The 202 exercises contained in this practice workbook are designed to complement the information and practice tests contained in the authors' study books and guides to the IELTS examination, especially '101 Helpful Hints for IELTS' (Academic Module and General Training Module versions). However, it is not essential to refer to those books to complete the exercises.
All of the 202 exercises involve the various skills required to take the IELTS test, and most, but not all, of the questions asked in these exercises are of the type found in the actual test. For instance, questions that require grammatical knowledge are asked indirectly in the IELTS test itself, but are sometimes put to the student directly in this practice workbook (see the Grammar sections).