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.

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15 passages

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

    Children's comprehension of television advertising

    Passage 2
    13 questionsTelevision advertising and children
    • Matching information · 5
    • Matching features · 4
    • Summary completion · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 4

    Copy your neighbour

    Passage 1
    13 questionsTropical butterfly mimicry
    • Matching information · 5
    • True false not given · 6
    • Multiple choice single · 2
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 5

    Researcher on the Tree Crown

    Passage 2
    14 questionsForest canopy research
    • Matching information · 5
    • Summary completion · 4
    • Matching features · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 9

    Can We Hold Back the Flood?

    Passage 1
    12 questionsRiver flood management
    • Matching information · 6
    • Summary completion · 5
    • Multiple choice multi · 1
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 9

    Life-Casting and Art

    Passage 2
    13 questionsArt history criticism
    • Matching information · 5
    • Yes no not given · 6
    • Multiple choice single · 2
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 3 · Reading Mock Test 13

    Antarctica – in from the cold?

    Passage 2
    13 questionsPolar climate science
    • Matching information · 5
    • Matching features · 3
    • Multiple choice single · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 16

    Leaf-Cutting Ants and Fungus

    Passage 2
    13 questionsAnt fungus symbiosis
    • Matching features · 6
    • Matching information · 5
    • Multiple choice single · 2
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 19

    LONGAEVA: Ancient Bristlecone Pine

    Passage 1
    13 questionsAncient tree dendrochronology
    • Matching information · 4
    • Multiple choice single · 3
    • Summary completion · 6
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 19

    Ancient Storytelling

    Passage 2
    13 questionsHistory of storytelling
    • Matching information · 5
    • Matching features · 4
    • Sentence completion · 4
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 22

    SOSUS: Listening to the Ocean

    Passage 1
    13 questionsUnderwater acoustics ocean monitoring
    • True false not given · 4
    • Matching information · 4
    • Multiple choice single · 5
  • Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 24

    Art in Iron and Steel

    Passage 2
    13 questionsEngineering and industry in art
    • Matching information · 5
    • Matching features · 5
    • Summary completion · 3
  • 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 30

    The Culture of Chimpanzee!

    Passage 1
    13 questionsChimpanzee culture research
    • Matching information · 5
    • True false not given · 5
    • Short answer · 3