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The IELTS Reading Academic module consists of three passages totaling
approximately 2,500 words. The passages are similar to the kind of
articles you might read in a general interest magazine covering serious
topics like Nature, The Economist etc.
You have 60 minutes to
read the three passages and answer 40 questions. The number of questions
after each passage varies and the passages are not the same length.
Time management is important in IELTS Reading.
IELTS Reading overview
The
three passages in the IELTS Reading module deal with a range of
academic subjects: one may be about ancient history, another about
astronomy, another about advertising techniques, and so on.
Each
passage in IELTS Reading is followed by 11 to 15 questions. You have the
ability to read and answer questions at the same time. The questions
are
- Multiple choice
- Matching
- True/false/not given
- Sentence completion
- Summary completion tasks.
It is a good practice to write your answer using a pencil on the separate answer sheet provided and you can also make notes on the question sheet.
The IELTS Reading module takes 60 minutes to complete.It is better to practice to skim-read approximately 170 words per minute and spend no more than 15 minutes in total reading the three passages. If you do this, then you will have around one minute to attempt each question plus a little extra time for checking the answers again.
How IELTS Reading answers are scored
Th answers will be marked by a human examiner. You get one point for each correct answer, giving you a ‘raw score’ out of 40. This is converted into a ‘band score’ from 0 to 9. For example, you need 30 correct answers to get a band score of 7.0.
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