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True / False / Not Given
A library of things
Separate what a passage says from what you only assume. Explore a neighbourhood project that lends useful objects instead of books.
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Read closely.
Make the evidence count.
Build one reading skill at a time with five original short passages. Check your answers, understand the reasoning, and decide what to practise next.
Short exercises. A clear purpose.
A full IELTS Academic Reading test has 40 questions and lasts 60 minutes. Our exercises contain 6 questions each and are deliberately shorter. They help you work on question types; their scores cannot be converted to an IELTS band. Official Reading format
Your reading shelf
Choose today’s practice.
Start wherever you need a little more confidence. Suggested times include reading and answering, but take longer if that helps you learn.
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Multiple choice
The quiet hour
Read beyond a familiar keyword. Follow a museum’s experiment with a quieter visiting experience, then choose the best-supported answer.
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Note completion
Seeds for next season
Practise finding exact words and respecting a word limit with a short passage about a community seed collection.
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Matching headings
Making room for rain
Identify the main purpose of each paragraph rather than choosing a heading because it shares a single word.
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Matching information
Repairing more than objects
Scan for a specific detail, example or reason across five paragraphs about a neighbourhood repair workshop.
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Try a broader topic or a different question type.
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A repeatable method
Read with a question
in mind.
Skim to understand the topic. Scan to find the relevant section. Then slow down to check its exact meaning.
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Notice the instructions
Check the word limit, whether an option can be reused and how many answers to choose.
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Expect paraphrases
“More frequently” may become “more often”. Similar wording alone does not prove an answer.
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Use evidence, not outside knowledge
A plausible idea is not necessarily in the passage. Separate a contradiction from missing information.
Common reading questions
What is the difference between False and Not Given?
False means the passage contradicts the statement. Not Given means it does not provide enough information to confirm or contradict it. If a passage says a library opens on weekdays, it has not necessarily told you whether it also opens on Sundays.
Look for a clear contradiction before selecting False. Use A library of things to practise this distinction.
Are matching headings and matching information the same?
No. A heading captures the main idea of a whole paragraph. Matching information asks you to locate a particular detail, example or reason. A paragraph can contain a detail without that detail being its main purpose.
Can I use these for General Training?
Evidence-finding and paraphrase skills can help both test types. These original exercises are Academic-style skill practice; they are not a complete General Training course or a substitute for the texts and tasks used in that test.
Test-format facts checked against the official IELTS Reading format on 14 October 2026. Teaching tips and practice prompts on this page are original. Check the official guidance for your chosen test type and delivery format.