IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 10

A complete 40-question Academic Reading paper: how the sea floor has been measured, from weighted ropes to beams of sound and satellites, how songbirds come to sing in local dialects, and what English as the language of science costs researchers whose first language is something else. Eight question types, one hour, and a band score the moment you hand in.

Questions: 40
Time: 60 min
Marked: Instantly

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Exam conditionsThe passage as the paper prints it, and 60 minutes on the clock.PracticeThe same passage and the same questions, with the harder words marked in the text — hover or tap one for its meaning, in English or in your own language. You can check your answers as you go. The clock counts up rather than down, and nothing is handed in for you.

The clock starts when you press the button.