IELTS preparation · Academic Reading

Reading study catalog

Study one passage at a time. Every published Cambridge-style Reading passage, browsable by its position in the test or by the question types it uses.

Question-type drills need no account. Starting a passage needs a free one, so the attempt lands in your history.

Passage 3

28 passages

  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 1

    A New Voyage Round the World

    Passage 3
    14 questionsHistory of travel writing
    • Multiple choice single · 5
    • Summary completion word bank · 4
    • Yes no not given · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 2

    A closer examination of a study on verbal and non-verbal messages

    Passage 3
    14 questionsNon verbal communication research
    • Summary completion word bank · 4
    • Yes no not given · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 3

    Keeping the fun in funfairs

    Passage 3
    13 questionsAmusement ride engineering
    • Matching headings · 6
    • Sentence completion · 4
    • Yes no not given · 3
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 4

    E-training

    Passage 3
    11 questionsCorporate e learning
    • Matching headings · 6
    • Matching information · 4
    • Multiple choice multi · 1
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 5

    Asian Space Satellite Technology

    Passage 3
    13 questionsAsian space technology
    • Matching headings · 5
    • Matching features · 4
    • True false not given · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 10

    Paper or Computer?

    Passage 3
    14 questionsWorkplace document technology
    • Matching headings · 6
    • Summary completion · 4
    • Multiple choice single · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 6

    Movie of Metropolis

    Passage 3
    13 questionsScience fiction cinema
    • Yes no not given · 3
    • Summary completion · 6
    • Multiple choice single · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 7

    Film Noir

    Passage 3
    14 questionsFilm history
    • Yes no not given · 6
    • Note completion · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 3
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 8

    Personality and Appearance

    Passage 3
    14 questionsPsychology of first impressions
    • Yes no not given · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 5
    • Matching sentence endings · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 9

    How should reading be taught?

    Passage 3
    14 questionsReading instruction research
    • Matching headings · 5
    • True false not given · 5
    • Matching features · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 3 · Reading Mock Test 11

    Putting the brakes on climate change

    Passage 3
    14 questionsHydrogen fuel cell vehicles
    • Matching headings · 6
    • Sentence completion · 4
    • True false not given · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 3 · Reading Mock Test 12

    Save Endangered Language

    Passage 3
    14 questionsEndangered language preservation
    • Matching headings · 7
    • Matching features · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 2
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 3 · Reading Mock Test 13

    Talc Powder

    Passage 3
    14 questionsIndustrial mineral applications
    • Matching features · 6
    • Summary completion · 6
    • Short answer · 2
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 3 · Reading Mock Test 15

    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Passage 3
    14 questionsCognitive psychology
    • Multiple choice single · 6
    • Yes no not given · 5
    • Matching sentence endings · 3
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 16

    Assessing the risk

    Passage 3
    14 questionsScience risk policy
    • True false not given · 6
    • Summary completion · 7
    • Multiple choice single · 1
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 17

    Learning lessons from the past

    Passage 3
    14 questionsArchaeology of societal collapse
    • Multiple choice single · 4
    • Yes no not given · 5
    • Matching sentence endings · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 19

    Music: Language We All Speak

    Passage 3
    14 questionsMusic and neuroscience
    • Matching headings · 5
    • Matching features · 7
    • Multiple choice single · 2
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 20

    Communicating Conflict!

    Passage 3
    14 questionsWorkplace communication styles
    • Matching headings · 8
    • True false not given · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 1
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 21

    Environmentally-friendly vehicles

    Passage 3
    14 questionsElectric and hybrid car history
    • Multiple choice single · 4
    • Yes no not given · 5
    • Summary completion word bank · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 22

    Communication in science

    Passage 3
    14 questionsScience communication
    • Multiple choice single · 5
    • True false not given · 4
    • Summary completion · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 23

    Compliance or Noncompliance for Children

    Passage 3
    14 questionsChild compliance parenting
    • Multiple choice single · 5
    • Matching features · 4
    • Yes no not given · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 24

    Beyond the Blue Line

    Passage 3
    14 questionsLapita pacific seafaring archaeology
    • Summary completion word bank · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 4
    • True false not given · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 25

    Communicating Styles and Conflict

    Passage 3
    14 questionsWorkplace communication styles
    • Matching headings · 8
    • True false not given · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 1
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 26

    High Speed Photography

    Passage 3
    14 questionsHigh speed and time lapse photography
    • Matching features · 4
    • Summary completion · 5
    • Matching headings · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 27

    Motivating Drives

    Passage 3
    12 questionsEmployee motivation drives
    • Multiple choice single · 5
    • Multiple choice multi · 1
    • Yes no not given · 6
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 28

    The Exploration of Mars

    Passage 3
    14 questionsMars exploration and astrobiology
    • Matching information · 6
    • Multiple choice single · 4
    • True false not given · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 29

    Using Mathematics to Secure Our Money

    Passage 3
    14 questionsCryptography and payment security
    • Matching headings · 6
    • Note completion · 4
    • Yes no not given · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 30

    Sunset for the Oil Business

    Passage 3
    14 questionsOil depletion forecasting
    • Yes no not given · 5
    • Note completion · 4
    • Matching features · 5