IELTS Academic Module · Computer-Based Reading Test 9

IELTS Academic Reading
Practice Test 9

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 — Australia's Sporting Success: Explores how Australia dominates world sport through its network of sporting academies, scientific research and data-driven coaching. Questions 1–13 cover paragraph matching, classifying techniques and short-answer questions.

Passage 2 — Delivering the Goods: Examines the rapid growth of international trade and the role of falling transport costs, containerisation and deregulation in driving global commerce. Questions 14–26 cover paragraph matching, True/False/Not Given and summary completion.

Passage 3 — Climate Change and the Inuit: Investigates how climate change is dramatically affecting the Inuit people of Arctic Canada and how they are combining traditional knowledge with modern science. Questions 27–40 cover heading matching and summary completion.

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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
Australia's Sporting Success

Q14–26
Delivering the Goods

Q27–40
Climate Change & the Inuit

📌 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 9

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Test Candidate, here are your Reading results

IELTS Academic Reading Practice Test 9 · 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