IELTS Grammar & Vocabulary Practice Test – Set 3
Beginner to lower-intermediate IELTS practice with grammar, sentence correction, word meaning, and short reading questions.
How to use this practice set
1. Attempt seriously
Use realistic timing, avoid random guessing, and finish the set as one focused session.
2. Review by skill gap
Separate vocabulary gaps, concentration errors, weak task strategy, and careless mistakes instead of looking only at score.
3. Repeat with purpose
After review, move to the next related IELTS section or repeat weak-question types until your accuracy becomes stable.
Practice set details
IELTS Grammar & Vocabulary Practice Test – Set 3: all 10 questions with answers
Try each question first, then open “Show answer” to check the correct option and explanation.
Q1.Choose the correct sentence.
- A.She has finished her work yesterday.
- B.She finished her work yesterday.
- C.She had finished her work yesterday now.
- D.She finishing her work yesterday.
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Correct answer: B. She finished her work yesterday.
With 'yesterday', the simple past is the correct tense: 'finished'.
Q2.Choose the word closest in meaning to 'accurate'.
- A.careless
- B.exact
- C.slow
- D.noisy
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Correct answer: B. exact
'Accurate' means exact or correct.
Q3.Choose the correct form: 'Neither the teacher nor the students ___ ready.'
- A.is
- B.was
- C.are
- D.be
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Correct answer: C. are
When subjects are joined by 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. 'Students' is plural, so 'are' is correct.
Q4.Read the sentence: 'Good time management helps students complete assignments before deadlines.' What does good time management help students do?
- A.Avoid all homework
- B.Complete assignments before deadlines
- C.Take fewer classes
- D.Study only at night
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Correct answer: B. Complete assignments before deadlines
The sentence directly says time management helps students complete assignments before deadlines.
Q5.Choose the correct article: 'She wants to become ___ engineer.'
- A.a
- B.an
- C.the
- D.no article
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Correct answer: B. an
'Engineer' begins with a vowel sound, so 'an' is correct.
Q6.Choose the best meaning of 'brief'.
- A.short
- B.expensive
- C.unclear
- D.ancient
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Correct answer: A. short
'Brief' means short in length or duration.
Q7.Which sentence is correct?
- A.Each of the students have a notebook.
- B.Each of the students has a notebook.
- C.Each of the student have a notebook.
- D.Each students has a notebook.
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Correct answer: B. Each of the students has a notebook.
'Each' is singular, so it takes 'has'.
Q8.Choose the correct preposition: 'They arrived ___ the airport early.'
- A.in
- B.on
- C.at
- D.for
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Correct answer: C. at
We say 'arrived at the airport'.
Q9.Which word is the opposite of 'generous'?
- A.kind
- B.selfish
- C.polite
- D.careful
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Correct answer: B. selfish
'Selfish' is the opposite of 'generous'.
Q10.Choose the correct sentence.
- A.If I will see her, I will tell her.
- B.If I see her, I will tell her.
- C.If I saw her, I will tell her.
- D.If I seen her, I tell her.
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Correct answer: B. If I see her, I will tell her.
In the first conditional, use present simple after 'if' and 'will' in the main clause.