This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Ielts > Ielts Reading – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ielts Reading Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We should be able to pay off the ..... within two years. A) Branch. B) Overdraft. C) Balance. D) Savings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overdraft. 2. 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) NO. C) NOT GIVEN. D) No idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 3. You dry your hands with a: A) Container. B) Towel. C) Vent. D) Bathtub. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towel. 4. Do I have extra time to transfer my reading answers to the Answer sheet? A) Yes, you have 5 minutes. B) Yes, you have 15 minutes. C) No, you don't. D) Yes, you have 10 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, you don't. 5. People or animals who live in a certain place A) Landscapes. B) Consumes. C) Psychologists. D) Inhabitants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inhabitants. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Synonym of "shocking" A) Bleaker. B) Change. C) Startling. D) Serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Startling. 9. The money that a person earns/salary A) Lifestyle. B) Reputation. C) Consumes. D) Income. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Income. 10. 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. 11. Restrict A) Ban. B) Refund. C) Return. D) Limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limit. 12. Warm, dry, humid climate A) Tropical. B) Income. C) Landscapes. D) Lifestyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. How many questions are included in IELTS reading? A) 30 questions. B) 40 questions. C) 60 questions. D) 50 questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40 questions. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Choose ONE phrase to complete each of the following sentence:In literature ..... A) Work in groups in an unethical way. B) Does not make moral judgements. C) Become involved in hazardous research. D) Scientists are seen to interfere with nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scientists are seen to interfere with nature. 19. 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. 20. The fast food restaurant menu was filled with ..... options like double cheeseburgers, fries, and milkshakes. A) Calorie-laden. B) Calorie-deficit. C) Low-calorie. D) Calorie-conscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calorie-laden. 21. 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. 22. 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) Yes. B) No. C) Not Given. D) Always. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Always. 23. What is the main focus of the passage:'The article discusses the impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and the potential solutions to address this issue.' A) The impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and potential solutions. B) The impact of plastic pollution on global warming. C) The benefits of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems. D) The history of plastic pollution research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems and potential solutions. 24. How many passages are there in the IELTS Reading test? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 25. My house is ..... the sea. You walk out of thefront door straight onto the beach. A) In. B) By. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesIelts Reading Quiz 1Ielts Reading Quiz 2Ielts Reading Quiz 3Ielts Reading Quiz 4Ielts Reading Quiz 6Ielts Reading Quiz 7Ielts Reading Quiz 8Ielts Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books