IELTS Academic · Reading Practice Lab™

IELTS Reading practice: read for evidence, not familiar words.

Learn the logic of IELTS Reading question types through short, focused sessions. Build your method first, then apply it under full-test time pressure.

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Three passages are free now at A2, B1 and B2. They run in a separate area, need no student login and save no result to an enrolled-student record.

IELTS Reading question types

Different questions require different reading decisions.

Some tasks require exact detail, some map ideas across the passage, and some ask whether a claim has actually been established.

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Question-type group 01

Complete sentences and summaries

Locate the relevant evidence, recognise paraphrase and choose words that fit the passage, the sentence grammar and the printed word limit.

Try IELTS sentence-completion exercise 5

Sentence Completion
Summary Completion
Word limits, grammar and paraphrase

Connect information

Question-type group 02

Match information to the correct place

Map a statement to the paragraph, person, category or ending that the passage actually supports rather than matching one repeated word.

Matching Information
Matching Features
Matching Sentence Endings

Check what the text says

Question-type group 03

Choose an answer and check whether a statement is supported

Test each option against the text and separate a clear contradiction from information that the passage simply does not provide.

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Multiple Choice
True / False / Not Given
Evidence over assumption

Find main ideas and views

Question-type group 04

Match headings and identify the writer’s view

Identify what a paragraph is mainly doing and distinguish the writer’s stated position from an idea that has not been established.

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Matching Headings
Yes / No / Not Given
Main ideas and writer’s claims

Selected complimentary practice

Choose one of three free passages.

Each passage has questions, on-device checking and explanations. No student login is required, and the result is not sent to the enrolled-student system.

Easier Reading practice (A2)

Find information in a paragraph, choose the correct answer and complete sentences with words from the passage.

Medium Reading practice (B1)

Find information in a paragraph, choose the correct answer and complete sentences with words from the passage.

What to do when the passage feels difficult.

IELTS Reading repeatedly tests whether you can recognise an idea after the wording has changed.

01
Read the task first
Confirm the answer format, word limit and whether options may be used more than once.
02
Find the evidence area
Use names, dates and distinctive ideas to locate the relevant part of the passage.
03
Prove the answer
Check meaning and grammar. Do not choose an option merely because one word looks familiar.

Questions people ask

What to know before you begin.

Should I read the whole passage before the questions?

There is no single rule for every learner and question type. A quick understanding of structure can help, but detailed reading should be directed by the task and the evidence you need.

What is the difference between False and Not Given?

False means the passage contradicts the statement. Not Given means the passage does not provide enough information to decide. Your own knowledge must not fill the gap.

How can I improve IELTS Reading speed?

Practise locating information, recognising paraphrase and rejecting distractors. Forcing yourself to read faster often reduces accuracy without improving the underlying decisions.

Are the complimentary sessions complete IELTS Reading tests?

No. They are short learning sessions. A complete Academic Reading mock is longer, timed and intended to test sustained performance across different question types.

How many Reading practices are already in the Rosemounts bank?

The existing Reading Practice Lab contains nine question-type drill families and 36 full-length passages organised across four learning tiers.

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