This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ielts > Ielts Reading – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ielts Reading Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Takes in or eats up A) Consumes. B) Inhabitants. C) Landscapes. D) Psychologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumes. 2. You need to understand the whole passage before doing any of the questions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. All variations in electrical voltage are potentially damaging and must be prevented. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 4. Lauren Beard's career depends on her imagination. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. "She believes that the region's inhabitants moved into the valleys because they were less impacted by the droughts."What is the synonym for "impact" ? A) Maximize. B) Influence. C) Implement. D) Settle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence. 6. What is the total number of questions in the Academic IELTS Reading test? A) 30. B) 40. C) 50. D) 60. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40. 7. There are four sections to the Reading paper; each section has 13 questions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What is the purpose of the IELTS reading test? A) To evaluate the candidate's knowledge of history. B) To test the candidate's ability to speak in English. C) To measure the candidate's physical fitness. D) To assess the candidate's ability to understand and analyze written texts in English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To assess the candidate's ability to understand and analyze written texts in English. 9. The 3 basic skills you need to improve your IELTS Reading are skimming, ..... , and understanding vocabulary in context. A) Comprehension. B) Scanning. C) Paraphrasing. D) Higher order thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scanning. 10. Choose the correct heading for the paragraph B. A) Opponents of transportation. B) The first settlements. C) Free settlers. D) Convict life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first settlements. 11. "The Pueblo Indians were a major cultural influence in the United States' Four Corners region for over one thousand years."What is the meaning of "major" ? A) Unimportant. B) Involving people from many different races, religions, or language groups. C) Lasting for a long time. D) Very important. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very important. 12. Which passage is the most difficult and longest? A) Passage 1. B) Passage 2. C) Passage 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passage 3. 13. "Conversely, others might believe that they are witty and fun to be around."What is the meaning of "conversely" ? A) Burdensome. B) Rude. C) Necessarily. D) On the contrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the contrary. 14. While comparing the data of the question to the information given by the text I need to consider that: A) Both pieces of infomation will be the same word by word. B) The data of the text will be paraphrased. C) The answer will be found in several paragraphs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The data of the text will be paraphrased. 15. What is the key to reading? A) Luck. B) Consistent work. C) Doing nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consistent work. 16. What does disenfranchisement mean? A) Feeling of being empowered. B) Feeling of being deprived of rights. C) Feeling of being content. D) Feeling of being privilegedTagsUnderstanding word meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeling of being content. 17. Workers in India work ..... A) In call centres. B) Longer hours than they did in the past. C) Standard office hours from 9-5. D) For lower salaries than workers in other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For lower salaries than workers in other countries. 18. Needing or wanting something very much A) Desperate. B) Deseperate. C) Different. D) Oustanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desperate. 19. What does the integration of social media into Bing exemplify in terms of investment and payoff? A) Large investments guarantee substantial payoffs. B) Minor investments always result in significant payoffs. C) High investments may lead to little or no returns. D) Social media integration invariably boosts engagement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High investments may lead to little or no returns. 20. This means that a critic severely criticized or condemned something. A) Be rubbished by . B) Be loved by. C) Complain. D) Be aware of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be rubbished by . 21. How long does IELTS Reading last? A) 30 minutes. B) 45 minutes. C) 60 minutes. D) 80 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60 minutes. 22. What is the band score range for the Academic IELTS Reading test? A) 1 to 9. B) 1 to 8. C) 0 to 10. D) 0 to 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 to 9. 23. Which of the following is NOT a common question type in the IELTS Reading section? A) Diagram label completion. B) Synonym matching. C) Sentence completion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym matching. 24. Niel regrets that he cannot portray an image of his fiancee in his mind. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT GIVEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 25. Read the question. What kind of word is missing?You should avoid ..... if a web address seems suspicious. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Gerund (Ving). D) Infinitive (to V). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund (Ving). 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