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Official British Council Format

Academic Reading: Test 1

This test consists of 3 sections and 40 questions. You have exactly 60 minutes to complete all questions. Your progress and estimated Band Score will be calculated at the end.

Section 1

Electroreception in Marine Life

Section 2

The Economics of Olympic Games

Section 3

The Physics of Time Travel

Full Test Details & Question Types

Format

Academic

Passages

3

Questions

40

Time Limit

60 min

Section 1 — Electroreception in Marine Life

An 8-paragraph science passage on how sharks, rays and other aquatic animals sense electrical signals to hunt, defend themselves and communicate. Question types: matching information to paragraphs (Q1–6), diagram/note completion (Q7–9), and sentence completion (Q10–13).

Section 2 — The Economics of Olympic Games

Two linked opinion texts on the financial costs and infrastructure legacy of hosting the Olympics. Question types: sentence completion with a bank of endings (Q14–18), True/False/Not Given (Q19–25), and multiple choice — select two answers (Q26–27).

Section 3 — The Physics of Time Travel

A passage on faster-than-light neutrinos and competing theories of time travel, including the grandfather paradox, Novikov's self-consistency principle, and the many-worlds interpretation. Question types: True/False/Not Given (Q28–33), table/note completion (Q34–39), and multiple choice (Q40).

This test mirrors the official British Council IELTS Academic Reading format: 3 passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes, no extra time for transferring answers. Your responses auto-save as you go, and you'll get an estimated Band Score plus a full answer key at the end.

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