This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ielts > Ielts Reading – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ielts Reading Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Skim passage $\rightarrow$> read the questions VERY CLOSELY and determine what you are being asked to answer $\rightarrow$> scan the passage for the information that relates to the questions $\rightarrow$> check question one more time and compare to the evidence that you have found $\rightarrow$> finish and repeat. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 2. Identify the purpose of the passage:'The passage aims to inform readers about the consequences of air pollution on human health and the measures that can be taken to reduce its impact.' A) The consequences of air pollution on human health and measures to reduce its impact. B) The consequences of air pollution on animal health. C) The benefits of air pollution on human health. D) The history of air pollution research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The consequences of air pollution on human health and measures to reduce its impact. 3. The answers for the Ielts Reading Multiple Choice are in order A) YES. B) NO. C) NO IDEA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 4. Interpret the data presented in the graph:What is the trend in ocean acidification over the past century? A) Ocean acidification has shown a fluctuating pattern over the past century. B) Ocean acidification has significantly decreased over the past century. C) Ocean acidification has remained unchanged over the past century. D) Ocean acidification has increased overall over the past century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean acidification has increased overall over the past century. 5. Is it necessary to transfer your answers to the answer sheet? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. If you hear an alarm, what should you do? A) Take a nap. B) Start cooking. C) Pay attention and prepare for action. D) Close your ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pay attention and prepare for action. 7. How long is the duration for the IELTS Reading section? A) 60 minutes (10-minute transfer time included). B) 120 minutes (10-minute transfer time included). C) 120 minutes + 10 minutes of transfer time. D) 60 minutes + 10 minutes of transfer time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 60 minutes (10-minute transfer time included). 8. Life ..... is the lowest in the regions of central Africa. A) Prevention. B) Caregiving. C) Expectancy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expectancy. 9. Existing or originating outside of the Earth or its atmosphere. (ADJECTIVE) A) Extracurricular. B) Extravagant. C) Extrajudicial. D) Extraterrestrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extraterrestrial. 10. Remember that the reading section is a vocabulary assessment:the correct answers will most likely be paraphrased. A) Yes. B) No. C) Not Given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. What does it mean to activate a fire alarm? A) Paint it. B) Turn it on or start it. C) Turn it off. D) Set it up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turn it on or start it. 12. What is the proposed solution to prevent congestion on highways? A) Setting a maximum capacity for vehicles. B) Timing each vehicle's entry. C) Adding more lanesTagsComprehending a text. D) Increasing the speed limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increasing the speed limit. 13. How much time do you have to complete the Listening section in the IELTS test? A) 60 minutes (50 minutes + 10 minutes of transfer time). B) 30 minutes + 10-minute transfer time. C) 30 minutes (10-minute transfer time included). D) 40 minutes (35 minutes + 5 minutes of transfer time). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 minutes + 10-minute transfer time. 14. Choose the answer closest in meaning:The proposals were drawn up in 2004. A) The proposals were produced in 2004. B) The proposals were painted in 2004. C) The proposals were mentioned in 2004. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The proposals were produced in 2004. 15. "It was not long before the warm water remaining in the Mediterranean Sea began to vanish."What is the synonym for "vanish" ? A) Disappear. B) Stem. C) Block. D) Raise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappear. 16. Equal gender rights ..... A) Are one of the causes of new approaches to work. B) Have affected the global economy. C) Are the result of globalization. D) Have been influenced by communication technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are one of the causes of new approaches to work. 17. What are some common mistakes students make when skimming and scanning? A) Reading too much text or focusing on irrelevant information. B) Focusing on relevant information. C) Not reading the text at all. D) Reading too slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading too much text or focusing on irrelevant information. 18. Understand the vocabulary in context:What is the meaning of the word 'sustainable' as used in the passage? A) Harmful and damaging. B) Temporary and short-term. C) Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. D) Unpredictable and uncertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. 19. IELTS Reading Test is the same between academic training and general training. A) True. B) False. C) Partially Accurate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Change their tunes: A) Change their voice. B) Sing better. C) Have different thoughts. D) They say they love you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have different thoughts. 21. You ..... use the headings more than once. A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot. 22. What is the main impact of hosting the Olympics? A) Concentration of benefits in a single metropolitan center. B) Equal distribution of benefits across the population. C) Decrease in overall economic development. D) Negative impact on the environmentTagsMain ideas and supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concentration of benefits in a single metropolitan center. 23. What types of questions can be expected in the IELTS Reading test? A) Matching pictures to descriptions. B) Yes/No questions. C) Multiple choice, matching headings, matching information, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flowchart completion, diagram label completion, short-answer questions, True/False/Not Given. D) Fill in the blanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple choice, matching headings, matching information, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flowchart completion, diagram label completion, short-answer questions, True/False/Not Given. 24. Individual cork oak trees must be left for 25 years between the first and second harvest.1-The classic cork stopper does have several advantages, however.2-Recent years have seen the end of the virtual monopoly of cork as the material for bottle stoppers, due to concerns about the effect it may have on the contents of the bottle.3-Most cork forests are family-owned.This question is required. A) Passage 1. B) Passage 2. C) Passage 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passage 3. 25. There's a growing ..... among consumers for more organic products. A) Origin. B) Substance. C) Desire. D) Possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desire. 26. What is the main concern highlighted in the passage 'The Cost of Hosting the Olympic Games'? A) High costs involved in the bidding process. B) Infrastructure development. C) Maintenance of facilities. D) Benefits of hosting the gamesTagsMain ideas and supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infrastructure development. 27. Google's second condition for getting a refund from the store is that you do not violate any terms and conditions of use when using Google's services. A) Getting money back. B) Getting fun back. C) Getting money. D) Getting money away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting money back. 28. You have to choose ..... of the five options in each set. A) Two. B) Three. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 29. TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?Science and Technology must be seen as separate entities. A) True. B) False. C) Not given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Antonym of permanent A) Punctual. B) Temporary. C) Fulltime. D) Long-term. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporary. 31. The experiment with the rats showed that A) Brain structure only changed when the rats were given a familiar toy. B) Brain structure only changed when the rats were given a familiar toy. C) Brain structure only changed when the rats were given a familiar toy. D) Brain structure only changed when the rats were given a familiar toy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain structure only changed when the rats were given a familiar toy. 32. What is the scoring system for the IELTS Reading test? A) Band scores ranging from 0 to 9. B) Scores ranging from 0 to 100. C) Scores ranging from 1 to 10. D) Scores ranging from A to F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Band scores ranging from 0 to 9. 33. Few predators fail to pursue such obviously vulnerable prey. Needless to say, each short run between 'flight attempts' is directed away from the nest. the word 'pursue' is closest in meaning to which of following? A) Defend. B) Notice. C) Catch. D) Chase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chase. 34. The opinions that most people have about something or someone. What they are known for. A) Reputation. B) Income. C) Lifestyle. D) Landscapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reputation. 35. What types of questions might you find on the IELTS Reading test? A) Multiple choice. B) Matching headings. C) True/False/Not Given. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 36. "Children are able to rapidly interpret visual clues to assist with their overall language comprehension."What is the synonym for "rapidly" ? A) Visually. B) Logically. C) Quickly. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 37. To acheive the best performance, it is neccessary to undergo various significant ..... of habitual behaviour and some certain negative traits of personality. A) Determined. B) Habit. C) Transformation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformation. 38. Which type of question requires you to choose from more than 3 options. The answers may come from one or several paragraph/s. A) Multiple choice. B) Summary completion. C) Pick from a list. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pick from a list. 39. Only a small fraction of people have imagination as ..... as Lauren does. A) Vibrant. B) Colorful. C) Rainbow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vibrant. 40. What is the writer's overall purpose in writing this article? A) To compare different methods oi dealing with auditory problems. B) To provide solutions for overly noisy learning environments. C) To increase awareness of the situation oi children with auditory problems. D) To promote New Zealand as a model for other countries to follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To increase awareness of the situation oi children with auditory problems. 41. Probably the earliest way of keeping a count was by some simple tall method, employing the principle of one-to-one correspondence.The word 'employing' is closest in meaning to which of following? A) Paying. B) Focusing. C) Hiring. D) Using. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using. 42. He ..... say whatever he likes A) Is entitled to. B) Requires. C) Borrows. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is entitled to. 43. What is scanning? A) Randomly guessing without any purpose. B) Systematically searching for something or gathering information. C) Ignoring information and not paying attention. D) Focusing on one specific detail and ignoring the rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systematically searching for something or gathering information. 44. The questions follow the order of the text in most cases. A) True. B) False. C) Partially Accurate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Test takers are required to choose the best answer from four alternatives (A, B, C or D), or the best two answers from five alternatives (A, B, C, D or E), or the best three answers from seven alternatives (A, B, C, D, E, F or G). A) Matching heading. B) Identifying information. C) Identifying writer's views/claims. D) Multiple choice type of question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multiple choice type of question. 46. What is the (near) synonym of the world "circuit" ? A) Circuit. B) Components. C) Corrode. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circuit. 47. The IELTS Listening test is designed to assess a wide range of listening skills, except ..... A) Understand main ideas and specific factual information. B) Recognise the opinions, attitudes and purpose of a speaker. C) Use a range of vocabulary and grammar accurately. D) Follow the development of an argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a range of vocabulary and grammar accurately. 48. There are a lot of subjectivity in comparing people's imagination-somebody's vivid scene could be another person's ..... A) Clear. B) Grainy Picture. C) HD Photo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grainy Picture. 49. The Reading test is divided into four sections of increasing difficulty. A) True. B) False. C) Partially Accurate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Partially Accurate. 50. The staff will notify the fire department. To notify means to: A) Ignore. B) Move. C) Inform or tell. D) Sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inform or tell. 51. Organised and carried out A) Satisfy. B) Conducted. C) Preserved. D) Pretended. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conducted. 52. Text:'Unlike other primates, humans have developed the ability to use complex language to communicate abstract ideas.'Statement:Only humans are capable of communicating with each other. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 53. The owner of the house is making the property safe and ..... A) Crime rate. B) Close proximity. C) Habitable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitable. 54. TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?Parents want to have cloned children now. A) True. B) False. C) Not given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not given. 55. Who wrote a novel about a giant squid? A) Alfred Lord Tennyson. B) Stephen King. C) Jules Verne. D) Emily Alder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jules Verne. 56. He is not ..... to stay out late A) Borrowed. B) Required. C) Allowed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowed. 57. When is scanning most useful? A) When trying to quickly gather information or identify specific details. B) When trying to ignore details. C) When trying to memorize information. D) When trying to slow down the process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When trying to quickly gather information or identify specific details. 58. What is the meaning of the word part "chrono" ? A) Measure. B) Time. C) Life. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 59. Overcurrents course through the entire distribution system unless they are discharged into the earth. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 60. What is the antonym of 'amateur'? A) Lazy. B) Including friends and family. C) Professional. D) Unprofessional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Professional. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIelts Reading Quiz 1Ielts Reading Quiz 2Ielts Reading Quiz 3Ielts Reading Quiz 4Ielts Reading Quiz 5Ielts Reading Quiz 6Ielts Reading Quiz 7Ielts Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books