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IELTS General Training Reading

Find the main idea, locate evidence and recognise a writer’s claims.

  • 40 questions
  • 60 minutes
  • Academic or General

Academic Reading contains three long texts. General Training Reading has three sections: everyday texts, workplace texts, and a longer general-interest text. Both have 40 questions in 60 minutes, including entering or transferring answers. Completion tasks have their own word limits; there is no single fixed number of answer gaps for every test.

What you will cover

01

Skimming and scanning

02

True / False / Not Given

03

Matching headings and information

04

Completion and short-answer questions

Format reference: Official syllabus / test guidance ↗ · Check the applicable exam notice for changes.

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