IELTS Academic Reading — Practice Test 1
A full Academic Reading paper: three passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes in total. Each passage is timed separately at 20 minutes and marked instantly, with a band estimate for that section. Work through them in order for the full test experience, or take one at a time.
Passage 1 · 13 questions · 20 minutes
The Return of the Urban Falcon
Conservation and urban ecology. True / False / Not Given, note completion, short answer.
Start Passage 1 →Passage 2 · 13 questions · 20 minutes
Four Days, Same Pay
Working time research. Matching headings, multiple choice, summary completion.
Start Passage 2 →Passage 3 · 14 questions · 20 minutes
The Memory That Rebuilds Itself
Psychology of memory. Yes / No / Not Given, matching researchers, multiple choice, sentence completion.
Start Passage 3 →These passages were written for LingoTak. They follow the format and difficulty of the Academic Reading paper but are not reproduced from any published test.