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IELTS Academic Reading practice test 8
The most demanding of tests 5 to 8, in the real IELTS Academic Reading format: three passages and 40 questions in 60 minutes. Passage 1 examines the Little Ice Age (True/False/Not Given, summary completion and multiple choice). Passage 2 explains why bacteria resist antibiotics (matching information, sentence completion, True/False/Not Given and multiple choice). Passage 3 argues about how people judge risk (matching features, Yes/No/Not Given and summary completion). Answers to completion questions must be words from the passage within the word limit. Each correct answer earns one mark; the real test converts the raw score out of 40 to a band from 1 to 9.
Exam mode: timed, answers at the end, like the real test. Practice mode: untimed, the answer and explanation after each question.
What is in this test
Covers: true false not given (9) · summary completion (9) · multiple choice (5) · yes no not given (5) · matching information (4) · sentence completion (4) · matching features (4)
A sample question
Complete the sentence below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for the answer. On farms, antibiotics have been given to healthy animals partly to encourage ______.
Marked when you take the test; the explanation appears in your review.