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.

Yes no not given

18 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 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 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

    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 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 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 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 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

    The Dinosaurs Footprints and Extinction

    Passage 1
    13 questionsDinosaur rise and asteroid impacts
    • Yes no not given · 6
    • Summary completion · 7
  • 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 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