General Information

Overview

The IELTS reading test will take about 60 minutes. It consists of 40 questions. A variety of question types is used in order to test a wide range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, and understanding logical argument, recognizing writers’ opinions, attitudes and purpose.

The IELTS Academic reading test includes three long texts which range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical. The texts are authentic and are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. These have been selected for a non-specialist audience but are recognizably appropriate for anyone entering undergraduate or postgraduate courses or seeking professional registration.

Types of questions

- Matching Headings

- TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN

- YES/NO/NOT GIVEN

- Summary Completion

- Matching Paragraphs

- Sentence Completion

- Multiple Choice 

- List

- Choosing a title

- Classifications