IELTS Academic Reading Exercises

The reading part of the IELTS exam lasts for one hour and comprises three reading passages. The total word count across the three passages is in the region of 2400-2600 words. You will have to answer a total of forty questions in the whole Academic Reading section, with each reading passage having two or three exercises attached to it.

There are a wide variety of reading comprehension exercises: gap fill, multiple choice, multiple matching, note completion, summary completion and more.

Record Number of Americans Give Up Citizenship

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 1
Exercise Number: IELTS001

Tilting Tower Of Pisa

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 2
Exercise Number: IELTS002

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 3
Exercise Number: IELTS003

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In Awe Of Bats

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 4
Exercise Number: IELTS004

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 5
Exercise Number: IELTS005

You And Forest Fires

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 6
Exercise Number: IELTS006

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 7
Exercise Number: IELTS007

Water's Edge: A Shrinking River Threatens the U.S. Southwest

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 8
Exercise Number: IELTS008

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 9
Exercise Number: IELTS009

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Sights, Sounds, and Smells Of Johnson's London

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 10
Exercise Number: IELTS010

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 11
Exercise Number: IELTS011

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 12
Exercise Number: IELTS012

Jordan: Lost City Of The Black Desert

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 13
Exercise Number: IELTS013

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 14
Exercise Number: IELTS014

The Little Ice Age

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 15
Exercise Number: IELTS015

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 16
Exercise Number: IELTS016

The Geography Of Nowhere

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 17
Exercise Number: IELTS017

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 18
Exercise Number: IELTS018

The Living Rock

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 19
Exercise Number: IELTS019

Academic IELTS Reading Exercise 20
Exercise Number: IELTS020

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