IELTS Reading Test 2

Academic Reading — Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 (all three passages, 60 min, instant scoring)

40 Questionsarts-humanities 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 2

Free IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 2: three passages with matching headings, summary completion, true/false/not given, and instant band scoring.

Questions
40
Time
60 minutes
Passages
3
Scoring
Instant band score

Passage 1: A bar at the folies (Un bar aux folies)

  • Questions 1 to 5: Reading Passage 1 has six paragraphs, A–F. Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter, A–F, in boxes 1–5 on your answer sheet.
  • Questions 6 to 10: Answer the questions below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
  • Questions 11 to 13: Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A–F, below. Write the correct letter, A–F, in boxes 11–13 on your answer sheet.

Passage 2: Miles Davis - Icon and iconoclast

  • Questions 14 to 19: Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A–F. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A–F from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, i–ix.
  • Questions 20 to 26: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2? In boxes 20–26 on your answer sheet:

Passage 3: Reading Passage 3

  • Questions 27 to 32: Reading Passage 3 has eight paragraphs, A–H. Which paragraph contains the following information?
  • Questions 33 to 39: Complete the flow chart 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: 5
  • Sentence completion: 5
  • Note completion: 3
  • Multiple choice questions: 6
  • True / false / not given: 7
  • Summary completion: 7
  • Table completion: 7

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