Free IELTS Reading Test 44
Three Academic passages: Bridge Engineering, Green Architecture, Sustainable Design.
- ModuleReading
- Set#44
- Passages3
- LengthFull-length
- Passage 1Bridge Engineering
- Passage 2Green Architecture
- Passage 3Sustainable Design
Three passages
Three Academic passages spanning Bridge Engineering, Green Architecture, and Sustainable Design. The leap from Bridge Engineering to Sustainable Design is the kind of register switch IELTS Reading rewards — practise reading the same brain twice, not in three different gears.
- Passage 1 · Bridge Engineering
Spanning the Gap: The Engineering of Bridges Through History
8 paragraphs · full-length passage
- Passage 2 · Green Architecture
Building Green: Sustainable Architecture for the Twenty-First Century
8 paragraphs · full-length passage
- Passage 3 · Sustainable Design
Designing for Durability: The Case Against Planned Obsolescence
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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