IELTS Reading Test 3

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

40 Questionsenvironment-nature 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.

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What is in IELTS Reading Test 3

Practise IELTS Reading Test 3 with note completion, summary completion and true/false/not given on urban farming, Pennsylvania forest management and space debris.

Questions: 40
Time: 60 minutes
Passages: 3
Scoring: Instant band score

Passage 1: Urban farming

Questions 1 to 3: Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
Questions 4 to 7: Complete the table below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Questions 8 to 13: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1? In boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet, write

Passage 2: Forest management in Pennsylvania, USA

Questions 14 to 18: Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet. NB You may use any letter more than once.
Questions 19 to 21: Look at the following purposes (Questions 18-21) and the list of timber cuts below. Match each purpose with the correct timber cut, A, B or C. Write the correct letter, A, B or C, in boxes 19-21 on your answer sheet. NB: You may use any letter more than once.
Questions 22 to 26: Complete the sentences below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Passage 3: Conquering Earth's space junk problem

Questions 27 to 31: Reading Passage 3 has six paragraphs, A–F. Which paragraph contains the following information?
Questions 32 to 35: Complete the summary below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Questions 36 to 40: Look at the following statements (Questions 36-40) and the list of people below. Match each statement with the correct person, A, B, C or D.

Question types in this test

Sentence completion: 3
Table completion: 4
True / false / not given: 6
Matching headings: 5
Multiple choice questions: 4
Summary completion: 7
Note completion: 11