IELTS Reading Tests

Free full-length IELTS reading test with answers and explanations.

Sample test

Reading test №1
    Sections:
  • - Why Sleep Matters for School Performance
  • - The Changing Role of Universities
  • - How Sundays Have Changed in Modern Britain
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Reading test №2
    Sections:
  • - Sending Money Through Mobile Phones
  • - Rethinking Car Ownership in Modern Cities
  • - Solar Lighting and Energy Challenges in Rural Areas
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Multiple choice

How pendulum clocks improved accuracy in the seventeenth century
    Sections:
  • - How pendulum clocks improved accuracy in the seventeenth century
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How printing changed the trade in books in early modern Europe
    Sections:
  • - How printing changed the trade in books in early modern Europe
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How mangrove forests protect coastlines and store carbon
    Sections:
  • - How mangrove forests protect coastlines and store carbon
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Climate Change and Ocean Levels
    Sections:
  • - Climate Change and Ocean Levels
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Mindfulness and Mental Health
    Sections:
  • - Mindfulness and Mental Health
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Paragraph matching

The development of refrigeration and its impact on global food distribution
    Sections:
  • - The development of refrigeration and its impact on global food distribution
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Migration Patterns of Arctic Birds
    Sections:
  • - Migration Patterns of Arctic Birds
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Coral Reef Ecosystems
    Sections:
  • - Coral Reef Ecosystems
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The Role of Bees in Agriculture
    Sections:
  • - The Role of Bees in Agriculture
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Gender Inequality in the Workplace
    Sections:
  • - Gender Inequality in the Workplace
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Short answer

How honeybees communicate the location of food
    Sections:
  • - How honeybees communicate the location of food
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Genetic Engineering in Crops
    Sections:
  • - Genetic Engineering in Crops
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Digital Privacy and Data Collection
    Sections:
  • - Digital Privacy and Data Collection
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Nanotechnology in Modern Industry
    Sections:
  • - Nanotechnology in Modern Industry
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The Cultural Significance of Music
    Sections:
  • - The Cultural Significance of Music
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Single choice

How vaccination programmes spread through nineteenth-century cities
    Sections:
  • - How vaccination programmes spread through nineteenth-century cities
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The science and history of pasteurization in dairy products
    Sections:
  • - The science and history of pasteurization in dairy products
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The rise and decline of the canal age in Britain
    Sections:
  • - The rise and decline of the canal age in Britain
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Microplastics in the Food Chain
    Sections:
  • - Microplastics in the Food Chain
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The Discovery of DNA
    Sections:
  • - The Discovery of DNA
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True, False, Not Given

The global spread and cultural adoption of tea drinking
    Sections:
  • - The global spread and cultural adoption of tea drinking
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The evolution of map projection methods and their geometric trade-offs
    Sections:
  • - The evolution of map projection methods and their geometric trade-offs
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The Secrets of Amber: Preserving Prehistoric Ecosystems
    Sections:
  • - The Secrets of Amber: Preserving Prehistoric Ecosystems
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Gene Therapy and Inherited Diseases
    Sections:
  • - Gene Therapy and Inherited Diseases
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Universal Basic Income Debates
    Sections:
  • - Universal Basic Income Debates
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