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READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13
THE PLIGHT OF RICE
Read the text and answer questions 1–13
Museums and family visitors in Australia
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Museums and family visitors in Australia (Questions 1–13).
The development of the silk industry
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: The development of the silk industry — From imperial robes to global trade: how silk spread and scaled (Questions 1–13).
The History of Ice Cream
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: The History of Ice Cream — The origins, science and scaling of the world's favourite frozen dessert (Questions 1–16).
Bees and Pollination
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Bees and Pollination — The complex relationship between flowering plants and pollinators (Questions 1–13).
Ancient Storytelling
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Ancient Storytelling — The evolution of narrative from fireside tales to modern cinema (Questions 1–13).
The Seed Hunters
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: The Seed Hunters — How a global network of scientists is racing to preserve plant diversity (Questions 1–13).
The Strange World of Sight
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: The Strange World of Sight — Vision is far more complex and varied than most realise (Questions 1–14).
Socotra Island
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Socotra Island — Geography, endemic biodiversity and the impacts of modern infrastructure (Questions 1–13).
The Development of Plastics
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: The Development of Plastics — Synthetic polymers, historical inventions, and environmental impacts (Questions 1–13).
Why Good Ideas Fail
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Why Good Ideas Fail (Questions 1–13).
Marketing and Mind Control
Official IELTS Academic Reading practice passage exploring how marketing and advertising appeal to the associative nature of the brain and human imitation mechanisms.
Footprints in the Muds of Time
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Footprints in the Muds of Time (The rapid rise of dinosaurs and Triassic-Jurassic extinction evidence). Includes True/False/Not Given and Summary Completion.
Sweet Trouble
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Sweet Trouble (Problems and sustainability in the Australian sugar industry). Includes Matching People, Multiple Choice, and True/False/Not Given.
Sorry, Who Are You?
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: Sorry, Who Are You? (Prosopagnosia, developmental face blindness, causes, and recognition training). Includes True/False/Not Given and Notes Completion.
Animal Minds: Parrot Alex
IELTS Academic Reading Passage 1: An investigation into avian cognition and animal communication, examining Irene Pepperberg's groundbreaking 30-year study with Alex, the African grey parrot.
A Look at the History of Poetry
IELTS Academic Reading: A Look at the History of Poetry. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.
Dyes and fabric dyeing
IELTS Academic Reading: Dyes and fabric dyeing. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.
Flying the Coast
IELTS Academic Reading: Flying the Coast. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.
In Deep Water
IELTS Academic Reading: In Deep Water. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.
The Origin of Paper
IELTS Academic Reading: The Origin of Paper. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.
The media literacy of children
IELTS Academic Reading: The media literacy of children. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.
Thomas Cole: American Nature Painter
IELTS Academic Reading: Thomas Cole: American Nature Painter. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.
Transport and transport systems during the Roman Empire
IELTS Academic Reading: Transport and transport systems during the Roman Empire. Complete authentic practice test with full passage, interactive questions, and detailed answer explanations.