IELTS ACADEMIC READING

Texts come from books, journals, magazines, newspapers and online resources, written for ...

• a non-specialist audience

• a specialist audience

• a researcher

• a professor

All the topics are of ... interest to students at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

• master

• expert

• general

• simplistic

The texts may be written in different ..., for example, narrative, descriptive or discursive/argumentative.

• fonts

• styles

• formats

• layouts

If texts use ... vocabulary, then a simple dictionary definition is provided.

• semi-formal

• formal

• slang

• technical

Unlike the Listening test, no ... is given.

• answer sheet

• extra transfer time

• extra transfer space

• pen or pencil

You should be careful when writing your answers on the answer sheet because you will lose marks for incorrect ...

• spelling and grammar

• handwriting

• attire

• plagiarism

Time allowed: ... minutes (including transfer time)

• 60

• 30

• 20

• 180

Number of passages: ...; the total text length is 2150–2750 words

• 2

• 5

• 4

• 3

Number of questions: ...

• 40

• 30

• 2

• 45

To achieve band 7, you have to give at least ... correct answers.

• 29

• 30

• 25

• 35