advantageous

6.

His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole. What is the opposite of the underlined word?

a)

detrimental

b)

delicate

c)

advantageous

7.

Attendance at afternoon classes should be voluntary. What is the opposite of the underlined word?

a)

compulsory

b)

flexible

c)

optional

8.

Attendance at afternoon classes should be voluntary. What is the opposite of the underlined word?

a)

compulsory

b)

flexible

c)

optional

9.

Nearly half is the same with ...

a)

15 %

b)

46%

c)

70%

10.

The vast majority is the same with...

a)

75%

b)

24%

c)

87%

11.

The former president was sentenced in his _________

a)

absence

b)

abscence

c)

absance

12.

The first step to becoming a good photograper is to buy the correct

a)

accesories

b)

accessories

c)

acessories

13.

Visitors have difficulty finding _______________ during the summer.

a)

acommodation

b)

accommodation

c)

accomodation

14.

City planners can sometimes be very _______________in their approach to traffic calming.

a)

aggressive

b)

aggresive

c)

agressive

15.

A car is a _____________ if you live in the country.

a)

necessity

b)

neccesity

c)

necesity

16.

Which sentence is correct grammatically?

a)

The number of buses on our roads has increased.

b)

The number of buses on our roads have increased.

c)

The number of bus on our road has increased.

17.

How do you write 10,000,000 in words?

a)

ten millions

b)

ten milion

c)

ten million

18.

The figures in the two charts are __________different.

a)

significant

b)

significantly

19.

Relations between the two countries have improved considerably in the last few years..................... what is the opposite of the underlined word?

a)

deteriorated

b)

loosened

c)

retained

20.

Site

a)

Put in place

b)

A place

c)

Build

d)

A unknown

21.

Ceremonial

a)

A system of various parts that work together

b)

Something expensive and desirable but unnecessary

c)

Related to traditional or formal practices

d)

Advantage; good part

22.

Construct

a)

To start

b)

To attract

c)

To save

d)

To build

23.

Precisely

a)

Reachable; easy to get

b)

Exactly

c)

Place

d)

Right

24.

Spectacular

a)

Wonderful to see

b)

Wonderful thing

c)

An advantage; good part

d)

Be related to something

25.

Network

a)

A system of various parts that work together

b)

The ability to think creatively

c)

Be related to something

d)

To attract; pull

26.

Marvel

a)

Original to a place

b)

Original

c)

Wonderful to see

d)

A wonderful thing

27.

What does this show?

a)

decrease / fall

b)

increase / rise

c)

steady / stable / constant

d)

Fluctuates

28.

What does this show?

a)

Steady fall / decrease

b)

Steady increase

c)

Increase / rise/

d)

Steady / constant / stable

29.

What does this show?

a)

fluctuates

b)

decrease

c)

increase

d)

steady

30.

What does this show?

a)

Slight increase

b)

Slight decrease

c)

Steady / constant / stable

d)

Sharp rise

31.

If … enough money, I’d definitely get a new car.

a)

i'll have

b)

i'd had

c)

i'd have

d)

i had

32.

There isn’t … money in the bank

a)

no

b)

any

c)

some

d)

none

33.

You don’t need that coat in here, why don’t you …?

a)

off take it

b)

take it off

c)

take off

d)

take off it

34.

I know what that word means! I looked … in my dictionary.

a)

to it

b)

it up

c)

for it

d)

down

35.

I know what that word means! I looked … in my dictionary.

a)

to it

b)

it up

c)

for it

d)

down

36.
How did you ______ where Warren lives?
a)
get in the way
b)
find out
c)
get on
d)
get under way
37.
A: How was your meeting with the new boss?
B: Not good. I think we ______ .
a)
got a kick out of each other
b)
got carried away
c)
got off on the wrong foot
d)
got under way
38.

The Antarctic survey team will be using vehicles specially designed to cope with the ____ environment.

a)

hostile

b)

reptile

c)

hostel

39.

Owls are ______ creatures.

a)

organism

b)

nocturnal

c)

submissive

40.

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7. Marie was able to attend the Sorbonne because of her sister’s financial contribution.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No Information

41.

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6. Marie became interested in science when she was a child.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No Information

42.

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5. Marie Curie’s husband was a joint winner of both Marie’s Nobel Prizes.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No Information

43.

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4. David Storey’s study found that ...

a)

people demand more from their work as they get older.

b)

older people are good at running their own businesses.

c)

an increasing number of old people are self-employed.

d)

few young people have their own businesses.

44.

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3. According to the writer, ‘bridge’ jobs ...

a)

tend to attract people in middle-salary ranges

b)

are better paid than some full-time jobs.

c)

originated in the United States.

d)

appeal to distinct groups of older workers.

45.

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2. Skill Team is an example of a company which ...

a)

offers older workers increases in salary.

b)

allows people to continue working for as long as they want.

c)

allows the expertise of older workers to be put to use.

d)

treats older and younger workers equally.

46.

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1. In paragraph one, the writer suggests that companies could consider...

a)

abolishing pay schemes that are based on age.

b)

avoiding pay that is based on piece-rates.

c)

increasing pay for older workers.

d)

equipping older workers with new skills.

47.

Millions of people all over the world live in coastal areas and if the sea rises by even a few feet, they will be inundated with water and lose their property.

a)

PROBLEM

b)

SOLUTION

48.

Shelter is one of the most basic of human needs and widespread flooding would cause millions of people to become homeless, not to mention losing all of their possessions

a)

PROBLEM

b)

SOLUTION

49.

Governments should ensure that adequate legislation and controls are in place that will prevent young people from accessing dangerous sites

a)

PROBLEM

b)

SOLUTION

50.

Some industrial companies toss their chemical and garbage wastes into nearby bodies of water like rivers, lakes and the ocean, which affects the creatures and plants in the water.

a)

PROBLEM

b)

SOLUTION