IELTS Practice Lab™Reading · Question-Type Drills
Reading · Practice Lab™

Master every Reading question type

Nine focused, untimed drills — one per IELTS Academic Reading question type. Each gives instant feedback after every question, a strategy card and a worked example. Learn the technique here, then rehearse under the clock in a full Mock.

9Question types
90Original passages
530Practice items
0Timer — practise freely

Tier 1 · Detail Extraction

Scan fast and lift exact words within the limit.

R8Sentence CompletionLift the exact words that complete each sentence — within the word limit.60 practice items · 10 passages · untimedR9Summary CompletionFill a paraphrased summary of part of the passage.60 practice items · 10 passages · untimed

Tier 2 · Information Mapping

Track ideas across paragraphs and spot the synonyms.

R4Matching InformationScan for the paragraph where a specific idea appears.60 practice items · 10 passages · untimedR5Matching FeaturesLink each statement to the right person or category.60 practice items · 10 passages · untimedR6Matching Sentence EndingsGrammar and meaning must both fit the ending.60 practice items · 10 passages · untimed

Tier 3 · Evaluative Logic

Beat distractors and judge what is proven, disproven, or absent.

R7Multiple ChoiceRead the stem carefully and beat the distractors.60 practice items · 10 passages · untimedR1True / False / Not GivenConfirm, contradict, or simply not stated?60 practice items · 10 passages · untimed

Tier 4 · Global Inference

Read for gist, main ideas and the writer's evolving claims.

R3Matching HeadingsFind the main idea of each paragraph.50 practice items · 10 passages · untimedR2Yes / No / Not GivenTrack the writer's opinions and claims.60 practice items · 10 passages · untimed