Academic Reading Passage

IELTS Academic Reading test has three reading texts or passages that come with 40 or 41 questions in total. Each reading passage has around 13 questions. You need to answer these questions within an hour. Some useful techniques like skimming, scanning, understanding suggested meaning, guessing, eliminating wrong options etc. help you answer these questions within the stipulated time. IELTS Mentor website has a really large collection of Academic IELTS Reading passages that you can practice to prepare well for your original test.

Title Modified Date
Academic Reading # 195 - Great Migrations 12 August 2022
Academic Reading # 196 - Preface to How the other half thinks 12 August 2022
Academic Reading # 200 - Research using twins 12 August 2022
Academic Reading # 202 - This Marvellous Invention 12 August 2022
IELTS Academic Reading # 221 - Cork 14 August 2022
IELTS Academic Reading # 222 - Collecting as a hobby 14 August 2022
IELTS Academic Reading # 223 - What’s the purpose of gaining knowledge? 14 August 2022
Academic Reading # 227 - The risks agriculture faces in developing countries 14 August 2022
Academic Reading # 228 - The Lost City 14 August 2022
IELTS Academic Reading # 229 - The Benefits of Being Bilingual 14 August 2022
Academic Reading # 230 - Flying Tortoises 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 231 - The Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 232 - Music and the emotions 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 224 - The History of Glass 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 225 - Bring back the big cats 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 226 - UK companies need more effective boards of directors 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 341 - The importance of children’s play 19 August 2022
Academic Reading # 342 - The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world 19 August 2022
IELTS Academic Reading # 8 - Changing Our Understanding of Health 03 September 2022
Reading Test 118: Passage 1 - Roman tunnels 07 November 2022