IELTS Reading Test 1
Academic Reading — Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 (all three passages, 60 min, instant scoring)
40 Questionsscience-technology Module
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IELTS Reading
Time: 60 minutes
Instructions to candidates
- Answer all the questions.
- You can change your answers at any time during the test.
Information for candidates
- There are 40 questions in this test.
- Each question carries one mark.
- There are three parts to the test.
Select your test type
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What is in IELTS Reading Test 1
Practise IELTS Reading Test 1 with matching headings, true/false/not given, table completion and MCQs on electroreception, the Olympic Games and time travel.
- Questions
- 40
- Time
- 60 minutes
- Passages
- 3
- Scoring
- Instant band score
Passage 1: Electroreception
- Questions 1 to 6: Reading Passage 1 has eight paragraphs, A–H. Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter, A–H, in boxes 1–6 on your answer sheet.
- Questions 7 to 9: Label the diagram shown below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 7–9 on your answer sheet. Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
- Questions 10 to 13: Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE words from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 10–13 on your answer sheet.
Passage 2: Fair games?
- Questions 14 to 18: Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A–K, below. Write the correct letter, A–K, in boxes 14–18 on your answer sheet.
- Questions 19 to 25: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2? In boxes 19–25 on your answer sheet:
- Questions 26 to 27: Choose TWO letters, A–E. Write the correct letters in boxes 26 and 27 on your answer sheet.
Passage 3: Time Travel
- Questions 28 to 33: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?
- Questions 34 to 39: Complete the table below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
- Question 40: Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 40 on your answer sheet.
Question types in this test
- Matching headings: 6
- Note completion: 3
- Summary completion: 4
- Sentence completion: 5
- True / false / not given: 7
- Multiple select questions: 2
- Table completion: 6
- Multiple choice questions: 7