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General Training Reading Practice Test 1

A full 60-minute IELTS General Training Reading mock test: everyday notices, a workplace guide and a longer article, with 40 questions including matching, True/False/Not Given, note completion and multiple choice. Instant band score.

  • • 60 minutes, 40 questions, 3 parts
  • • The timer starts when you press Start and the test submits itself when time runs out
  • • Your answers are saved on this device as you go
  • • Select words in the passage and press Highlight to mark them, just like the computer test

Short on time? Practise one part

About 20 minutes. Check your answers as you go, see why each one is right, and get an estimated band for that part.

What is in this test

  1. Section 1: Northfield Community Notices

    Question types: Matching (1–6), True / False / Not Given (7–14)

    Beginners' Spanish. Ideal for anyone planning a holiday, this relaxed course covers everyday situations such as ordering food, asking for directions and booking a hotel room. No previous knowledge is needed. Mondays, 7–9 pm, 10 weeks. £85. All books are included in the course fee.

  2. Section 2: Harbourside Hotel: Information for New Staff

    Question types: Completion and short answer (15–21), Multiple choice (22–27)

    Welcome to the Harbourside Hotel. This guide explains what you need to know during your first weeks with us. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.

  3. Section 3: The Return of the Night Train

    Question types: True / False / Not Given (28–33), Completion and short answer (34–40)

    For much of the twentieth century, sleeper trains were a normal way to travel across Europe. Business people boarded in the evening in one capital city and woke up in another, ready for a morning meeting. But from the 1990s onwards, the network shrank rapidly. Budget airlines could carry passengers between major cities far more cheaply, and high-speed rail lines…