Answers and a full breakdown of your mistakes are shown as soon as you finish.
Passage 2 asks you to choose headings for six sections, and this is the question type with the widest gap between candidates who practise it and candidates who do not. Two of the seven headings offered describe things the passage genuinely discusses but does not organise a section around. If you match on topic you will pick them.
Three passages, 40 questions. The reintroduction of beavers to Britain and why flood policy rather than biodiversity changed official minds; how museums decide what to remove from their collections; and three specialists arguing about artificial light at night. Includes note completion, True/False/Not Given, matching headings, two answer multiple choice and matching statements to people.
READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. The Return of the Beaver An animal hunted to extinction in Britain is being deliberately brought back The Eurasian beaver disappeared from Britain around the sixteenth century. It had been hunted for three separate reasons: its meat, its dense waterproof fur, and a secretion called castoreum which was valued in medicine and perfumery. By the time the last populations vanished, the animal had been absent from most of…
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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.
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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.