Academic Reading Passage

IELTS Academic Reading test has three reading texts or passages that come with 40 or 41 questions in total. Each reading passage has around 13 questions. You need to answer these questions within an hour. Some useful techniques like skimming, scanning, understanding suggested meaning, guessing, eliminating wrong options etc. help you answer these questions within the stipulated time. IELTS Mentor website has a really large collection of Academic IELTS Reading passages that you can practice to prepare well for your original test.

Title Modified Date
IELTS Academic Reading # 222 - Collecting as a hobby 14 August 2022
IELTS Academic Reading # 223 - What’s the purpose of gaining knowledge? 14 August 2022
Academic Reading # 227 - The risks agriculture faces in developing countries 14 August 2022
Academic Reading # 228 - The Lost City 14 August 2022
IELTS Academic Reading # 229 - The Benefits of Being Bilingual 14 August 2022
Academic Reading # 230 - Flying Tortoises 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 231 - The Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 232 - Music and the emotions 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 224 - The History of Glass 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 225 - Bring back the big cats 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 226 - UK companies need more effective boards of directors 16 August 2022
Academic Reading # 342 - The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world 19 August 2022
Reading Test 118: Passage 1 - Roman tunnels 07 November 2022
Reading Test 118: Passage 3 - Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence 16 November 2022
Reading Test 118: Passage 2 - Changes in reading habits 28 January 2023
IELTS Academic Reading # 1 - Population Viability Analysis 24 March 2024
Reading Test 119: Passage 3 - What is exploration? 07 May 2024
IELTS Academic Reading # 4 - A Workaholic Economy 16 March 2025
IELTS Academic Reading # 6 - A Remarkable Beetle 16 March 2025
IELTS Academic Reading # 7 - Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical Rainforests 16 March 2025