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Cambridge IELTS 1 Reading Test 2
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Cambridge IELTS 1 Reading Test 2 is 40 questions in 60 minutes. You can sit it here free, on the same screen and clock as the computer-delivered test, and it is marked against the answer key the moment you hand in. 30 correct answers out of 40 is an indicative band 7 in Academic Reading, and a band 6 in General Training.
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What this paper covers
- Passage 1
- Right and left-handedness in humans
- Matching (7) · Table completion (3) · Multiple choice (2)
- Passage 2
- MIGRATORY BEEKEEPING
- Flow-chart completion (7) · Diagram labelling (4) · Yes / No / Not Given (4)
- Passage 3
- TOURISM
- Matching headings (5) · Yes / No / Not Given (5) · Matching (4)
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What a score is worth
| 5.0 | 15 / 40 |
|---|---|
| 6.0 | 23 / 40 |
| 7.0 | 30 / 40 |
| 8.0 | 35 / 40 |
IELTS publishes these four points per module and describes them as indicative — the marks needed vary slightly between test versions. Any site showing you all forty rows invented the other thirty-six.
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The rest of this book
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Listening Test 1
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Reading Test 1
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Writing Test 1
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Speaking Test 1
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Listening Test 2
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Writing Test 2
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Speaking Test 2
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Listening Test 3
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Reading Test 3
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Writing Test 3
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Speaking Test 3
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Listening Test 4
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Reading Test 4
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Writing Test 4
- Cambridge IELTS 1 Speaking Test 4
Before you sit it
Three things worth knowing about this module, written out properly rather than listed as tips.
Sit it, then
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