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.

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IELTS Academic Reading Passages (Part 1) 29 April 2022
Academic IELTS Reading Sample 270 - In Praise of Amateurs 29 April 2022
Academic IELTS Reading Sample 302 - Tackling Obesity in the Western World 29 April 2022
Academic IELTS Reading Sample 291 - The Great Australian Fence 29 April 2022
Academic IELTS Reading Sample 276 - Indoor Pollution 29 April 2022
Academic IELTS Reading Sample 282 - Twist in the Tale 29 April 2022
Reading Test 115: Passage 3 - The future of work 30 April 2022
Reading Test 115: Passage 2 - The Step Pyramid of Djoser 30 April 2022
Reading Test 115: Passage 1 - Why we need to protect polar bears 30 April 2022
Reading Test 116: Passage 1 - Roman shipbuilding and navigation 01 May 2022
Reading Test 116: Passage 2 - Ancient artefacts in Norway’s glaciers 01 May 2022
Reading Test 116: Passage 3 - Plant thermometer triggers springtime growth 01 May 2022
Reading Test 117: Passage 2 - I contain multitudes 01 May 2022
Reading Test 117: Passage 3 - How to make wise decisions 01 May 2022
Reading Test 117: Passage 1 - The White Horse of Uffington 01 May 2022
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 32 - A spark, a flint: How fire leapt to life 04 May 2022
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 33 - Architecture - Reaching For The Sky 05 May 2022
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 34 - Right and left handedness in humans 05 May 2022
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 126 - Migratory Beekeeping 05 May 2022
IELTS Academic Reading Sample 35 - Tourism 05 May 2022