IELTS Reading Question Pattern

There are 14 different types of Reading questions in the Academic Module of the IELTS test. They are:

  1. Short Answer Question
  2. Sentence Completion
  3. Notes Completion
  4. Matching Headings
  5. Diagram Completion
  6. Flow-chart Completion
  7. Matching Information
  8. Table Completion
  9. Multiple Choice Questions (4-option MCQ, 5-option MCQ, 7-option MCQ)
  10. Matching Sentence Ending
  11. True, False, Not Given
  12. Matching Features
  13. Yes, No, Not Given
  14. Summary Completion (with or without options)

To see which of these questions have answers in the order of the text, click here.

On the other hand, there are 12 different Reading question types in the General Training module. They are:

  1. Multiple Matching
  2. Short Answer Question
  3. Sentence Completion
  4. Notes Completion
  5. Matching Headings
  6. Flow-chart Completion
  7. Matching Information
  8. Table Completion
  9. Multiple Choice Questions (4-option MCQ, 5-option MCQ, 7-option MCQ)
  10. True, False, Not Given
  11. Matching Features
  12. Summary Completion (with or without options)

The difference between Academic and General Training Reading question types is that students do not get ‘Yes, No, Not Given’, ‘Diagram Completion’, and ‘Matching Sentence Ending’ in the General Training module. And one different question type, particularly of General training module – ‘Multiple Matching’ is not there in the Academic module.

by Merina Shrestha

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Merina is an experienced English Tutor, Exam Trainer and Head of the IELTS Teaching Department at BeatMockTest. Merina is also a Freelance Examiner and Materials Reviewer for IELTS Resources.

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