Basic IELTS Reading - Practice 5 - Passage 1

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

Applicants must have clearly demonstrated proficiency in English either by achieving, for example 570 in TOEFL or 6.0 in IELTS.

• attaining

• attempting

• applying

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

Applicants must have clearly demonstrated proficiency in English either by achieving, for example 570 in TOEFL or 6.0 in IELTS.

• illustrated

• deemed

• charged

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

The enrolment of UWS Macathur in 2008 exceeded that of the previous year.

• was less than

• was more than

• was equal to

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

Campbelltown is a city within the southwestern suburbs of the Sydney metropolitan area.

• city center

• suburbs

• outskirts

• city center and suburbs

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

Fees indicated are annual and include tuition for a standard full-time load.

• weekly

• daily

• monthly

• yearly

Decide which of the following choices is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

Fees indicated are annual and include tuition for a standard full-time load.

• indicate

• exclude

• contain

What does "enrolment" mean?

The enrolment of UWS Macathur in 2008 exceeded that of the previous year.

• the act of putting yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college or university, or group

• the length of time that something lasts

• a statement or proof that something is true

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

University of Macarthur's courses are taught through it's six faculties.

• the particular power to do something

• branches of learning in a university

• all the teachers and students of one university

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

Admission into Bachelor's degrees usually requires satisfactory completion of the final year of secondary education, or equivalent qualifications.

• higher

• equal

• lower

Decide which of the following choices is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence and choose the corresponding letter.

Mature age students who do not meet these requirements will still be considered on the basic of other qualifications and/or work experience.

• retired

• teenaged

• child

• fully grown and developed