IELTS Academic · RD · Passages 1–3
Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What role do zooxanthellae play in the formation of a coral reef? A. They a…
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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. According to P…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is the main reason coral reefs are able to survive in nutrient-poor tr…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is the primary function of the symbiotic relationship between coral po…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. 1. What is the primary role of zooxanthellae in their relationship with coral…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. Write the correct letter in box 8 on your answer sheet. What did the ancient…
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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. 1. What is the ma…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. Write your answer in box 8 on your answer sheet. 8. According to the third p…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is the main purpose of reducing 'extraneous' cognitive load according …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory states th…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Why are researchers currently focusing on organic redox flow batteries (ORFBs)…
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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. What does the …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What does the writer say about extraneous cognitive load? 2. According to …
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. According to the final paragraph of the passage, what does the archaeological …
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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. What does the …
Reading — Multiple Choice
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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. According to the t…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What do zooxanthellae receive from their host corals in their symbiotic rel…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 8 on your answer sheet. What is the main adva…
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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. What makes tro…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is the main geographical limitation of pumped-storage hydropower? A. I…
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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. Why are lithiu…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. What happened to the early Sumerian pictograms over the course of several cent…
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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. What happens w…
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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 is identified…
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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. What happens w…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. According to the passage, why are researchers exploring organic flow batteries…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the second paragraph, what is the main drawback of pumped stor…
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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. According to t…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. According to the passage, why did early Mesopotamian cities need a writing sy…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter in box 4 on your answer sheet. What is identified as…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 9. What is the primary cause of the Urban Heat Island phenomenon? 10. What ef…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the second paragraph, what does contemporary archaeological ev…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What does the passage state about the metabolic products transferred to the…
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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. What enables c…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to the first paragraph, cryptic organisms are characterized as A)…
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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 Section B, which of the following is an example of an activit…
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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. Why do urban …
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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. According to Parag…
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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 enabled the P…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 9. What did the rebus principle allow early writing systems to do? A. Record s…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D. Write the correct letter in box 9 on your answer sheet. 9. What happens duri…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What determines the energy capacity of a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB)…
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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 is a key diff…
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Choose the correct letter, **A**, **B**, **C**, or **D**. 1. According to Section A, what is the primary reason coral r…
Reading — Multiple Choice
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What does the writer suggest about the early development of cuneiform? A. I…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. What is the primary operational difference between Flow Batteries and Lithi…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. According to Section A, urban materials like concrete and stone affect temp…
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Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. 1. Why was the early Sumerian cuneiform script limited in its use? A. It was t…