Contents
IELTS OVERVIEW
Part 1 IEL TS Reading Question Types and IEL TS Reading Tips ... ······· 9
Unit IELTS Reading Question Types ..... 10
Unit 2 IELTS Reading Tips (1) ...... . 22
Unit 3 IELTS Reading Tips (2) ..... . ..... 31
Part 2 IEL TS Reading Practice . . ················· 41
Unit 4 Reading Practice (1) . 42
Unit 5 Reading Practice (2) . •• H0 000H00H 0 000 0 0 48
Unit 6 Reading Practice (3) 55
Unit 7 Reading Practice (4) .. .... ...... ... .. . ... 61
Unit 8 Reading Practice (5) ................. 68
Unit 9 Reading Practice (6) 77
Unit 10 Reading Practice (7) .. . 84
Unit 11 Reading Practice (8) ····· 91
Unit 12 Reading Practice (9) ... 99
Unit 13 Reading Practice (10) ... ............ 108
Unit 14 Reading Practice (11) 116
Unit 15 Reading Practice (12) ...... ······· .... 125
Unit 16 Reading Practice (13) ... • • • • • • • •••••• •• ••• •••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• H 0 000 0 0 0 133
Unit 17 Reading Practice (14) .... 141
Part 3 IELTS Sample Reading Tests ..................... 149
Unit 18 Sample Reading Test ( 1) ... . . . H ••••• • •••••••••••••••• .......... . .... . . 150
Unit 19 Sample Reading Test (2) ... •............................. 158
Answer Key ... 167
Vocabulary . 177
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, Basic IELTS Reading
Unit 1 IELTS Reading Question Types
The IELTS Reading test contains forty questions and you are given exactly one hour to
answer all the questions. Remember that in the IELTS Reading test (unlike the IELTS Listening
test), no extra time is given to transfer your answers onto your answer sheet. Hence, it is very
important that you keep an eye on the time and timely transfer your answers onto your answer
sheet as you complete each reading section.
There are many types of questions used in the Reading test. You should be familiar with
these types.
The IELTS Reading test is, in fact, not as difficult as it seems to be. If you know the right
approach, you can easily obtain a high band score.
1. Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-Choice Questions are designed to test a wide variety of reading skills. The questions
may require you to have an overall understanding of the main points of the text in which you
will need to be able to read for the gist. Or they may require you to have a detailed understand-
ing of particular points in which you will need to be able to read for specific details. Multiple-
Choice Questions may also ask you to identify facts or opinions in the text.
There are two types of Multiple-Choice Questions:
• Standard Multiple Choice
• Modified Multiple Choice
1.1 Standard Multiple-Choice Questions
Standard Multiple-Choice Questions are the most typical form of Multiple-Choice Ques-
tions used in the IELTS test with one question and four possible answers.
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IELTS OVERVIEW
Part 1 IEL TS Reading Question Types and IEL TS Reading Tips ... ······· 9
Unit IELTS Reading Question Types ..... 10
Unit 2 IELTS Reading Tips (1) ...... . 22
Unit 3 IELTS Reading Tips (2) ..... . ..... 31
Part 2 IEL TS Reading Practice . . ················· 41
Unit 4 Reading Practice (1) . 42
Unit 5 Reading Practice (2) . •• H0 000H00H 0 000 0 0 48
Unit 6 Reading Practice (3) 55
Unit 7 Reading Practice (4) .. .... ...... ... .. . ... 61
Unit 8 Reading Practice (5) ................. 68
Unit 9 Reading Practice (6) 77
Unit 10 Reading Practice (7) .. . 84
Unit 11 Reading Practice (8) ····· 91
Unit 12 Reading Practice (9) ... 99
Unit 13 Reading Practice (10) ... ............ 108
Unit 14 Reading Practice (11) 116
Unit 15 Reading Practice (12) ...... ······· .... 125
Unit 16 Reading Practice (13) ... • • • • • • • •••••• •• ••• •••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• H 0 000 0 0 0 133
Unit 17 Reading Practice (14) .... 141
Part 3 IELTS Sample Reading Tests ..................... 149
Unit 18 Sample Reading Test ( 1) ... . . . H ••••• • •••••••••••••••• .......... . .... . . 150
Unit 19 Sample Reading Test (2) ... •............................. 158
Answer Key ... 167
Vocabulary . 177
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, Basic IELTS Reading
Unit 1 IELTS Reading Question Types
The IELTS Reading test contains forty questions and you are given exactly one hour to
answer all the questions. Remember that in the IELTS Reading test (unlike the IELTS Listening
test), no extra time is given to transfer your answers onto your answer sheet. Hence, it is very
important that you keep an eye on the time and timely transfer your answers onto your answer
sheet as you complete each reading section.
There are many types of questions used in the Reading test. You should be familiar with
these types.
The IELTS Reading test is, in fact, not as difficult as it seems to be. If you know the right
approach, you can easily obtain a high band score.
1. Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-Choice Questions are designed to test a wide variety of reading skills. The questions
may require you to have an overall understanding of the main points of the text in which you
will need to be able to read for the gist. Or they may require you to have a detailed understand-
ing of particular points in which you will need to be able to read for specific details. Multiple-
Choice Questions may also ask you to identify facts or opinions in the text.
There are two types of Multiple-Choice Questions:
• Standard Multiple Choice
• Modified Multiple Choice
1.1 Standard Multiple-Choice Questions
Standard Multiple-Choice Questions are the most typical form of Multiple-Choice Ques-
tions used in the IELTS test with one question and four possible answers.
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