اختبار القراءة - اكاديمي # 3 IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #3

In IELTS Reading texts, each paragraph usually has one main idea supported by details, examples or evidence. Identifying the main idea of each paragraph will help you understand the text better. In IELTS, this skill is tested in the heading-matching task.

Reading paper for this section اقرأ الورقة الخاصة بالوحده

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on IELTS Reading Passage 1.

Questions 1-7

Reading Passage 1 has seven sections, A-G.

Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.

List of Phrases
i  Legislation brings temporary improvements
ii  The increasing speed of suburban development
iii  A new area of academic interest
iv  The impact of environmental extremes on city planning
v  The first campaigns for environmental change
vi  Building cities in earthquake zones
vii  The effect of global warming on cities
viii  Adapting areas surrounding cities to provide resources
ix  Removing the unwanted by-products of city life
x  Providing health information for city dwellers

1) Paragraph A  

2) Paragraph B  

3) Paragraph C  

4) Paragraph D  

5) Paragraph E  

6) Paragraph F  

7) Paragraph G  

Questions 8-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1.

In boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE	if the statement is true according to the passage
FALSE	if the statement is false according to the passage
NOT GIVEN	if the information is not given in the passage

8) In the nineteenth century, water was brought into the desert to create productive farming land.  

9) Women were often the strongest campaigners for environmental reform.  

10) Reducing urban air and water pollution in the early twentieth century was extremely expensive.  

11) The introduction of the car led to increased suburban development.  

12) Suburban lifestyles in many western nations fail to take account of environmental protection.  

13) Many governments in the developed world are trying to halt the spread of the suburbs.

The US City and the Natural Environment - الولايات المتحدة والبيئة الطبيعية

The US City and the Natural Environment

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A) While cities and their metropolitan areas have always interacted with and shaped the natural environment, it is only recently that historians have begun to consider this relationship. During our own time, the tension between natural and urbanized areas has increased, as the spread of metropolitan populations and urban land uses has reshaped and destroyed natural landscapes and environments.

التلوث الضوئي - Light Pollution

Light Pollution

Light Pollution is a threat to Wildlife, Safety and the Starry Sky

إذهب إلى الأسئلة Go to the questions 

A After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find

اختبار القراءة - اكاديمي # 2 IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #2

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Test Tip

1) Skim the text to get a general idea of what it’s saying.

أقرأ بسرعة النص بسرعة لتعرف الفكرة العامة عما تتكلم

2) For each letter, scan the text to see where/if the idea is mentioned.

أعمل قراءة سريعة لكل كلمة لتعرف اي ذكرة الفكرة

3) If it’s definitely wrong or not mentioned, put a line through it.

إذا كان بالتأكيد خطأ أو لم يذكر، ضع خط من خلال ذلك.

4) If you’re not sure, move on to the next one. Do the easiest ones first.

إذا ما كنت متأكد انتقل للي بعده ، جاوب الأسهل فالأسهل

Questions 1-3

The list below gives some characteristics of addiction.

Which THREE of the following are mentioned as characteristics of addiction to television?

	A    harmful physical effects
	B    loss of control over time
	C    destruction of relationships
	D    reduced intellectual performance
	E    discomfort when attempting to give up
	F    dishonesty about the extent of the addiction

Questions 4-8

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?

In boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet, write

YES	if the statement agrees with the writer's claims
NO	if the statement contradicts the writer's claims
NOT GIVEN	if there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

4) One purpose of the research is to help people to manage their lives better.  

5) Watching television has reduced the amount of time people spend sleeping.  

6) People's brains show less activity while watching television than when reading.  

7) There is a relationship between the length of time spent watching TV and economic status.  

8) Pleasure increases in proportion to the length of time spent watching TV.  

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Questions 9-13

Classify the following feelings or mental states as generally occurring:

A before watching television	C after watching television
B while watching television	D both while and after watching television

9) reduced anxiety and stress.  

10) increased fatigue.  

11) higher levels of concentration.  

12) less mental activity.  

13) worry about time wasted.  

Questions 14-17

Complete the labels on the diagram.

Choose your answers from the box beside the diagram.

NB There are more words / phrase than spaces, so you will not use them all.

A relaxed	E reduced
B accelerated	F stopped momentarily
C increased	G widened
D lengthened	H regulated

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إدمان التلفزيون - Television Addiction

Television Addiction

Television addiction is no mere metaphor

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A The term "TV addiction" is imprecise, but it captures the essence of a very real phenomenon. Psychologists formally define addiction as a disorder characterized by criteria that include spending a great deal of time using the thing; using it more often than one intends; thinking about reducing use or making repeated unsuccessful

اختبار القراءة - اكاديمي #1 IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #1

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Questions 1-5

The first six paragraphs of Reading Passage 1 are lettered A-F.

Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.

NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.

List of Headings
i  Why lights are needed
ii  Lighting discourages law breakers
iii  The environmental dangers
iv  People at risk from bright lights
v  Illuminating space
vi  A problem lights do not solve
vii  Seen from above
viii  More light than is necessary
ix  Approaching the city

Example) Paragraph A   ix

1) Paragraph B   

2) Paragraph C   

3) Paragraph D   

4) Paragraph E   

5) Paragraph F  

IELTS Tip

For any questions where you need to write words from the passage, a hyphenated word (e.g. long-term) counts as ONE word.

Questions 6-9

Complete each of the following statements with words taken from the passage.

Write ONE or TWO WORDS for each answer.

6) According to a recent study, well-lit streets do not .................... or make neighbourhoods safer to live in.

7) Inefficient lighting increases .................... because most electricity is produced from coal, gas or oil.

8) Efficient lights .................... from going into areas where it is not needed.

9) In dealing with light pollution .................... is at least as important as passing new laws.

Questions 10-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet, write

YES	if the statement agrees with the writer's claims
NO	if the statement contradicts the writer's claims
NOT GIVEN	if there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

10) One group of scientists find their observations are made more difficult by bright lights.  

11) It is expensive to reduce light pollution.  

12) Many countries are now making light pollution illegal.  

13) Old types of light often cause more pollution than more modern ones.