IELTS Academic Test 1 - Academic Reading
Three academic reading passages with 40 questions and the supplied answer key.
40 questions · 60 minute suggested limit
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What you’ll practise
IELTS · Reading — 40 questions with a suggested limit of 60 minutes. Use the topics below to decide what to revise first.
- Academic Reading: The development of the silk industry13 questions
- Academic Reading: The discovery of a baby mammoth13 questions
- Academic Reading: What makes a musical expert?14 questions
How you’ll answer
- Text-entry responses · 10 questions
- Selection responses · 25 questions
- Multiple-choice responses · 5 questions
These describe the response controls in this practice set. Follow the instructions on each question.
Make the review count
Objective responses are checked against the answer key. Use the answer review to understand mistakes and check your method. A practice result is not an official score or a prediction of your exam grade.
Choose one mistake to work on. Revisit the idea, explain it in your own words, then try the question again before looking at the answer.
Before you begin
- Read each passage and use evidence from the text to answer the questions.
- Follow any word limit or response instructions printed with each question.
- After checking your answers, revisit the part of the passage that supports each decision.