Reading General training : test overview

About the IELTS General Reading test :


The reading test is different for IELTS Academic and IELTS General candidates
3 sections, 40 questions, 60 minutes

  1. Section 1 contains two or three short factual texts, one of which may be composite (consisting of 6-8 short texts related by topic, e.g. hotel advertisements). Topics are relevant to everyday life in an English-speaking country
  2. Section 2 contains two short factual texts focusing on work-related issues (e.g. applying for jobs, company policies, pay and conditions, workplace facilities, staff development, and training)
  3. Section 3 contains one longer, more complex text on a topic of general interest

Texts are authentic and are taken from notices, advertisements, company handbooks, official documents, books, magazines, and newspapers.

Instructions to candidates:

In the actual test you will be given the following instructions:
  • do not open this question paper until you are told to do so
  • write your name and candidate number in the spaces at the top of the page
  • read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully
  • answer all the questions
  • write your answers on the answer sheet; use a pencil
  • you must complete the answer sheet within the time limit

At the end of the test, you will be asked to hand in both the question paper and your answer sheet.

IELTS Reading: Top 10 Tips

in this video, we are going to talk about the reading module of the IELTS. we are going to tell you some of our top IELTS reading tips. So let's get started. Click in the link below to download the video:


Practice tasks:

Now let's move on to the practice part, Please click the start now button below to start the exercises :





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