Best free practice tests for IELTS, PTE, TOEFL, GRE and more in 2026
The best free practice tests for an international exam come from two places: the exam owner's own free practice material, and full-length mocks that copy the current format so you can find your weak skills before test day. Use both. Official samples show you exactly what the real questions look like; extra full mocks give you more chances to measure yourself and practise what is weak.
This guide covers IELTS, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, the Duolingo English Test, GRE, GMAT and SAT: what to look for in a practice test, where the official free material is, and how Mockrooms fits in. We built Mockrooms, so check what we say about it yourself; every test on it is free.
What makes a practice test worth your time
- The current format. These tests change. The GMAT is now the Focus Edition with Quantitative, Verbal and Data Insights. The SAT is digital and adaptive, in two modules per section. TOEFL iBT changed its tasks in 2026. A practice test in an old format trains you for an exam that no longer exists.
- Real timing. Each section should run on its own clock, as it does on the day. Listening should play once where the real test plays once.
- Scoring on the real scale. A raw "28 out of 40" means little. A good practice test turns it into an estimate on the exam's own scale, such as an IELTS band or a TOEFL score, and says clearly that it is an estimate.
- Explanations. Every reading and listening answer should say where in the text or recording the answer is.
- Help with writing and speaking. Free tests cannot have a human examiner, so look for the official criteria in plain words, and sample tasks timed like the real ones.
Start with the owner's free material
Every major test owner publishes some free official practice. It is the most accurate guide to the real questions, so do it first and keep one official test for the last week.
| Exam | Free official practice from the owner |
|---|---|
| IELTS | Free practice tests and sample questions on the official IELTS sites |
| PTE Academic | Free sample questions from Pearson; scored practice tests are paid |
| TOEFL iBT | A free practice test from ETS |
| Duolingo English Test | A free practice test on the Duolingo English Test site |
| GRE General Test | Free POWERPREP practice tests from ETS |
| GMAT Focus | Free official practice exams in the GMAC starter kit |
| SAT | Free full-length digital practice tests in the College Board's Bluebook app |
The limit of official free material is quantity. Owners offer only a few free full tests, and you will want more to measure progress over weeks.
Where Mockrooms helps
Mockrooms adds free full-length practice tests in each exam's current format, written for the site (never copied from the owners' material, and never called official), with three things built around them:
- Timed like the real test. Sections run on their own clocks, listening is played by your browser's voice and only as often as the real test allows, the SAT test follows its two-module structure, and the GMAT test its three sections.
- An estimated score on the real scale. IELTS listening and reading turn into bands using IELTS's published raw-score guidance; other tests use a careful estimate, always labelled as one. Each exam page also has a score tool: enter section scores and it applies the owner's rule, such as IELTS's band averaging.
- Your weak skills, then practice on them. After each test, the result lists your weakest skills in each section, such as "Listening: form, note and table completion" or "Reading: matching headings and information", each with a button that starts untimed practice on exactly that skill. The next test shows whether it worked.
Writing and speaking are self-assessed: you record or write your answer, then mark it against criteria written in plain words and modelled on the owner's published descriptors, with a link to the official ones.
| Official free material | Mockrooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free |
| Accuracy to the real questions | The real thing | Written in the current format; not official |
| Number of full tests | A few | One or more per exam and format, more being added |
| Score estimate | Some official tests give one | Every test, on the exam's own scale |
| Weak skills and practice by skill | Rarely | Yes |
| Writing and speaking marked | Paid official options only | Self-assessment against criteria |
A simple plan for the last eight weeks
- Week 1: Sit one full Mockrooms test under real timing. Note your estimated score and the three weakest skills in each section.
- Weeks 2 to 6: Practise those skills a little every day, then sit another full test. Repeat. Use the official sample questions to check that your answers match the real style.
- Week 7: Sit an official free practice test. Compare its score with your estimates.
- Week 8: Light practice on the last weak skills; keep the final days for rest and the test-day routine.
Open your exam
- IELTS: Academic and General Training
- PTE Academic and PTE Core
- TOEFL iBT and the Duolingo English Test
- GRE, GMAT and SAT
If you are still choosing between English tests, start with the one your university, employer or visa accepts, and confirm its current requirement on its own website before you book.