Practice IELTS

Exercise - 29

Question: 1 You said you would .......

Correct Answer : 1 [didn't you?]

Notes: You said you would didn't you?

Question: 2 She's definitely not coming .......

Correct Answer : 2 [is she?]

Notes: She's definitely not coming is she?

Question: 3 It drives you mad .......

Correct Answer : 3 [doesn't it?]

Notes: It drives you mad doesn't it?

Question: 4 It won't hurt .......

Correct Answer : 4 [will it?]

Notes: It won't hurt will it?

Question: 5 I think you ought to go .......

Correct Answer : 5 [don't you?]

Notes: I think you ought to go don't you?

Question: 6 You must go .......

Correct Answer : 6 [mustn't you?]

Notes: You must go mustn't you?

Question: 7 It happened yesterday .......

Correct Answer : 7 [didn't it?]

Notes: It happened yesterday didn't it?

Question: 8 She's always late .......

Correct Answer : 8 [isn't she?]

Notes: She's always late isn't she?

Question: 9 They're selling their house .......

Correct Answer : 9 [aren't they?]

Notes: They're selling their house aren't they?

Question: 10 No-one understood that word .......

Correct Answer : 10 [did they?]

Notes: No-one understood that word did they?

Question: 1 When I turned ....... for work on my first day, the hotel had already been flourishing for 5 years.

Correct Answer : 1 [up]

Notes: When I turned up for work on my first day, the hotel had already been flourishing for 5 years.

Question: 2 They were so successful that they were even turning ....... bookings.

Correct Answer : 2 [down]

Notes: They were so successful that they were even turning down bookings.

Question: 3 In fact they were actually turning ....... people.

Correct Answer : 3 [away]

Notes: In fact they were actually turning away people.

Question: 4 Some people had turned ....... on the off chance.

Correct Answer : 4 [up]

Notes: Some people had turned up on the off chance.

Question: 5 Most of the residents were elderly and so they all invariably turned ....... early most evenings.

Correct Answer : 5 [in]

Notes: Most of the residents were elderly and so they all invariably turned in early most evenings.

Question: 6 The waiting was done by me and Doris, who should have turned it ....... years ago and by rights have been a guest herself because of the great age.

Correct Answer : 6 [in]

Notes: The waiting was done by me and Doris, who should have turned it in years ago and by rights have been a guest herself because of the great age.

Question: 7 However, as she told me frequently, she had no intention of turning ....... an old fogey herself.

Correct Answer : 7 [into]

Notes: However, as she told me frequently, she had no intention of turning into an old fogey herself.

Question: 8 I suppose breakfast is the most difficult task to turn your hand ....... because there are so many variations of drink, cereal, egg and bread.

Correct Answer : 8 [to]

Notes: I suppose breakfast is the most difficult task to turn your hand to because there are so many variations of drink, cereal, egg and bread.

Question: 9 You had to stand there for ages while each guest made up their mind, turning ....... the choices in their minds.

Correct Answer : 9 [over]

Notes: You had to stand there for ages while each guest made up their mind, turning over the choices in their minds.

Question: 10 After a long wait like that very often they would simply turn ....... everything and simply ask for a cup of tea.

Correct Answer : 10 [down]

Notes: After a long wait like that very often they would simply turn down everything and simply ask for a cup of tea.

Question: 1 The first ....... was to hold the event in the open air but that posed many problems.

Correct Answer : 1 [plan]

Notes: The first plan was to hold the event in the open air but that posed many problems.

Question: 2 This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local ........

Correct Answer : 2 [regulations]

Notes: This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local regulations.

Question: 3 After a lot of discussion we decided to hire a professional to ....... us.

Correct Answer : 3 [assist]

Notes: After a lot of discussion we decided to hire a professional to assist us.

Question: 4 The first thing she recommended was for us to ....... all the people who were involved.

Correct Answer : 4 [coordinate]

Notes: The first thing she recommended was for us to coordinate all the people who were involved.

Question: 5 The next thing we needed to work out was the exact ....... of the area that we needed in order to present the event.

Correct Answer : 5 [dimensions]

Notes: The next thing we needed to work out was the exact dimensions of the area that we needed in order to present the event.

Question: 6 In view of the large number of people the ....... of a parking area was considered very important.

Correct Answer : 6 [proximity]

Notes: In view of the large number of people the proximity of a parking area was considered very important.

Question: 7 After a great deal of discussion a ....... was eventually found, which seemed to be what was wanted.

Correct Answer : 7 [site]

Notes: After a great deal of discussion a site was eventually found, which seemed to be what was wanted.

Question: 8 At this stage it was clear that they had to know the ....... number of people who were going to attend.

Correct Answer : 8 [exact]

Notes: At this stage it was clear that they had to know the exact number of people who were going to attend.

Question: 9 Invitations were sent out and in ....... the response was quite good.

Correct Answer : 9 [general]

Notes: Invitations were sent out and in general the response was quite good.

Question: 10 Unfortunately the event was never ....... because no one had considered the reaction of the local people to the noise of a loud pop concert.

Correct Answer : 10 [staged]

Notes: Unfortunately the event was never staged because no one had considered the reaction of the local people to the noise of a loud pop concert.