Reading

Comprehension, inference, and the reading-writing integrated tasks.

29–30 min in the exam · 5 task types.

Reading task types

  1. Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks — Pick the right word from a dropdown for each blank.; 5–6 in the exam; Section-timed; tests Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading; about 7% of the Academic score; marked instantly. Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks study guide
  2. Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers) — Pick all correct answers. Wrong picks deduct.; 1–2 in the exam; Section-timed; tests Reading; about 1% of the Academic score; marked instantly. Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers) study guide
  3. Re-order Paragraphs — Arrange jumbled text boxes into the correct order.; 2–3 in the exam; Section-timed; tests Reading; about 3% of the Academic score; marked instantly. Re-order Paragraphs study guide
  4. Reading: Fill in the Blanks — Drag words from a bank into the right blanks.; 4–5 in the exam; Section-timed; tests Reading; about 6% of the Academic score; marked instantly. Reading: Fill in the Blanks study guide
  5. Multiple Choice (Single Answer) — Pick the single best answer from the options.; 1–2 in the exam; Section-timed; tests Reading; about <1% of the Academic score; marked instantly. Multiple Choice (Single Answer) study guide

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