Three full-length Academic Reading passages in authentic IELTS CBT format. 60-minute countdown, split-screen, text highlighting and instant estimated band score.
Passage 1 — Flying Tortoises: Describes the history of giant Galapagos tortoises, their decline due to human exploitation and introduced species, and the conservation effort to reintroduce them using a helicopter operation. Questions 1–13 cover paragraph heading matching and notes completion.
Passage 2 — The Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography: Explores the growing field of health geography, examining how geographical factors influence disease distribution and healthcare access around the world. Questions 14–26 cover paragraph information matching and sentence completion.
Passage 3 — Music and the Emotions: Investigates the neurological basis of emotional responses to music, drawing on a Montreal study of dopamine and brain activity and musicologist Leonard Meyer’s theory of musical expectation. Questions 27–40 cover summary completion, multiple choice and sentence completion.
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Live countdown with colour warnings at 10 and 5 minutes.
IELTS Reading band score calculated the moment you submit.
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