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IELTS Academic Reading Passage 3 Mock Test 1

International English Language Testing System: Reading

Focus on Passage 3 with 14 original questions in one dedicated practice session.

Syllabus-checked original practice

Mapped to the official Academic Reading syllabus and answer-checked on 14 August 2026.

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Test-day essentials

Know before you start

  1. The timer starts as soon as you click "Start test" and the test auto-submits when time runs out.
  2. Mark questions for review and return to them while their section or timing group is still open.
  3. Your answers and timer deadline are saved on this device, so a refresh can resume safely.
  4. After submitting, review section and topic scores, explanations, and source links.

About this IELTS Passage 3 sectional test

This sectional test isolates Passage 3 from the IELTS Academic Reading pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 14 original practice questions across 5 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.

Topics covered

Detail

8 questions

Inference

3 questions

Main Idea

1 question

Vocabulary in Context

1 question

Writer's Opinion

1 question

Scoring and result analysis

Correct answers earn 1 mark and wrong answers deduct 0 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 14 questions are difficulty-tagged: 1 easy, 9 medium, 4 hard. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this an official IELTS question paper?

No. It's an independent practice test with original Passage 3 questions, mapped to the official IELTS Academic Reading syllabus and answer-checked on 14 August 2026.

How many questions are in this Passage 3 sectional test, and how long is it?

14 questions in 20 minutes.

Which topics does this test focus on?

It spans 5 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Detail, Inference, and Main Idea.

Is there negative marking in this test?

No. This section carries no negative marking, so a wrong answer costs nothing beyond the mark you missed.

More IELTS practice

7 other reviewed tests are published for this exam, and these are the nearest 6. The rest of this Academic Reading stage comes first, then the other stages.

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