Cambridge IELTS · Academic Reading

Cambridge 13 IELTS Academic Reading Test 3

3 passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes.

In this test

  1. 1

    The coconut palm

    732 words · 4 min read · medium

    botanycoconut palmplant biologyagriculture
  2. 2

    How baby talk gives infant brains a boost

    856 words · 5 min read · medium

    linguisticschild developmentbaby talklanguage acquisition
  3. 3

    Whatever happened to the Harappan Civilisation?

    897 words · 5 min read · hard

    archaeologyancient civilizationsHarappan civilizationclimate change

Tips before you start

  • ›Budget about 20 minutes per passage. The questions get harder as you go.
  • ›You can switch between passages at any time using the tabs at the top.
  • ›For True/False/Not Given: TRUE if the statement matches, FALSE if it contradicts, NOT GIVEN if the passage doesn't say.
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