IELTS Reading

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Statement: The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from space.

Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence with ONE word from the passage for each blank.

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The countries that deposit seeds give up ownership of them once the seeds enter the vault.

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An octopus's nervous system is concentrated entirely in a single central brain.

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Some Swedish employers regard fika as beneficial for team morale.

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Bioluminescence produces a large amount of heat compared with a conventional light bulb.

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The Antikythera mechanism was constructed by a famous mathematician named in the passage.

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Green roofs are cheaper to install than conventional roofs.

Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN: The passage states that the Antikythera mechanism was powered by turning a hand crank.

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TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN: According to the passage, domestic cats descend from more than one separate wildcat lineage.

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TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN: The passage suggests that vertical farming is currently better suited to salad crops than t…

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TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN: The passage states that the tuatara is closely related to modern lizards within the same or…

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TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN: The passage indicates that a sourdough starter can be kept alive for years through regular…

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TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN: The passage states that noctilucent clouds are visible mainly during the middle of the day.

Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion

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True / False / Not Given

According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: A written account of the Antikythera mechanism from the t…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Tardigrades are difficult to harm even when they are acti…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Sheep on the Faroe Islands are more numerous than the peo…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Saffron stigmas are harvested using specialised machinery.

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: A person's chronotype is influenced by both their genes a…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: After the war, Rotterdam's planners rebuilt the city to l…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Female octopuses typically continue feeding normally whil…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Cracks in ancient Roman concrete could repair themselves…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Esperanto's grammar contains many irregular verbs that le…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Male lyrebirds help the female raise their chicks.

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Slow freezing produces larger ice crystals than rapid fre…

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According to the passage, choose TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN: Venice's mobile barriers are raised by filling the hollow…

Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence with ONE word from the passage for each blank.

Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence with ONE word from the passage for each blank.

Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence with ONE word from the passage for each blank.

Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence with ONE word from the passage for each blank.

Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence with ONE word from the passage for each blank.

Sentence Completion

Complete the sentence with ONE word from the passage for each blank.