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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Driverless Cars
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 14-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
## Driverless Cars **(A)** The automotive industry is very used to adapting to automating manufacturing. From the 1970s the implementation of robotic car manufacture brought significant cost savings and improvements in the reliability and flexibility of mass production of vehicles. There is a new c...
Question Types Included
- matching-information (5 questions)
- true-false-not-given (4 questions)
- sentence-completion (5 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 14
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Information
This reading passage has eleven paragraphs, A–K.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–K, in boxes 1–5.
1. Google announced that it had been trialling self-driving cars on the streets of California in 2010.
2. University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates that automated vehicles might reduce ownership of vehicles by 43%.
3. Automation can increase the development of smaller and efficient vehicles that match the needs of individuals.
4. Those who are old or disabled may be able to travel alone if the vehicle can do the driving.
5. Vehicles would be used more frequently and will require replacement sooner resulting in fast turnover the vehicle production may not necessarily decrease.
Questions 6–9: True / False / Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?
Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information.
Write FALSE if the statement contradicts the information.
Write NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage.
6 Safety is the biggest reason for driverless car technology advancement.
7 The average car spends its life parked for more than 90% of its life.
8 Modelling work at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates that automated vehicles might increase ownership of vehicles.
9 The flexibility to respond to this will be essential for those involved in manufacturing the vehicles that will implement future mobility.
Questions 10–14: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 10–14.
From the 1970s the implementation of 10. manufacture brought significant cost savings and improvements in the reliability and flexibility of mass production of vehicles. For more than 50 years, vehicles with limited 11. capabilities have been around, which contributed significantly towards driver assistance systems. More than 90% of road collisions occur due to human error, and it is the biggest cause of 12. . Automating driving may help to reduce the occurrence of this. One thing is clear: change is for sure, and the 13. to respond to this will be essential for those involved in manufacturing the vehicles that will implement future mobility. There is no doubt that many challenges need to be taken care of but, through targeted and 14. , these problems can be solved in the next 10 years.
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Driverless Cars
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Information
This reading passage has eleven paragraphs, A–K.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–K, in boxes 1–5.
1. Google announced that it had been trialling self-driving cars on the streets of California in 2010.
2. University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates that automated vehicles might reduce ownership of vehicles by 43%.
3. Automation can increase the development of smaller and efficient vehicles that match the needs of individuals.
4. Those who are old or disabled may be able to travel alone if the vehicle can do the driving.
5. Vehicles would be used more frequently and will require replacement sooner resulting in fast turnover the vehicle production may not necessarily decrease.
Questions 6–9: True / False / Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?
Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information.
Write FALSE if the statement contradicts the information.
Write NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage.
6 Safety is the biggest reason for driverless car technology advancement.
7 The average car spends its life parked for more than 90% of its life.
8 Modelling work at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates that automated vehicles might increase ownership of vehicles.
9 The flexibility to respond to this will be essential for those involved in manufacturing the vehicles that will implement future mobility.
Questions 10–14: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 10–14.
From the 1970s the implementation of 10. manufacture brought significant cost savings and improvements in the reliability and flexibility of mass production of vehicles. For more than 50 years, vehicles with limited 11. capabilities have been around, which contributed significantly towards driver assistance systems. More than 90% of road collisions occur due to human error, and it is the biggest cause of 12. . Automating driving may help to reduce the occurrence of this. One thing is clear: change is for sure, and the 13. to respond to this will be essential for those involved in manufacturing the vehicles that will implement future mobility. There is no doubt that many challenges need to be taken care of but, through targeted and 14. , these problems can be solved in the next 10 years.
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Click to begin your 20-minute reading test
20 min
14 questions