Free IELTS Reading Test 36
Three Academic passages: Ceramics History, Education Reform, Child Development.
- ModuleReading
- Set#36
- Passages3
- LengthFull-length
- Passage 1Ceramics History
- Passage 2Education Reform
- Passage 3Child Development
Three passages
Three Academic passages spanning Ceramics History, Education Reform, and Child Development. The leap from Ceramics History to Child Development is the kind of register switch IELTS Reading rewards — practise reading the same brain twice, not in three different gears.
- Passage 1 · Ceramics History
Clay and Fire: The Ten-Thousand-Year Story of Ceramics
8 paragraphs · full-length passage
- Passage 2 · Education Reform
Rethinking the Classroom: Innovations in Educational Practice
8 paragraphs · full-length passage
- Passage 3 · Child Development
The First Five Years: Critical Periods in Early Childhood Development
8 paragraphs · full-length passage
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60 minutes for three Academic passages with 40 questions in total, the same as test day. Strict mode locks the timer; Breath mode lets you pause and revisit the passage as you learn.
Three Academic passages drawn from a mix of disciplines — sciences, humanities, and applied fields — written for a general reader. You don't need subject-specific knowledge; the answers always live in the text.
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