IELTS Exam : Read about Reading Module
Duration of Reading Module
  • Reading is the second part of the IELTS test, and takes 60 minutes.

  • It consists of three or sometimes four reading passages of increasing
    difficulty and there is a total of 40 questions to answer, you must enter
    your answers on the reading answer sheet and be aware that no extra
    time is given for transferring your answers.
Exam Structure
Section
Topic
Area
Example
Section 1
Social situations in an
English speaking context
 Reading is on a
subject that you
encounter in
everyday life
situations
 Job Advertisement
Notices
Time tables
Section 2
A training context
 Reading on a
training context
 Description of a course
Essay on current training
Section 3 &
4
Extended prose or
articles using more
complex language
Reading on a
subject with
complexity
Travel advertisement
Tourist description
Tour plan
Type of Questions appearing in Reading Module
Type of Questions
Example
Short answer
 
Multiple Choice
 
Matching headings or
lists
 
Viewpoint questions
 
Classification
 
Notes,summary
,sentence
 
Diagram completion
and labeling
 
Table completion
  
Flowchart  completion
 

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