# IELTS Reading multiple choice: four options, and the answers come in order IELTS Reading multiple choice gives four options, or a sentence with four endings, and the questions follow the text. Three worked items with a passage and the traps that cost marks. ## Exercises Exercises marked (free) are open to everyone; a free account opens the rest. - [Book review: The World of Sugar by Ulbe Bosma, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/book-review-the-world-of-sugar-by-ulbe-bosma) (free) - [Artificial Intelligence, questions 27-29](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/artificial-intelligence) (free) - [Rethinking the Past, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/rethinking-the-past) (free) - [How stress affects our judgement, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/how-stress-affects-our-judgement) (free) - [The persistence and peril of misinformation, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-persistence-and-peril-of-misinformation) (free) - [Is the era of artificial speech translation upon us?, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/is-the-era-of-artificial-speech-translation-upon-us) (free) - [The Unselfish Gene, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-unselfish-gene) (free) - [Living with artificial intelligence, questions 14-19](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/living-with-artificial-intelligence) (free) - [The case for mixed-ability classes, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-case-for-mixed-ability-classes) (free) - [The growth mindset, questions 14-16](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-growth-mindset) (free) - [Insight or evolution?, questions 27-31](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/insight-or-evolution) (free) - [Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers, questions 27-31](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/building-the-skyline-the-birth-and-growth-of-manhattans-skyscrapers) (free) - [The future of work, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-future-of-work) (free) - [I contain multitudes, questions 14-16](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/i-contain-multitudes) (free) - [How to make wise decisions, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/how-to-make-wise-decisions) (free) - [Changes in reading habits, questions 14-17](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/changes-in-reading-habits) (free) - [What is exploration?, questions 27-32](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/what-is-exploration) (free) - [Having a laugh, questions 27-31](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/having-a-laugh) (free) - [Artificial artists, questions 27-31](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/artificial-artists) (free) - [MAKING THE MOST OF TRENDS, questions 27-31](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/making-the-most-of-trends) (free) - [Book Review, questions 27-29](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/book-review) (free) - [Bring back the big cats, questions 14-18](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/bring-back-the-big-cats) (free) - [Neuroaesthetics, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/neuroaesthetics) (free) - [An Introduction to Film Sound, questions 14-18](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/an-introduction-to-film-sound) (free) - [The psychology of innovation, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-psychology-of-innovation) (free) - [When evolution runs backwards, questions 27-31](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/when-evolution-runs-backwards) (free) - [A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently, questions 27-31](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/a-neuroscientist-reveals-how-to-think-differently) (free) - [Striking Back at Lightning With Lasers, questions 1-3](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/striking-back-at-lightning-with-lasers) (free) - [The Nature of Genius, questions 14-18](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-nature-of-genius) (free) - [Biological control of pests, questions 14-17](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/biological-control-of-pests) (free) - [EDUCATING PSYCHE, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/educating-psyche) (free) - [EFFECTS OF NOISE, questions 27-29](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/effects-of-noise) (free) - [Johnson's Dictionary, questions 1-3](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/johnsons-dictionary) (free) - [Visual Symbols and the Blind, questions 27-29](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/visual-symbols-and-the-blind) (free) - [Alternative Medicine in Australia, questions 14-15](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/alternative-medicine-in-australia) (free) - [Micro-Enterprise Credit for Street Youth, questions 1-4](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/micro-enterprise-credit-for-street-youth) (free) - [The Risks of Cigarette Smoke, questions 15-17](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-risks-of-cigarette-smoke) (free) - [HIGHS & LOWS, questions 26-28](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/highs-and-lows) (free) - [VOTES FOR WOMEN, questions 14-15](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/votes-for-women) (free) - [VOTES FOR WOMEN, question 16](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/votes-for-women) (free) - [Measuring Organisational Performance, questions 28-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/measuring-organisational-performance) (free) - [IMPLEMENTING THE CYCLE OF SUCCESS: A CASE STUDY, questions 1-5](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/implementing-the-cycle-of-success-a-case-study) (free) - [Declining Standards of Literacy, questions 14-17](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/declining-standards-of-literacy) (free) - [IS PHOTOGRAPHY ART?, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/is-photography-art) (free) - [Science in Space, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/science-in-space) (free) - [The Swiffer, questions 27-30](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-swiffer) (free) - [Mapungubwe, questions 20-21](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/mapungubwe) - [Artificial Intelligence, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/artificial-intelligence) - [How could multilingualism benefit India's poorest schoolchildren?, questions 24-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/how-could-multilingualism-benefit-indias-poorest-schoolchildren) - [The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft, questions 37-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-globemakers-the-curious-story-of-an-ancient-craft) - [Procrastination, questions 23-24](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/procrastination) - [Procrastination, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/procrastination) - [Invasion of the Robot Umpires, questions 38-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/invasion-of-the-robot-umpires) - [Can the planet's coral reefs be saved?, questions 20-21](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/can-the-planets-coral-reefs-be-saved) - [Can the planet's coral reefs be saved?, questions 22-23](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/can-the-planets-coral-reefs-be-saved) - [Robots and us, questions 37-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/robots-and-us) - [The pirates of the ancient Mediterranean, questions 20-21](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-pirates-of-the-ancient-mediterranean) - [The pirates of the ancient Mediterranean, questions 22-23](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-pirates-of-the-ancient-mediterranean) - [Athletes and stress, questions 23-24](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/athletes-and-stress) - [Athletes and stress, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/athletes-and-stress) - [An inquiry into the existence of the gifted child, questions 38-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/an-inquiry-into-the-existence-of-the-gifted-child) - [The steam car, questions 21-23](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-steam-car) - [Green roofs, questions 10-11](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/green-roofs) - [Green roofs, questions 12-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/green-roofs) - [Alfred Wegener: science, exploration and the theory of continental drift, questions 37-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/alfred-wegener-science-exploration-and-the-theory-of-continental-drift) - [Stadiums: past, present and future, questions 23-24](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/stadiums-past-present-and-future) - [Stadiums: past, present and future, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/stadiums-past-present-and-future) - [To catch a king, questions 36-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/to-catch-a-king) - [Palm oil, questions 21-22](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/palm-oil) - [Does education fuel economic growth?, questions 23-24](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/does-education-fuel-economic-growth) - [Does education fuel economic growth?, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/does-education-fuel-economic-growth) - [The Step Pyramid of Djoser, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-step-pyramid-of-djoser) - [Climate change reveals ancient artefacts in Norway's glaciers, questions 23-24](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/climate-change-reveals-ancient-artefacts-in-norways-glaciers) - [Climate change reveals ancient artefacts in Norway's glaciers, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/climate-change-reveals-ancient-artefacts-in-norways-glaciers) - [Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence, questions 33-35](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/attitudes-towards-artificial-intelligence) - [Driverless cars, questions 23-24](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/driverless-cars) - [Driverless cars, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/driverless-cars) - [Why fairy tales are really scary tales, questions 37-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/why-fairy-tales-are-really-scary-tales) - [Environmental practices of big businesses, questions 32-34](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/environmental-practices-of-big-businesses) - [Environmental practices of big businesses, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/environmental-practices-of-big-businesses) - [The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world, questions 19-20](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-growth-of-bike-sharing-schemes-around-the-world) - [The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world, questions 21-22](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-growth-of-bike-sharing-schemes-around-the-world) - [Saving bugs to find new drugs, questions 21-22](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/saving-bugs-to-find-new-drugs) - [Why zoos are good, questions 23-24](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/why-zoos-are-good) - [Why zoos are good, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/why-zoos-are-good) - [Marine Debris Impact Study, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/marine-debris-impact-study) - [The risks agriculture faces in developing countries, questions 10-11](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-risks-agriculture-faces-in-developing-countries) - [The risks agriculture faces in developing countries, questions 12-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-risks-agriculture-faces-in-developing-countries) - [Music and the emotions, questions 32-36](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/music-and-the-emotions) - [What destroyed the civilisation of Easter Island?, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/what-destroyed-the-civilisation-of-easter-island) - [Neuroaesthetics, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/neuroaesthetics) - [Museums of fine art and their public, questions 32-35](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/museums-of-fine-art-and-their-public) - [Autumn leaves, question 26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/autumn-leaves) - [Beyond the blue horizon, questions 32-35](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/beyond-the-blue-horizon) - [The history of the tortoise, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-history-of-the-tortoise) - [Classroom Noise and Auditory Function Deficits in Children, questions 11-12](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/classroom-noise-and-auditory-function-deficits-in-children) - [Classroom Noise and Auditory Function Deficits in Children, question 13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/classroom-noise-and-auditory-function-deficits-in-children) - [Attitudes to language, question 13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/attitudes-to-language) - [Tidal Power, questions 18-22](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/tidal-power) - [The Development of Museums, questions 31-36](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-development-of-museums) - [The meaning and power of smell, questions 33-36](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-meaning-and-power-of-smell) - [LAND OF THE RISING SUM, questions 10-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/land-of-the-rising-sum) - [Why pagodas don't fall down, questions 11-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/why-pagodas-dont-fall-down) - [Makete Integrated Rural Transport Project, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/makete-integrated-rural-transport-project) - [Population movements and genetics, question 26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/population-movements-and-genetics) - [European Forests: Challenges, Functions, and Policy Responses, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/european-forests-challenges-functions-and-policy-responses) - [The Evolution and Influence of Cinema, questions 10-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-evolution-and-influence-of-cinema) - [Do literate women make better mothers?, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/do-literate-women-make-better-mothers) - [How to Prevent Bullying, questions 31-34](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/how-to-prevent-bullying) - [How to Prevent Bullying, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/how-to-prevent-bullying) - [Nature or Nurture?, questions 20-22](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/nature-or-nurture) - [The Truth about the Environment, questions 33-37](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-truth-about-the-environment) - [BAKELITE, questions 9-10](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/bakelite) - [The Return of Artificial Intelligence, questions 38-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-return-of-artificial-intelligence) - [Children's Ideas About Rainforests, question 14](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/childrens-ideas-about-rainforests) - [Visual Symbols and the Blind, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/visual-symbols-and-the-blind) - [Play is a Serious Business, questions 33-35](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/play-is-a-serious-business) - [Micro-Enterprise Credit for Street Youth, question 13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/micro-enterprise-credit-for-street-youth) - [How Much Higher? How Much Faster?, questions 11-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/how-much-higher-how-much-faster) - [The Nature and Aims of Archaeology, questions 20-21](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-nature-and-aims-of-archaeology) - [The Nature and Aims of Archaeology, questions 22-23](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-nature-and-aims-of-archaeology) - [THE ROCKET - FROM EAST TO WEST, questions 5-6](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-rocket-from-east-to-west) - [THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, questions 34-35](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-scientific-method) - [THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-scientific-method) - [Governments and Environmental Management, questions 23-27](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/governments-and-environmental-management) - [Governments and Environmental Management, question 28](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/governments-and-environmental-management) - [THE CONCEPT OF ROLE THEORY, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-concept-of-role-theory) - [Secrets of the Forest, questions 22-25](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/secrets-of-the-forest) - [HIGHS & LOWS, questions 35-37](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/highs-and-lows) - [Tackling Air Pollution, questions 11-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/tackling-air-pollution) - [VOTES FOR WOMEN, question 27](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/votes-for-women) - [Language Barriers in Communication, questions 18-20](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/language-barriers-in-communication) - [Language Barriers in Communication, questions 25-26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/language-barriers-in-communication) - [Green Wave Washes Over Mainstream Shopping, questions 7-9](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/green-wave-washes-over-mainstream-shopping) - [Declining Standards of Literacy, question 26](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/declining-standards-of-literacy) - [Zoo conservation programmes, questions 23-25](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/zoo-conservation-programmes) - [Zoo conservation programmes, questions 26-28](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/zoo-conservation-programmes) - [Right and left-handedness in humans, questions 11-12](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/right-and-left-handedness-in-humans) - [SPOKEN CORPUS COMES TO LIFE, question 12](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/spoken-corpus-comes-to-life) - [A Workaholic Economy, questions 33-34](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/a-workaholic-economy) - [A Workaholic Economy, questions 35-38](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/a-workaholic-economy) - [Population viability analysis, question 39](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/population-viability-analysis) - [It's your choice! - Or is it really?, questions 37-38](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/its-your-choice-or-is-it-really) - [It's your choice! - Or is it really?, questions 39-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/its-your-choice-or-is-it-really) - [South Pole Adventurer, questions 9-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/south-pole-adventurer) - [Homer's Literary Legacy, questions 33-34](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/homers-literary-legacy) - [Homer's Literary Legacy, questions 35-36](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/homers-literary-legacy) - [Science in Space, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/science-in-space) - [Australia's Lost Giants, questions 19-20](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/australias-lost-giants) - [Australia's Lost Giants, questions 21-22](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/australias-lost-giants) - [The Swiffer, question 40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-swiffer) - [WANT TO BE FRIENDS?, questions 37-38](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/want-to-be-friends) - [WANT TO BE FRIENDS?, questions 39-40](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/want-to-be-friends) - [The Rise of Rooftop Farms, questions 12-13](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/the-rise-of-rooftop-farms) - [Why We Remember Some Dreams, question 21](https://testmigo.com/ielts/reading/why-we-remember-dreams) ## The short answer Reading multiple choice gives you a question with four possible answers, or half a sentence with four possible endings. You choose the one correct answer. Sometimes a longer list asks you to choose more than one, and the instruction says how many. The questions are in the same order as the information in the text. Each correct answer is one mark out of 40, in both Academic and General Training. ## Key facts - **Paper:** Reading - **Module:** Academic and General Training - **Options:** 4, or a longer list when you choose more than one - **Order:** Questions follow the order of the text - **Marks:** 1 per question, out of 40 - **Penalty for a wrong answer:** None Formats, timings and marking come from IELTS's own test-format pages, checked 27 September 2026. ## How it's scored IELTS says this type tests many reading skills: a detailed understanding of specific points, or a general understanding of the main points of the text. Expect both kinds in one set. The questions follow the text, so the answer to question 2 comes after the answer to question 1. Use that: once you find an answer, the next one is further down. > Three of the four options are wrong for a reason you can name: not in the text, the opposite of the text, or true but not what the question asks. Name the reason for each one before you commit. ## Reading multiple choice examples Worked examples written for this page. Answer each one before you open the model response: memorizing a response is scored as an irrelevant answer in the real test. **Example 1 -- a detail** > Seed libraries lend seeds rather than books. A gardener borrows a packet in spring, grows the plants, and returns seeds from the harvest in autumn. The first ones in North America opened in the early 2000s, and there are now several hundred, most of them inside public libraries. Supporters say the main benefit is not free seeds but local adaptation: seeds saved in the same town for several years produce plants suited to its soil and climate. Critics point out that many borrowers never return anything, so the collections depend on a small group of experienced gardeners. Prompt: How does a seed library work? - A. Gardeners buy seeds cheaply from public libraries. - B. Gardeners borrow seeds and return seeds from their harvest. - C. Gardeners swap gardening books for seeds. - D. Experienced gardeners grow seeds for the library to sell. Answer: B. Model response: B. The second sentence describes the cycle: borrow in spring, grow, return seeds from the harvest. Why it scores: A and D add money, which the text never mentions. C takes the word "books" from the first sentence, where the text says seed libraries lend seeds rather than books. **Example 2 -- the main point** > Seed libraries lend seeds rather than books. A gardener borrows a packet in spring, grows the plants, and returns seeds from the harvest in autumn. The first ones in North America opened in the early 2000s, and there are now several hundred, most of them inside public libraries. Supporters say the main benefit is not free seeds but local adaptation: seeds saved in the same town for several years produce plants suited to its soil and climate. Critics point out that many borrowers never return anything, so the collections depend on a small group of experienced gardeners. Prompt: According to supporters, what is the main benefit of seed libraries? - A. The seeds are free to borrow. - B. They are found inside public libraries. - C. The seeds become suited to local conditions. - D. They attract experienced gardeners. Answer: C. Model response: C. Supporters say the main benefit is local adaptation: plants suited to the town's soil and climate. Why it scores: Free seeds is in the text, and the text says it is not the main benefit. The same sentence that rejects A gives you C. **Example 3 -- a sentence ending** > Seed libraries lend seeds rather than books. A gardener borrows a packet in spring, grows the plants, and returns seeds from the harvest in autumn. The first ones in North America opened in the early 2000s, and there are now several hundred, most of them inside public libraries. Supporters say the main benefit is not free seeds but local adaptation: seeds saved in the same town for several years produce plants suited to its soil and climate. Critics point out that many borrowers never return anything, so the collections depend on a small group of experienced gardeners. Prompt: Complete the sentence: critics say that seed libraries... - A. have grown too quickly since the early 2000s. - B. rely on a few people to keep their collections going. - C. should not be run by public libraries. - D. lend seeds that are poorly suited to local soil. Answer: B. Model response: B. Many borrowers return nothing, so the collections depend on a small group of experienced gardeners. Why it scores: The answer is the last sentence, which fits the rule that questions follow the text. A and C use facts from the passage but attach them to a criticism nobody makes. **Three questions is a warm-up, not practice** 10,000+ IELTS practice questions, 20+ full mocks and 20+ sectional tests, with AI band feedback on writing and speaking. One full IELTS mock and one sectional test per skill are free, with question-bank practice and 100 AI scoring coins a month. No card required. [Start practicing free](https://app.testmigo.com/register) ## Common mistakes | What costs marks | Do this instead | | --- | --- | | Choosing an option because its words are in the text. | Check what the text says about those words. Distractors reuse the passage's vocabulary. | | Picking a true statement that does not answer the question. | Reread the question after choosing. True in the text is not enough; it has to answer this question. | | Searching the whole passage for each question. | Start where the previous answer was. The questions follow the text. | | Choosing one answer when the instruction asks for two. | Read the instruction for how many answers you need before you read the options. | **Know what the marks are worth** Reading and Listening are 40 marks each. The band calculator turns a mark out of 40 into a band, and four skill bands into your overall. [Open the IELTS band calculator](/ielts/band-score-calculator) ## How to practice 1. For every wrong option in a set, write the reason in three words: not stated, opposite, or wrong question. 2. Do a set untimed, then again at 90 seconds per question including reading. 3. Answer from the question alone first, in your own words, then find the option closest to what you wrote. ## Common questions ### How many options are there in IELTS Reading multiple choice? Four when you choose one answer. Sometimes there is a longer list and you choose more than one, and the question says how many. ### Do Reading multiple-choice questions follow the text? Yes. IELTS says the questions are in the same order as the information in the text, so the answer to the first question comes before the answer to the second. ### Is multiple choice in General Training Reading too? Yes. IELTS names it on both the Academic and the General Training Reading format pages. **Sources** - [IELTS: Academic Reading test format (checked 27 September 2026)](https://ielts.org/take-a-test/test-types/ielts-academic-test/ielts-academic-format-reading) - [IELTS: General Training Reading test format (checked 27 September 2026)](https://ielts.org/take-a-test/test-types/ielts-general-training-test/ielts-general-training-format-reading) [Practice Reading multiple choice free](https://testmigo.com/ielts)