Step 1
Pick a pack
Choose a full Academic Reading pack and start with exam-style timing.
IELTS Reading hub
Build the speed and accuracy to stop losing marks in IELTS Academic Reading.
IELTS Academic Reading gives you three passages, 40 questions, and 60 minutes. The score depends on how quickly you can locate evidence, handle paraphrase, and avoid traps in question types such as matching headings, true/false/not given, multiple choice, and sentence completion.
Practice library
40+ full packs with scoring and review.
Each session includes a live timer, instant scoring, band estimates, and a full answer review after submission so you can see which question type is costing marks.
Step 2
Complete the session
Work through three passages, 40 questions, and a 60-minute timer without pausing.
Step 3
Review answers
Use the answer review to identify question types, traps, and the exact clue you missed.
Step 4
Track improvement
Repeat weak question types and compare band estimates across sessions.
Question-type control
Practise the trap, not only the passage.
Strong readers still lose marks when they misread the task. Use review time to ask whether the mistake came from paraphrase, evidence location, grammar in the statement, or rushing the final passage.
Matching headings
Mark the clue words, find the evidence line, and write why the wrong answer looked tempting.
True, false, not given
Mark the clue words, find the evidence line, and write why the wrong answer looked tempting.
Multiple choice
Mark the clue words, find the evidence line, and write why the wrong answer looked tempting.
Sentence completion
Mark the clue words, find the evidence line, and write why the wrong answer looked tempting.
Summary completion
Mark the clue words, find the evidence line, and write why the wrong answer looked tempting.
Matching information
Mark the clue words, find the evidence line, and write why the wrong answer looked tempting.
What Reading bands usually mean in practice
Band 6
You usually understand the main ideas, but lose marks when paraphrase, dense paragraphs, or not-given logic becomes subtle.
Band 7
You can handle most passages, but the score depends on faster scanning, cleaner evidence matching, and fewer rushed guesses.
Band 8
You read accurately under pressure and recover quickly from difficult questions without sacrificing the later passage.
Open the Reading library and start with one timed pack.
Use the first attempt as a baseline, then repeat the weakest question type before moving to another full pack.