Procedure of the test

• The Reading part is the next test you encounter on the exam. You are given a question paper and an blank answer sheet.
• The Listening part takes 60 minutes.
• Unlike in the Listening Test, there is no extra time at the end for you to transfer your answers. So you have to write all answers on the answer sheet during the 60-minute period.

Structure of the test

There are 3 reading passages with a total of 2,000 to 2,750 words. There are 40 questions based on these reading passages. Each of the three passages has about 10-15 questions.

• Academic Reading
  The test can be taken from magazines, journals, books, and newspapers. These reading passages have been written for a non-specialist audience so you do not need any specific knowledge about the passage topic.
  
  See a sample of the Academic Reading test at IELTSonline Free Practice Tests.
  
  
• General Training Reading
  The first passage is concerned with social survival. The texts are relevant to basic English language with tasks mainly about asking and providing general factual information.
  The second passage is concerned with training survival. The texts are relevant to the traning context.
  The last passage involves general reading with more complex English usage.

Question Types

There are many tyes of Reading Test questions which are:

• Multiple Choice
• Short-answer questions
• Fill in the blanks
• True, false, or not given
• Matching lists
• Choosing headings for paragraphs