IELTS Reading Practice Test

Questions 1-4

Questions 1–4

Complete the sentences.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

1. Every year, pine trees gain another 1 .

2. The Pyramids were built hundreds of years after 2 .

3. Typical of all pines are their 3 .

4. The wood from pines is not very 4 .

Questions 5-8

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage One?
Write:
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information.
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information.
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this.
5. Ponderosa pines are the largest. 5
6. Pines are familiar to most people. 6
7. Birds usually spread pine seeds. 7
8. Lightning storms benefit pine barrens. 8

Questions 9-11

Questions 9–11

Choose THREE answers from the list, and write the correct letter, A–F, next to the questions.

Which THREE groups of people, A–F, particularly like pine trees?

A A. Plantation owners

B B. Outdoor carpenters

C C. People interested in craft

D D. Certain native communities

E E. Factory owners

F F. Users of turpentine

Questions 12-13

Questions 12 and 13

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.

12 12. Pine cones are

A. complicated.

B. male.

C. mostly the same size.

D. often used as toys in affluent countries.

13 13. Methuselah is

A. 4,842 years old.

B. the oldest tree ever.

C. visited by tourists.

D. not subject to much sunshine.

Questions 17-23

Questions 17–23

Complete the table.

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

Protocol	Detail
1st	have sufficient training and experience	Progression not permitted unless there is 17. 17
2nd	18. 18 must be followed.	must have sufficient 19. 19
3rd	must use a 20. 20	must keep 21. 21
4th	must have at least three independent lights	Dives do not go ahead if 22. 22
5th	must obey rule of thirds	each system usually kept separate, sometimes breathed 23. 23

Questions 24-26

Questions 24–26

Complete the summary.

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

By 24. 24 from her diving companion, Agnes Milowka died, illustrating the dangers involved in cave diving, yet there are 25. 25 which prove it is acceptably safe, and the attraction of seeing sights 26. 26 lures people on.

Questions 27-31

Questions 27–31

Write TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN.

27. Many prison inmates can become worse in prison. 27

28. Prisons usually have good education and therapy systems. 28

29. Psychopathic prisoners often re-offend after being released. 29

30. Supervised release is stricter than parole. 30

31. The abolition of the parole system is usually done after much thought. 31

Questions 32-35

Questions 32–35

Complete the flowchart.

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

32. 32

33. 33

34. 34

35. 35

Questions 36-40

Questions 36–40

Write the specific term for each definition.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

No.	Specific Term	Definition
36.	36	re-offending, after being released from prison
37.	37	manipulating prison officials and procedures
38.	38	an alternative to prison sentences
39.	39	having to be at one's home by a predetermined time
40.	40	time deducted from the sentences of well-behaved prisoners

Notepad

Part 1

Questions 1-4

Questions 1–4

Questions 5-8

Questions 9-11

Questions 9–11

Questions 12-13

Questions 12 and 13

Part 2

Questions 14-16

Questions 14–16

Questions 17-23

Questions 17–23

Questions 24-26

Questions 24–26

Part 3

Questions 27-31

Questions 27–31

Questions 32-35

Questions 32–35

Questions 36-40

Questions 36–40