Practise IELTS Reading by question type
Each question type tests a different reading skill. Pick the one you find hardest, learn the method, then practise timed sets taken from our full tests.
True / False / Not Given
You decide whether each statement agrees with the information in the passage (TRUE), contradicts it (FALSE), or isn't covered at all (NOT GIVEN).
508 sets · 3392 questionsYes / No / Not Given
Like True/False/Not Given, but about the writer's opinions and claims.
457 sets · 2233 questionsMultiple choice
Choose one answer from four options, or choose two or three letters from a longer list.
860 sets · 2854 questionsMatching headings
Choose the heading that best sums up the main idea of each paragraph or section.
205 sets · 1278 questionsMatching information
Find which paragraph contains a specific piece of information, such as a reason, an example, a comparison or a description.
294 sets · 1458 questionsMatching features
Match statements to a list of options from the passage: often people and the ideas or findings linked to them, but sometimes places, dates or theories..
211 sets · 979 questionsMatching sentence endings
Complete each sentence beginning with the correct ending from a list.
156 sets · 700 questionsSentence completion
Fill each gap with words taken from the passage, keeping to the word limit.
183 sets · 877 questionsSummary completion
Complete a summary of part of the passage, either with words from the text or by choosing from a list of words.
618 sets · 3090 questionsNote, table and flow-chart completion
Complete notes, a table or a flow chart summarising part of the passage, using words from the text within the word limit.
463 sets · 2416 questionsDiagram label completion
Label a diagram using words from a description in the passage, within a word limit.
68 sets · 350 questionsShort-answer questions
Answer factual questions with a few words or a number from the passage.
144 sets · 653 questions