A guide to the IELTS modules

IELTS Reading Test is the second module taken inmediately after the IELTS Listening test.

Academic Reading (60 minutes). The three passages contain 2000-2750 words in total and become progressively more difficult, but they are always suitable for non-specialist readers. If any technical terms are used, they will be explained in a glossary.

Passage	Number of Items	Text Type
1	11-15	topics of general interest
2	11-15	non-specialist articles or extracts from books, journals
3	11-15	one, at least, has detailed logical argument

Task types
a. various kinds of multiple-choice questions. b. short-answer questions. c. sentence completion. d. classification. e. matching headings with paragraphs or sections of text. f. completing notes, sentences, tables, summary, diagram or flow chart. g.matching lists/phrases. h.locating information with paragraphs. i. true/false/not given (text information). j. yes/no/not given (writer's views).