IELTS Reading Test Overview, Parts, Types of questions and Tips Simplified

The reading test has 40 questions to answer in total.
One mark for each correct answer.
The test lasts for 60 minutes including the transfer time.
The content of the test will depend on whether you are taking the Academic or General Training modules.
The IELTS Academic Module contains three reading texts. Three long texts which range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical.
These are taken from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers.
The texts may be written in different styles,
At least one text contains a detailed logical argument.
Texts may also contain diagrams, graphs, or illustrations.
If texts use technical vocabulary, then a simple dictionary definition is provided.
You will need to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
You should be careful when writing your answers on the answer sheet because you will lose marks for incorrect spelling and grammar.
You will need to read quickly and efficiently and manage your time.
The IELTS Reading test is designed to assess a wide range of reading skills, including
How well you read for the general sense of a passage
Read for the main ideas
Read for detail
Understand inferences and implied meaning
Recognize a writer’s opinions, attitudes, and purpose
Follow the development of an argument
Expect to find a variety of task types and answer formats in both test modules.
Here are examples of the main task types. You may also find short-answer questions, summary completion, and table completion as well as various forms of multiple choice.
Any of the following (though not all) may appear in any section:
Sentence completion
Various kinds of matching
Labelling flow charts or other kinds of diagram
Identifying the writer’s claims or views
Identifying information
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