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Reading Practice

Academic reading tests with original passages, highlight tools, every question type and full answer explanations.

6

Full Tests

240

Total Questions

18

Passages

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Easy
40 questions
60 min

Reading Test 1 — Nature & Innovation

Three accessible passages on biomimicry, the history of tea, and urban green spaces.

P1Learning from Nature: The Rise of Biomimicry520w
P2A Short History of Tea490w
P3Green Spaces in the Modern City540w
Medium
40 questions
60 min

Reading Test 2 — Mind & Society

Passages on the science of sleep, the psychology of decision-making, and the story of writing.

P1Why We Sleep510w
P2The Psychology of Choice500w
P3The Invention of Writing530w
Hard
40 questions
60 min

Reading Test 3 — Earth & Energy

Advanced passages on ocean currents, the future of solar power, and the domestication of plants.

P1The Ocean's Hidden Rivers540w
P2The Bright Future of Solar Power520w
P3How Plants Were Tamed530w
Medium
40 questions
60 min

Reading Test 4 — Culture & Communication

Passages on the history of colour, how languages change, and the psychology of music.

P1The Story of Colour510w
P2Why Languages Change500w
P3The Power of Music520w
Easy
40 questions
60 min

Academic Reading Practice Test 5

A gentle full-length Academic Reading paper covering the history of coffee, the communication of honeybees, and the invention of the printing press. Three passages, forty questions, sixty minutes.

P1The Long Journey of Coffee618w
P2The Secret Language of Bees641w
P3Words for the Many: The Printing Revolution629w
Medium
40 questions
60 min

Reading Test 06

A full three-passage Academic Reading paper covering volcano monitoring, the psychology of habit formation, and the history of paper money. Forty questions across a range of IELTS task types.

P1Watching the Mountains Breathe612w
P2The Machinery of Habit631w
P3From Promise to Paper648w