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.

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37 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
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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
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 1 · Reading Mock Test 4
Tasmanian Tiger
Passage 2
13 questionsWildlife conservation
- Summary completion · 4
- Matching features · 6
- Multiple choice single · 3
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 6
The Efficacy of Hypnotherapy
Passage 2
14 questionsClinical hypnotherapy research
- Multiple choice single · 3
- Summary completion · 5
- Short answer · 2
- Matching features · 4
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 7
Passage 1
Passage 1
13 questionsHousing market economics
- Note completion · 7
- True false not given · 5
- Multiple choice single · 1
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 8
Fossil files "The Paleobiology Database"
Passage 2
12 questionsFossil biodiversity research
- Matching headings · 6
- Matching features · 3
- Multiple choice multi · 1
- Multiple choice single · 2
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 2 · Reading Mock Test 9
Life-Casting and Art
Passage 2
13 questionsArt history criticism
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- Yes no not given · 6
- Multiple choice single · 2
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 3 · Reading Mock Test 12
Memory and Age
Passage 2
13 questionsMemory and aging
- Multiple choice single · 4
- Summary completion · 6
- Matching features · 3
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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
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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
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 16
Leaf-Cutting Ants and Fungus
Passage 2
13 questionsAnt fungus symbiosis
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- Matching information · 5
- Multiple choice single · 2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 4 · Reading Mock Test 20
Smell and Memory
Passage 2
13 questionsOlfactory memory research
- Matching features · 5
- Multiple choice single · 4
- Note completion · 4
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 21
California's age of Megafires
Passage 1
13 questionsCalifornia wildfire management
- Summary completion · 6
- Multiple choice single · 3
- True false not given · 4
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 21
Griffith and American films
Passage 2
13 questionsEarly american film industry
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- Matching features · 4
- Multiple choice single · 3
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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
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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
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 23
Finding Our Way
Passage 2
13 questionsHuman spatial navigation
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- Multiple choice single · 3
- True false not given · 5
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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
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 5 · Reading Mock Test 25
Mrs. Carlill and the Carbolic Smoke Ball
Passage 2
13 questionsCarbolic smoke ball contract law
- True false not given · 4
- Summary completion · 4
- Matching features · 4
- Multiple choice single · 1
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 26
Water Filter
Passage 2
13 questionsLow cost ceramic water filters
- Flow chart completion · 6
- True false not given · 4
- Multiple choice single · 3
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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
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 28
The Exploration of Mars
Passage 3
14 questionsMars exploration and astrobiology
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- Multiple choice single · 4
- True false not given · 4
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Cambridge Mock Tests · Volume 6 · Reading Mock Test 30
The Rise of Agritourism
Passage 2
13 questionsAgritourism rural economy
- Multiple choice single · 6
- Note completion · 7
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Multiple choice single

A New Voyage Round the World

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

Copy your neighbour

Tasmanian Tiger

Paper or Computer?

The Efficacy of Hypnotherapy

Movie of Metropolis

Passage 1

Film Noir

Fossil files "The Paleobiology Database"

Personality and Appearance

Life-Casting and Art

Memory and Age

Save Endangered Language

Antarctica – in from the cold?

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Leaf-Cutting Ants and Fungus

Assessing the risk

Learning lessons from the past

LONGAEVA: Ancient Bristlecone Pine

Music: Language We All Speak

Smell and Memory

Communicating Conflict!

California's age of Megafires

Griffith and American films

Environmentally-friendly vehicles

SOSUS: Listening to the Ocean

Communication in science

Finding Our Way

Compliance or Noncompliance for Children

Beyond the Blue Line

Mrs. Carlill and the Carbolic Smoke Ball

Communicating Styles and Conflict

Water Filter

Motivating Drives

The Exploration of Mars

The Rise of Agritourism