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Passage 3 of this test is an interview with three specialists about the future of the office, and it is where most candidates lose time rather than marks. Matching statements to people is slow if you read it wrong: the answer is almost never the paragraph where the specialist talks about that topic most. It is the paragraph where they make the specific claim.
Three passages and 40 questions in the standard Academic Reading format. The buried rivers beneath London and how Victorian engineering absorbed them; why measured urban noise is falling for reasons nobody planned; and three specialists disagreeing about whether the office building still has a purpose. Note completion, True/False/Not Given, matching headings, sentence completion and multiple choice. Allow 60 minutes.
READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. The Lost Rivers of London How a network of streams was buried beneath a growing city Beneath the pavements of London runs a network of watercourses that almost no one sees. Roughly twenty rivers and streams once flowed openly across the ground the city now occupies, draining the clay hills to the north and south into the Thames. Today nearly all of them travel through brick tunnels, and…
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It is an original practice test written to the same format, question types and timing as the official IELTS reading paper. It is not a past paper.
Allow 60 minutes, the same as the real exam. Practising under time pressure is most of the value.
Yes. All 40 answers are shown as soon as you finish, along with a breakdown of which kind of mistake cost you marks.
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See scores, strengths, weak areas and progress after each practice.
Azmoon AI recommends the smartest task for your next study session.
Follow a personalised route based on your target band and progress.
Track improvement across Task 1 and Task 2 over time.
Set your display preferences for Azmoon.