Monday, August 15, 2022

IELTS Academic Reading 2 - Passages 1, 2, 3


The Reading module consists of three passages with a total of 2150-2750 words to read and a total of 40 questions to answer. You are given 60 minutes to finish the entire module.

Reading (Academic) Test Format

Reading Passage 1: 700-1000-word textQuestions 1-13 [usually)

Reading Passage 2: 700-1000-word textQuestions 14-26 [usually)

Reading Passage 3: 700-1000-word textQuestions 27-40 [usually)

Total time: 60 mins

TIP Remember to write your answers directly onto the answer sheet. No extra time is given to transfer your answers.

The reading passages are on topics of general interest and are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. The content in these passages is appropriate for any undergraduate-level candidate.The passages may be written in narrative, descriptive, discursive or argumentative style and may include a diagram, graph or illustration. The passages tend to increase in difficulty from the first to the last.

TIP Aim to do the first passage as quickly as you can (within 15 minutes or so) so that you have plenty of time left for the second and third passages, which are usually more difficult.

Questions in the IELTS Academic Reading module test different reading abilities and skills. Therefore, they. are designed differently and need to be answered in different ways. In the following pages you will learn what these question types are, what skills they aim to assess, and what strategies you can use to answer them with confidence and accuracy.

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IELTS Academic Reading 2 - Passage 1

Johnson's Dictionary


Reading Tip: multiple choice questions/summary completion/True False Not Given questions

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Reading Tip: Matching Information

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The Truth about the Environment

Reading Tip: Multiple-Choice Questions

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