IELTS Academic · RD · Passages 1–3
Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, what is the main consequence of the high …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 1. What does the passage say about the origin of writing systems? A. Writing …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. According to the first paragraph, what is the key difference between working m…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 8. According to the first paragraph, what is a key feature of human working me…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 1. What does the example of the Sumerian sign for 'water' illustrate in the p…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What prompted early societies to seek more systematic methods of written pr…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 9. According to Section D, green roofs are effective at cooling cities becaus…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. According to the third paragraph, what is the main engineering challenge curre…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 1. What does the writer suggest about the emergence of writing systems? A. Th…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 7. What happens when the physical structures built by stony corals degrade? A.…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is identified as the primary cause of the temperature difference betwe…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 8-9 on your answer sheet. 8. What is one ma…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What happens when instructional materials fail to account for the limited c…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 4-5 on your answer sheet. 4. According to t…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, what triggered the emergence of the clay …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What does the term 'stimulus diffusion' suggest about the origin of Egyptia…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is the main geographical limitation of pumped-storage hydroelectricity…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to Paragraph B, how do coral reefs survive in nutrient-poor tropi…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 5–6 on your answer sheet. 5. What is the ma…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 1. What is the main characteristic of materials like concrete, asphalt, and b…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, what enables corals to quickly build thei…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 8-9 on your answer sheet. 8. What is one of…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 9–10 on your answer sheet. 9. According to …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 7. What happens when herbivorous fish are overfished? 8. What is one way that…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What does the passage state about the relationship between corals and zooxa…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 8–9 on your answer sheet. 8. What happens w…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 9–10 on your answer sheet. 9. What is the m…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, **A**, **B**, **C** or **D**. 1. According to the passage, the temperature difference betwee…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the text, why do some cities in dry regions experience a 'cool…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, what is the estimated capacity of human w…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 8 on your answer sheet. 8. What do marine bio…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 1. What is the main structural feature of VRFBs that allows them to scale eas…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What does the writer say about germane cognitive load? 2. According to the…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 8 on your answer sheet. 8. What does the auth…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, what is the main reason coral reefs can s…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. Write the correct letter in box 8. 8. According to Paragraph E, what is one …
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 9–10 on your answer sheet. 9. What is the …
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 9. According to Section A, what is a key difference between man-made urban sur…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is the main argument of the critics of the 'adaptive bleaching hypothe…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 7 on your answer sheet. 7. What does the exam…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. How does the 'modality principle' improve learning according to the passage?
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write your answers in boxes 8-9 on your answer sheet. 8. According to the fir…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 8 on your answer sheet. 8. What is one disadv…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 8. According to Paragraph D, why is presenting identical spoken and written t…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, what do zooxanthellae receive from their …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 7 on your answer sheet. 7. What does the auth…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 1. What is the primary disadvantage of Pumped Hydroelectric Storage (PHS) men…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in boxes 8-9 on your answer sheet. 8. What is the si…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is one limitation of lithium-ion batteries mentioned in the passage? A…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in your answer sheet. 1. According to the first para…