IELTS Academic Reading Exercise

It hosts IELTS Academic reading materials and exercises covering main question types, provides answers for all questions; students can get reading materials and exercises by topics or types and practices online.

 All Exercises
Africa Boy
Table Completion; True/False/Not Given; Short Answer africa
Americans Are Angry
Sentence Completion; True/False/Not Given american
Atom Bomb
Identifying/Match Information; Short Answer atom; bomb
Australian Aborigines
Short Answer; Identifying/Match Information; Summary/Note Completion aborigines
Black Powder
Multiple Choice invention; powder
Britain TV Industry
True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice; Summary/Note Completion tv; britain
Children Language
Identifying/Match Information; True/False/Not Given; Summary/Note Completion children; language
City and Natural Environment
Match Heading; True/False/Not Given city; Environment
City HIV First Emerged
True/False/Not Given; Sentence Completion hiv
Cognitive Dissonance
Match Heading; Multiple Choice cognitive; dissonance
Crime-Fighting Technology
Match Heading; Multiple Choice; Short Answer; Yes/No/Not Given crime; technology
E-cigarettes Stop Smoking?
Identifying/Match Information; Multiple Choice cigarette; smoking
Environment and Agriculture
Multiple Choice environment; agriculture
Gender Price Gap
Identifying/Match Information; True/False/Not Given gender
Gene Editing
True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice; Sentence Completion gene
Helium's Future
Identifying/Match Information; Yes/No/Not Given; Summary/Note Completion helium
History of Steam Engine
Identifying/Match Information; Table Completion engine
How I was floored by a tick
True/False/Not Given; Sentence Completion treatment; tick
In Praise of Amateurs
Summary/Note Completion; Identifying/Match Information research
Is Science Dangerous
True/False/Not Given; Short Answer; Match Sentence Ending; Multiple Choice trade; corn
Life Without Death
Yes/No/Not Given; Identifying/Match Information; Short Answer; Summary/Note Completion life
Life Without Mental Images
True/False/Not Given; Sentence Completion aphantasia
Light Pollution
Match Heading; Sentence Completion; Yes/No/Not Given pollution
Lost Objects: The Lion of al-Lat
Identifying/Match Information; Sentence Completion lion; museum
Making Time for Science
True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice environment; agriculture
Mysterious Dark Matter
Sentence Completion; True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice matter
Penguins' Anti-ice Trick
Multiple Choice; Sentence Completion penguin
People of Corn
Yes/No/Not Given; Summary/Note Completion trade; corn
Phi Phi Island Resort
True/False/Not Given; Sentence Completion island; resort
Put Pupils Off Languages
Match Heading; Identifying/Match Information pupil; language
Put Women To Family
Identifying/Match Information; Multiple Choice woman; family
Reveal How To Think
Multiple Choice; Yes/No/Not Given; Match Sentence Ending think
Risks Of Artificial Intelligence
Sentence Completion; True/False/Not Given ai; intelligence
Roman Oil Trade
Identifying/Match Information; True/False/Not Given; Sentence Completion roman; oil; trade
Romantic Kiss
True/False/Not Given; Sentence Completion kiss
Science Of Sleep
True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice; Sentence Completion sleep
Sea Monsters
True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice; Sentence Completion monster
Sense of Scent
True/False/Not Given; Sentence Completion aense; scent
Sniff Out Disease
True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice; Sentence Completion disease
Sponging Dolphins
Identifying/Match Information; Multiple Choice dolphin
Start-Ups Stay Private
Multiple Choice; Sentence Completion; True/False/Not Given start-ups; investor
Students' Problem
Match Sentence Ending; True/False/Not Given student
Teenage Model
Multiple Choice; Identifying/Match Information teenage
The Animal That Regrows Its Head
True/False/Not Given; Multiple Choice; Sentence Completion animal
The Triune Brain
Identifying/Match Information; Sentence Completion brain
Toddlers Bond With Robot
Identifying/Match Information; Multiple Choice toddler; robot
Truth About ART
Identifying/Match Information; Multiple Choice art
Unmasking Skin
Identifying/Match Information; Multiple Choice; Match Sentence Ending; True/False/Not Given skin
We French Do Love To Demonstrate
Match Heading; True/False/Not Given french; demonstrate
What A Waste
Match Sentence Ending; Multiple Choice; Summary/Note Completion waste
World's Largest Volcano
Identifying/Match Information; Sentence Completion volcano
 Today's Question
Questions 1-8: The Reading Passage has eight paragraphs, A-H. Choose the most suitable paragraph headings from the list of headings and write the correct letter A-H.
1. Data about studying

2. Stable results

3. Heavy economic losses

4. Fairness of the exams

5. A hard option

6. A-level changings

7. The most important thing for languages to be able to prosper

8. Weak influence on pupils
Questions 9-13: Classify the events with the following dates. Write either A, B, C, or D in boxes.
A2018
B2016
C2014-2015
DNone of the above
9. A Drop of GCSE to 48%

10. New syllabus system arrives in England

11. The start of new exams

12. The rise in entries

13. The decline of French by 1 percent