A short description of what to expect when taking the reading test as part of the IELTS exam. For more English tutorials, please visit: https://www.thelecturette.com

1. About the Reading Test

2. Reading
• Content
• Test Format
• Question Types
• Sources
• Answering and Marking
• Band Score Conversion

3. Reading
• Test Format
• Academic Reading (Not General)
• Three Reading Passages
• 60 Minutes
• 40 Questions

4. Reading
• Question Types
• Sentence Completion
• Summary Completion
• Short Answers
• Multiple Choice
• True/False/Not Given
• Matching Information
• Matching Headings
• Matching Features
• Matching Sentence
Endings

5. Reading
• Sources
• Taken from books, journals, magazines,
newspapers.
• Written for a non-specialist audience.
• General issues accessible to test takers
entering undergraduate or postgraduate
courses or seeking professional registration.

6. Reading
• Sources
• Variety of styles (narrative, descriptive,
argumentative, etc).
• At least 1 text contains a detailed logical
argument.
• Diagrams, graphs or illustrations may be
included.
• Glossary with technical terms included if
necessary.

7. Reading
• Answering and
Marking
• Answers transferred to answer sheet.
• No extra time allowed for transfer.
• Poor spelling and grammar are penalized.
• Each question worth 1 mark.
• Marked by certificated markers.

8. Reading
• Band Score
Conversion
• A band score conversion for each version of
the test.
• A score out of 40 into the IELTS 9-band scale.
• Scores reported in whole and half bands.