IELTS Reading Sample (General) #2

Reading Tip: Timing

Timing is an important part of the Reading test. Try to finish each section in less than 20 minutes.

• Read the passage as quickly as possible (up to three minutes).

• Look at the questions to see what type of information you need to find (up to one minute).

• Spend 12-13 minutes reading the passage in detail and answering the questions.

• If a question is taking too long, move on.

• Use your last 3-4 minutes to transfer your answers, checking and filling in any gaps in your answers.

Reading paper for this section

Questions 1-3

Complete the table below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.

Industries that benefit from tourism

transport

1) ....................

2) ....................

3) ....................

Questions 4-7

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 4-7 on your answer sheet..

4) The state or territory in which the highest number of overnight trips was made was .....................

5) The state or territory in which the lowest number of overnight trips was made was .....................

6) People travelling from state to state spent more than those travelling .....................

7) The TWO cheapest states or territories to travel to were .................... and .....................

Questions 8-11

Complete the table below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 8-11 on your answer sheet.

Major expenses for different trips

Purpose of trip	Major expense
business	accommodation
education	8) ....................
family holiday	9) ....................
visiting relatives	10) ....................
day trips	11) ....................

Questions 12 and 13

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 12 and 13 on your answer sheet..

12) The category of people who spent the most on travel in Australia in 2002 were .....................

13) The category who spent the most on souvenirs were .....................

Domestic travel

Domestic travel

إذهب إلى الأسئلة Go to the questions 

Have you ever travelled to another part of your country and stayed for a few days? Travel within one's own country is popular throughout the world. And, according to a survey carried out in Australia in 2002, travellers are tending to spend more and more money on their holidays.

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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.