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15th March 2016, 01:46 PM
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Re: IELTS Reading

The Academic and General Training Reading Tests are graded to the same level.

Reading is the second part of the IELTS test, and takes 60 minutes. It consists of three or sometimes four reading passages of increasing difficulty, and there are a total of 40 questions to answer.

Question of IELTS reading:

Questions 1-5
Complete the flow chart below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Building the Windmill
William learned some (1) .................... from a library book.
First, he built a (2) .................... of the windmill.
Then he collected materials from (3) .................... with a relative.
He made the windmill blades from pieces of (4) .....................
He fixed the blades to a (5) .................... and then to part of a bicycle.
He raised the blades on a tower.

Questions 6-10
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage.
In boxes 6-10 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement is true according to the passage
FALSE if the statement is false according to the passage
NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage

6) William used the electricity he created for village transport.
7) At first, William's achievement was ignored by local people.
8) Journalists from other countries visited William's farm.
9) William used money he received to improve water supplies in his village.
10) The health of the villagers has improved since the windmill was built.


Questions 11-13

Answer the questions below.
Use NO MORE THAN ONE WORD and/or a NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

11) How tall was the final tower that William built?
12) What did the villagers use for fuel before the windmill was built?
13) What school subject has become more popular in William's village?

Reading practice qestion paper:

Questions 1-9

The Reading Passage has nine paragraphs A–I.

Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
List of Phrases
i how new employees are used in a company
ii women and Japanese companies
iii why men sometimes resign from Japanese companies
iv permanency in employment in Japan
v recruiting season: who, when and where
vi the social aspect of work
vii the salary structure
viii the recruitment strategy of foreign firms
ix Japanese people after retirement
1) Section A
2) Section B
3) Section C
4) Section D
5) Section E
6) Section F
7) Section G
8) Section H
9) Section I



Questions 10-12

Complete the sentences below with words taken from the reading passage. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

10) Japanese employers believe that moving professionals within companies and listening to workers' views leads to ..............
11) Employees receive their wages monthly and a bonus ..............
12) Japanese workers often form close personal relationships and older staff may even become a ............. to junior staff.

Questions 13-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

13) Company training in Japan
A is not important
B is for factory workers only
C is for professionals only
D is for all staff

14) Foreign firms are keen to employ Japanese women because
A the women are more intelligent than men
B the women that apply are more capable than the men that apply
C the women will be only short-term employees
D the women prefer guaranteed security

15) Japanese people continue to work after retirement because
A they need the income
B they miss working
C they assist in the family business
D they have no status outside employment


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