IELTS General Training · Computer-Based Reading Test 3

IELTS General Reading
Practice Test 3

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

Duration60 Minutes

Sections3 Texts

Questions40 Total

FormatComputer-Based

Band Score0 – 9

📚 About This Test

Section 1 — Social Survival: Short profiles of five Online Tutors offering English lessons, followed by a No-Waste Recycling Guide explaining what goes in the blue box, yellow bag and blue bag.

Section 2 — Workplace Survival: An overview of a career in hotel management and the International College of Hospitality Management, its training facilities and student residence, and its short courses.

Section 3 — General Reading: A long, detailed article exploring why tech start-ups are increasingly staying private for longer, and what that means for founders, employees and investors.

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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 Sections

S1

Q1–14
Online Tutors & Recycling

S2

Q15–27
Hotel Management

S3

Q28–40
Tech Start-Ups Staying Private

📌 Test Instructions

1

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

2

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

3

Use the Section tabs at the top to switch between sections.

4

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

5

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

6

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

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Results — IELTS General Reading Practice Test 3

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Test Candidate, here are your Reading results

IELTS General Reading Practice Test 3 · Completed on —

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Estimated IELTS General Training Reading Band Score

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Correct

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Incorrect

0

Skipped

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Score %

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Raw Score

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Time Used

📊 IELTS Band Score Conversion Table (General Training Reading)

40

9.0

Expert User

39

8.5

Very Good User

37–38

8.0

Very Good User

36

7.5

Good User

34–35

7.0

Good User

32–33

6.5

Competent User

30–31

6.0

Competent User

27–29

5.5

Modest User

23–26

5.0

Modest User

19–22

4.5

Limited User

15–18

4.0