IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 15

IELTS Academic Module · Computer-Based Reading Test 15

IELTS Academic Reading
Practice Test 15

Three full-length Academic Reading passages in authentic IELTS CBT format. 60-minute countdown, split-screen, text highlighting and instant estimated band score.

Duration60 Minutes

Passages3 Texts

Questions40 Total

FormatComputer-Based

Band Score0 – 9

📚 About This Test

Passage 1 — Green roofs: Explores the environmental, social and economic benefits of green roofs in cities, and what is needed to make them the norm in new developments. Questions 1–13 cover paragraph matching, summary completion and choosing two correct answers.

Passage 2 — The growth mindset: Examines the popular educational theory that intelligence can be developed through effort, and the growing body of criticism questioning whether classroom interventions based on it actually work. Questions 14–26 cover multiple choice, matching statements to people and Yes/No/Not Given.

Passage 3 — Alfred Wegener: A biographer's account of the life of Alfred Wegener, the non-geologist whose theory of continental drift became the foundation of modern plate tectonics. Questions 27–40 cover Yes/No/Not Given, summary completion and multiple choice.

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Text Highlighting

Select any text in the passage to highlight in yellow, green or blue.

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60-Minute Timer

Live countdown with colour warnings at 10 and 5 minutes.

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Instant Band Score

IELTS Reading band score calculated the moment you submit.

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Full Answer Review

All 40 answers reviewed with correct answers shown clearly.

Test Passages

Q1–13
Green Roofs

Q14–26
The Growth Mindset

Q27–40
Alfred Wegener

📌 Test Instructions

Read each passage in the left panel. Answer all questions in the right panel.

To highlight text, select it with your mouse — a colour toolbar appears. Click to mark.

Use the Passage tabs at the top to switch between passages.

For fill-in-blank answers write no more than the word limit stated. Spelling counts.

The timer auto-submits at 60 minutes. Use Submit Test to submit early.

Use the numbered dot bar at the bottom to jump to any question.

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Results — IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 15

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Test Candidate, here are your Reading results

IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 15 · Completed on —

Estimated IELTS Academic Reading Band Score

Correct

Incorrect

Skipped

Score %

0/40

Raw Score

0:00

Time Used

📊 IELTS Band Score Conversion Table (Academic Reading)

39–40

9.0

Expert User

37–38

8.5

Very Good User

35–36

8.0

Very Good User

33–34

7.5

Good User

30–32

7.0

Good User

27–29

6.5

Competent User

23–26

6.0

Competent User

19–22

5.5

Modest User

15–18

5.0

Modest User

13–14

4.5

Limited User

10–12

4.0