IELTS READING


TIME ALLOWED
60 MIN.
PROCEDURE
  • Second module of the test
  • Attempting questions from the booklet after reading the unseen passages
  • Transfering answers (no extra time provided)
  • Only pencil is allowed

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
40 Questions distributed over 3 sections

QUESTION TYPES
T/F/NG, Headings, MCQs, Sentence Completion, Matching etc.

Academic Reading vs General Training Reading

  ACADEMIC GENERAL TRAINING
Reading Passages - Three Passages form Magazines, Journals or Newspapers
- Passages focused on Academic issues
- Three Passages from Notices, Ads, Magazines & Books
- Passages Focused On Social Issues
Difficulty Level Comparatively Difficult Easier
Time Allowed 60 Min. 60 Min.
Number of Questions 40 40
IELTS Academic & General Training Reading in detail
  • Task type 1 – Multiple choice
  • Task type 2 – Identifying information
  • Task type 3 – Identifying writer’s views/claims
  • Task type 4 – Matching information
  • Task type 5 – Matching headings
  • Task type 6 – Matching features
  • Task type 7 – Matching sentence endings
  • Task type 8 – Sentence completion
  • Task type 9 – Summary, note, table, flow-chart completion
  • Task type 10 – Diagram label completion
  • Task type 11 – Short-answer questions

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