This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ielts > Ielts Reading – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ielts Reading Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the word that does not relate to the same topic as the other three. A) Aspect. B) Communication. C) Broadcast. D) Announcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aspect. 2. Palladio's alternative design for the Ducal Palace in Venice wasbased on an English building. A) True. B) False. C) Not Given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. The passage gives an example of a campaign to improve education in Kenya. A) True. B) False. C) Not given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The consequences of an imbalance between the old and the young would be worse in developed countries than in developing countries. A) True. B) False. C) Not given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not given. 5. What accident might occur at work in the morning, after you bought coffee? A) You spill it all over the place accidently. B) You get burns from the hot coffee. C) You contaminate your clothes with it. D) Nothing out of ordinary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You contaminate your clothes with it. 6. The followings belong to the general tips and strategies for Matching Sentence Headings in IELTS Reading, except ..... A) Eliminate Options. B) Synonyms and Paraphrasing. C) Pay Attention to Grammar. D) Focus on the sentence beginnings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pay Attention to Grammar. 7. Dr. Dingle employed a particularly orthodox method to test 'subjects' response to the messages they receive and how they process the messages.The word 'orthodox' is closest meaning to which of following? A) Unique. B) Traditional. C) Unusual. D) Special. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traditional. 8. The author met Lauren Beard when she was working on a comedy scene in her next book. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 9. All the questions in IELTS Reading are multiple choice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. "If the natural gas supply is in shallow water, a technique called cable drilling is used."What is the meaning of "shallow" ? A) Deep. B) Versatile. C) Isolating. D) Having only a short distance from the top to the bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having only a short distance from the top to the bottom. 11. What one of these is not a type of material? A) Mansion. B) Wood. C) Marble. D) Leather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mansion. 12. The passages gradually get harder. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. The St Lawrence River was colonised by Canadians in 1600. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 14. To ask an amount of money for goods or a service A) Pay for. B) Consume. C) Charge for. D) Require. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charge for. 15. "He placed the keys with the intention that the most commonly used letter combinations in English would be spread far apart from one another."What is the synonym for "intention" ? A) Correspondence. B) Purpose. C) Slug. D) Modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 16. The cork oak has the thickest bark of any living tree.1-Cork-the thick bark of the cork oak tree (Quercus suber)-is a remarkable material.2-And the cork oak itself is an extraordinary tree.3-Cork oaks grow in a number of Mediterranean countries, including Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Morocco.This question is required. A) Passage 1. B) Passage 2. C) Passage 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passage 1. 17. What do you have to do in a "Matching Headings" exercise in IELTS Reading? A) Match statements (definitions, reasons, examples, etc.) to paragraphs in the reading text. B) Match the heading in the question to the correct paragraph or reading section in the text. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Match the heading in the question to the correct paragraph or reading section in the text. 18. The texts in the Academic Reading test are taken from: A) Magazines, newspapers, journals, and books. B) Novels and short stories. C) Social media posts. D) Personal blogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magazines, newspapers, journals, and books. 19. Choose an option fill in the blank:"Kenh14.vn ..... before reporters from Vnexpress could even send a reporter to the scene. A) Got the story. B) Got the scoop. C) Broke the story. D) Broke the scoop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broke the story. 20. What are the techniques should I use in Reading? A) Skimming & Scanning. B) Scanning. C) Reading slowly. D) Skimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skimming & Scanning. 21. The answers do not have to be spelled correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Atul Gawande, a surgeon and researcher, advocates for the predominance of transformative interventions over incremental steps in medicine. A) True. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NOT GIVEN. 23. Should there be alien creatures, it is inevitable that human beings would face the dilemma of how to deal with them.The word 'inevitable' is closest in meaning to which of following? A) Unavoidable. B) Necessary. C) Convenient. D) Appropriate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unavoidable. 24. He picked up German very quickly after he moved to the country. A) Fetched. B) Was fluent in. C) Acquired. D) Chose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acquired. 25. What is an essential safety requirement for every device in an electrical system? A) Internal surge protection. B) Sensitivity to variances in the electrical system. C) A grounding mechanism. D) The ability to shut down quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A grounding mechanism. 26. The library will be closed because A) Academics have outstanding loans. B) The university year is over. C) The librarians need to conduct a stocktake. D) The librarians have too much work to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The librarians need to conduct a stocktake. 27. In the previous question which word changes the meaning of the sentence significantly? A) Used. B) Will. C) Only. D) Methodology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only. 28. 16th century trade and human migration patterns reveal that Arab traders and European sailors are likely to have moved coconuts from South and Southeast Asia to Africa and then across the Atlantic to the east coast of America.=> Coconuts were probably transported to Asia from America in the 16th century. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 29. True / False / Not Given 10 ..... Alfred Stieglitz first discovered O'Keeffe's work when she sent some abstract drawings to his gallery in New York City. A) True. B) False. C) Not Given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. How many questions are there in the Ielts Reading Test A) 50. B) 20. C) 40. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40. 31. Binet-Simon tests have been found to be much less predictive of success in the post-secondary academic domain. "post-secondary" refers to ..... A) College, university, or other advanced educational settings beyond the high school level. B) Preschool or early childhood education. C) The training taking place during high school education. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) College, university, or other advanced educational settings beyond the high school level. 32. What is the writer's purpose in this text? A) To analyse the government's role in US fracking. B) To provide an overview of the benefits and risks of US fracking. C) To criticise US fracking techniques. D) To compare US and European fracking methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide an overview of the benefits and risks of US fracking. 33. In the IELTS Reading test, there are ..... questions? A) 40. B) From 30 to 60. C) 30. D) 60. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40. 34. "It will result in significant savings on repair and replacement costs in the long run."What is the meaning of "in the long run" ? A) Certainly. B) Reasonably. C) Far away in the future. D) Long distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Far away in the future. 35. What is the main topic of the passage? A) The financial burden of hosting the Olympic Games. B) The history of the Olympic Games. C) The environmental impact of the Olympic Games. D) The benefits of hosting the Olympic GamesTagsMain ideas and supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The financial burden of hosting the Olympic Games. 36. The average temperatures decreased ..... 2006 to 2010. A) AND. B) FROM. C) BETWEEN. D) IN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FROM. 37. High-tech industries in Asia use more helium than laboratories and manufacturers in other parts of the world. A) Yes. B) No. C) Not given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not given. 38. You need very different reading strategies depending on whether you're taking the general or academic IELTS test. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Scientists have developed a synthetic cork with the same cellular structure as natural cork.1-Most cork forests are family-owned2-Cork harvesting is a very specialised profession.3-And the cork oak itself is an extraordinary treeThis question is required. A) Passage 1. B) Passage 2. C) Passage 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passage 3. 40. We should be able to pay off the ..... within two years. A) Balance. B) Overdraft. C) Savings. D) Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overdraft. 41. STATEMENT:Exposure to different events forces the brain to think differently.PASSAGE:The best way to see things differently to other people is to bombard the brain with things it has never encountered before. Novelty releases the perceptual process from the chains of past experience and forces the brain to make new judgments. A) YES. B) NOT GIVEN. C) No idea. D) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 42. You dry your hands with a: A) Container. B) Towel. C) Bathtub. D) Vent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towel. 43. Do I have extra time to transfer my reading answers to the Answer sheet? A) Yes, you have 5 minutes. B) No, you don't. C) Yes, you have 10 minutes. D) Yes, you have 15 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, you don't. 44. People or animals who live in a certain place A) Landscapes. B) Consumes. C) Psychologists. D) Inhabitants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inhabitants. 45. How can test-takers prepare effectively for the IELTS Reading test? A) Skip practicing reading comprehension exercises. B) Memorize all the answers to the reading passages. C) Practice reading comprehension exercises, improve vocabulary, and familiarize with test format and question types. D) Focus only on improving grammar skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Practice reading comprehension exercises, improve vocabulary, and familiarize with test format and question types. 46. Where should you write the answers as you read? A) On the question booklet. B) On the answer sheet. C) On draft paper. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the answer sheet. 47. Synonym of "shocking" A) Startling. B) Change. C) Serious. D) Bleaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Startling. 48. The money that a person earns/salary A) Income. B) Consumes. C) Lifestyle. D) Reputation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Income. 49. Text:'The Great Wall of China was not built all at once but was constructed over several centuries by various dynasties to protect against invasions.'Statement:The Great Wall was completed during the Ming Dynasty. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NOT GIVEN. 50. Warm, dry, humid climate A) Tropical. B) Income. C) Landscapes. D) Lifestyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 51. Finish the following sentence: "We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek ..... " A) Civilization. B) Tea. C) Moon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civilization. 52. What does the word 'mitigate' mean in the context of the passage? A) To make something less severe, serious, or painful. B) To exaggerate the seriousness of something. C) To ignore something completely. D) To make something more severe and painful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make something less severe, serious, or painful. 53. How many questions are included in IELTS reading? A) 30 questions. B) 50 questions. C) 40 questions. D) 60 questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40 questions. 54. The funding bias towards researching problem areas skews public perception towards a more negative environmental outlook than the facts warrant. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 55. True/False:You should write all your answers in the answer sheet. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Choose ONE phrase to complete each of the following sentence:In literature ..... A) Become involved in hazardous research. B) Scientists are seen to interfere with nature. C) Work in groups in an unethical way. D) Does not make moral judgements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientists are seen to interfere with nature. 57. True / False / Not Given 9 ..... When O'Keeffe finished high school, she had already made her mind up about the career that she wanted. A) True. B) False. C) Not Given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. The fast food restaurant menu was filled with ..... options like double cheeseburgers, fries, and milkshakes. A) Calorie-laden. B) Calorie-conscious. C) Low-calorie. D) Calorie-deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calorie-laden. 59. We have ..... to bury garbage in the ground. A) Multitude. B) Habitable. C) Landfill. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landfill. 60. You don't need to understand every word used in an IELTS reading passage. BUT what you must do is always try to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by considering the context. What is the sentence that the word appears in about? What other words are used with it? What is the connotation? Is it positive, negative, or neutral? A) Not Given. B) Always. C) Yes. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Always. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIelts Reading Quiz 1Ielts Reading Quiz 3Ielts Reading Quiz 4Ielts Reading Quiz 5Ielts Reading Quiz 6Ielts Reading Quiz 7Ielts Reading Quiz 8Ielts Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books