There is one long text in each section. The texts are authentic and are taken from books,magazines, newspapers and journals, written for a non-specialist audience on topics of general academic interest. Texts are appropriate for university students and professionals and range from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical.

Section	# Of Pages	Types of texts
1	2 or 3	Short, factual texts, one of which may consist of 6-8 mini texts (e.g. hotel advertisements). Topics are relevant to everyday life in an English-speaking country.
2	2	Short, factual texts focusing on work-related issues (job applications; company policies; workplace facilities; staff conditions/training etc).
3	1	Longer, more complex text on a topic of general interest.

Multiple-Choice.

Short-answer Questions.

Sentence Completion.

Note/Summary/Diagram/Flow-chart/Table Completion.

Matching information / Headings / Features / Sentence Endings.

Identifying writer's view/claims (yes/no/not given).

Identifying Information (true/false/not given).

No. The Reading test is one hour, and you must write all your answers on the answer sheet within this time.

No. You must do it in pencil. The answer sheet is scanned by a computer which cannot read pen.

Yes. The IELTS Examiner will not see your question paper.

Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Scores out of 40 are converted to the IELTS 9-band scale. Scores are reported in whole and half bands.

Score out of 40	15-18	19-22	23-26	27-29	30-32	33-34	35-36
IELTS band score	5	5.5	6	6.5	7	7.5	8

Score out of 40	23-26	27-29	30-32	33-34	35-36	36	37-38
IELTS band score	5	5.5	6	6.5	7	7.5	8