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WorksheetsIELTS Practice Test - 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 24mins
The two machines _____________ considerably. One has an electric motor, the other runs
on oil.
Differentiate
Differ
Differential
The population of the country has trebled in the last 25 years. This statement has the same meaning with which of the following?
There has been a dramatical increase in the number of people living in the country.
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people living in the country.
There has been a dramatic increased in the number of people living in the country.
Unemployment has dropped by about 2% every year for the last six years. This has the same meaning with?
There has been a considerable decrease in the number of people out of work.
There has been a sharp decrease in the number of people out of work.
There has been a steady decrease in the number of people out of work.
Prices have gone up by about 4% every year since 1998. This sentence has the same meaning with?
There has been a rapid rise in the rate of inflation.
There has been a constant rise in the rate of inflation.
There has been a fluctuated rise in the rate of inflation.
His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole. What is the opposite of the underlined word?
detrimental
delicate
advantageous
His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole. What is the opposite of the underlined word?
detrimental
delicate
advantageous
Attendance at afternoon classes should be voluntary. What is the opposite of the underlined word?
compulsory
flexible
optional
Attendance at afternoon classes should be voluntary. What is the opposite of the underlined word?
compulsory
flexible
optional
Nearly half is the same with ...
15 %
46%
70%
The vast majority is the same with...
75%
24%
87%
The former president was sentenced in his _________
absence
abscence
absance
The first step to becoming a good photograper is to buy the correct
accesories
accessories
acessories
Visitors have difficulty finding _______________ during the summer.
acommodation
accommodation
accomodation
City planners can sometimes be very _______________in their approach to traffic calming.
aggressive
aggresive
agressive
A car is a _____________ if you live in the country.
necessity
neccesity
necesity
Which sentence is correct grammatically?
The number of buses on our roads has increased.
The number of buses on our roads have increased.
The number of bus on our road has increased.
How do you write 10,000,000 in words?
ten millions
ten milion
ten million
The figures in the two charts are __________different.
significant
significantly
Relations between the two countries have improved considerably in the last few years..................... what is the opposite of the underlined word?
deteriorated
loosened
retained
Site
Put in place
A place
Build
A unknown
Ceremonial
A system of various parts that work together
Something expensive and desirable but unnecessary
Related to traditional or formal practices
Advantage; good part
Construct
To start
To attract
To save
To build
Precisely
Reachable; easy to get
Exactly
Place
Right
Spectacular
Wonderful to see
Wonderful thing
An advantage; good part
Be related to something
Network
A system of various parts that work together
The ability to think creatively
Be related to something
To attract; pull
Marvel
Original to a place
Original
Wonderful to see
A wonderful thing
What does this show?
decrease / fall
increase / rise
steady / stable / constant
Fluctuates
What does this show?
Steady fall / decrease
Steady increase
Increase / rise/
Steady / constant / stable
What does this show?
fluctuates
decrease
increase
steady
What does this show?
Slight increase
Slight decrease
Steady / constant / stable
Sharp rise
If … enough money, I’d definitely get a new car.
i'll have
i'd had
i'd have
i had
There isn’t … money in the bank
no
any
some
none
You don’t need that coat in here, why don’t you …?
off take it
take it off
take off
take off it
I know what that word means! I looked … in my dictionary.
to it
it up
for it
down
I know what that word means! I looked … in my dictionary.
to it
it up
for it
down
B: Not good. I think we ______ .
The Antarctic survey team will be using vehicles specially designed to cope with the ____ environment.
hostile
reptile
hostel
Owls are ______ creatures.
organism
nocturnal
submissive
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7. Marie was able to attend the Sorbonne because of her sister’s financial contribution.
True
False
No Information
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6. Marie became interested in science when she was a child.
True
False
No Information
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5. Marie Curie’s husband was a joint winner of both Marie’s Nobel Prizes.
True
False
No Information
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4. David Storey’s study found that ...
people demand more from their work as they get older.
older people are good at running their own businesses.
an increasing number of old people are self-employed.
few young people have their own businesses.
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3. According to the writer, ‘bridge’ jobs ...
tend to attract people in middle-salary ranges
are better paid than some full-time jobs.
originated in the United States.
appeal to distinct groups of older workers.
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2. Skill Team is an example of a company which ...
offers older workers increases in salary.
allows people to continue working for as long as they want.
allows the expertise of older workers to be put to use.
treats older and younger workers equally.
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1. In paragraph one, the writer suggests that companies could consider...
abolishing pay schemes that are based on age.
avoiding pay that is based on piece-rates.
increasing pay for older workers.
equipping older workers with new skills.
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.
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
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
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Governments should ensure that adequate legislation and controls are in place that will prevent young people from accessing dangerous sites
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
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.
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
