IELTS Academic · Computer-Based Practice Test 3

IELTS Academic Reading
Practice Test 3

Authentic CBT format with split-screen layout, 60-minute live timer, text highlighting, and instant estimated band score — just like the real computer-delivered IELTS exam.

Duration60 Minutes
Questions40 Total
Passages3 Academic
FormatComputer-Based
Band Score0 – 9

📖 About This Practice Test

This Computer-Based IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 3 replicates the conditions of the official IELTS Academic CBT examination with three full reading passages and 40 questions.

Passage 1 explores the world of wine-making — from fermentation and classification to vintage and the culture of wine assessment in Australia and beyond. Passage 2 presents a critical argument against "envisioning" as a management tool, challenging the modern obsession with visionary leadership in organisations. Passage 3 investigates the very real possibility of a crewed mission to Mars — examining the immense logistical, biological and psychological challenges that stand between humanity and its planetary neighbour.

Use the split-screen interface to read each passage on the left while answering questions on the right. On submission you receive an estimated band score and a full answer review for all 40 questions.

🖊 Text Highlighting — Just Like the Real IELTS CBT

1
Select any text in the reading passage on the left panel by clicking and dragging your mouse.
2
A floating toolbar appears above your selection — click 🖊 Highlight to apply it instantly in yellow.
3
Highlights stay visible even after clicking elsewhere, scrolling, or switching sections and returning.
4
Click any highlighted text to get the red ✕ Remove button, or use 🗑 Clear All above the passage.
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Real CBT Interface

Split-screen mirrors the official IELTS CBT with independent scrolling.

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Text Highlighting

Select text and click Highlight. Persists across sections.

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60-Minute Timer

Countdown with colour alerts at 10 and 5 minutes.

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Instant Band Score

IELTS band score calculated immediately on submission.

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Full Answer Review

All 40 answers reviewed with correct answers shown.

Test Passages
P1
Q1–13
Make That Wine!
P2
Q14–26
That Vision Thing
P3
Q27–40
Destination Mars

📌 Test Instructions

1
Read each passage on the left panel. Answer questions on the right. Both panels scroll independently.
2
Attempt all 40 questions. There is no penalty for wrong answers.
3
Highlight text: select passage text → yellow toolbar appears → click 🖊 Highlight. Click highlighted text to remove it.
4
For fill-in-the-blank questions, type only the number of words specified from the passage.
5
The timer auto-submits at 60 minutes. Use Submit Test to submit early.
6
Use tabs to switch passages, and numbered dots at the bottom to jump to any question.
IELTS Academic Reading — Practice Test 3
Computer-Based IELTS · 3 Passages · 40 Questions
60:00
0 / 40 answered
📖 Reading Passage  |  🖊 Select text to highlight
Results — IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 3
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Estimated IELTS Academic Band Score
0
Correct
0
Incorrect
0
Skipped
0%
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
Limited User
8–9
3.5
Extremely Limited
0–7
3.0
Extremely Limited
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