Two Academic Reading passages, 26 questions, 40 minutes
Take Passage 1, Passage 2 or both, answer 13 or 26 questions in six of the real question types, and see your marks the moment you submit, with the sentence that decides each answer. Nothing you answer leaves your browser.
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Both passages were written for this site in the style of Academic Reading texts. Passage 1 has about 800 words in seven lettered paragraphs; Passage 2 is longer, about 900 words in eight, with longer sentences and more abstract vocabulary. IELTS.org's test format page says the Academic Reading test has three sections, 40 questions and 60 minutes, and that the texts get harder through the paper, so about 20 minutes is the average pace for one passage.
- Choose one passage or both. Passage 2 is the harder text, as the texts get harder through the real paper. In Both mode you read Passage 1, press Continue, then read Passage 2, and both are marked together at the end.
- 13 or 26 questions in six types, taken from the eleven that IELTS.org lists for Reading: True/False/Not Given, matching headings and sentence completion in Passage 1; matching information, multiple choice and summary completion in Passage 2.
- One mark for each correct answer, marked against a key the moment you submit. A blank answer scores no mark.
- The sentence that decides each answer is shown afterwards, highlighted in the passage.
- A score out of 13 or 26, not a band, because a band needs a full 40-question paper.
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No band is shown: IELTS.org publishes its Reading raw-score rows for a paper of 40 questions, and this test has 13, so a score out of 13 cannot be converted. If you have a raw score out of 40, the band score calculator converts it.
No band is shown: IELTS.org publishes its Reading raw-score rows for a paper of 40 questions, and two passages make 26, so a score out of 26 cannot be converted either. If you have a raw score out of 40, the band score calculator converts it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What this test is, how it is marked and what the score means.
Is this a real IELTS Reading passage?
No. The passages and the questions were written for this site. They follow the shape of the real test, with lettered paragraphs and the same question types, but they are not taken from an IELTS paper, so treat the result as practice and not as a prediction of your band.
Why does the test show no band score?
IELTS.org publishes its Reading raw-score conversion for a paper of 40 questions. This test has 13 questions in one passage and 26 in two, so there is no official row to read your score against, and a score scaled up to 40 would only be a guess. What you get is a count of correct answers. If you have a raw score out of 40, the band score calculator converts it.
How are the completion answers marked?
Your answer to a sentence-completion or summary-completion question is compared with the key after extra spaces are removed and capital letters are ignored, and a few equivalent answers are accepted where the passage allows them. It must also stay within the word limit: as IELTS.org says of the real test, you lose the mark for writing more than the word limit. IELTS Reading completion questions and the word limit explains the rule in detail.
How long should one Reading passage take?
The real Academic Reading test is 60 minutes for three sections and 40 questions, so about 20 minutes a passage is the average pace. A harder passage can take longer and an easier one less, so part of the skill is knowing when to move on from a question. How to finish IELTS Reading in 60 minutes shows how to pace the whole paper.
How do the two passages differ?
Passage 1 is about lighthouses, has about 800 words in seven paragraphs and asks True/False/Not Given, matching headings and sentence-completion questions. Passage 2 is about how life returns to bare ground, has about 900 words in eight paragraphs, uses longer sentences and more abstract vocabulary, and asks matching information, multiple choice and summary-completion questions. IELTS.org's test format page says the texts get harder through the paper, so Passage 2 is written to be the harder of the two.
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