IELTS Reading

3 long passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes total, 1 mark each.

No. Unlike Listening, Reading has no extra transfer time; write answers on the answer sheet as you go.

Roughly 2,150 to 2,750 words total, in academic register.

Choosing the correct option(s) — one from four, or several answers from a longer list.

Distractors are designed to look correct; reading all options helps you eliminate partial or out-of-scope answers.

Yes — most question sets follow the order of information in the passage, so locate answers sequentially.