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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Life lessons from villains, crooks and gangsters
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
# Life lessons from villains, crooks and gangsters **(A)** A notorious Mexican drug baron’s audacious escape from prison in July doesn’t, at first, appear to have much to teach corporate boards. But some in the business world suggest otherwise. Beyond the morally reprehensible side of criminals' wo...
Question Types Included
- matching-information (8 questions)
- sentence-completion (4 questions)
- multiple-choice (1 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 13
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–8: Matching Headings
Reading Passage has eight paragraphs A–H. Match the headings below with the paragraphs.
Write the correct letter, A–H, in boxes 1–8.
1. Jailbreak with creative thinking
2. Five common traits among rule-breakers
3. Comparison between criminals and traditional businessmen
4. Can drug baron's escape teach legitimate corporations?
5. Great entrepreneur
6. How criminal groups deceive the law
7. The difference between legal and illegal organisations
8. Similarity between criminals and start-up founders
Questions 9–12: Sentence Completion
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONLY ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 9–12.
9. To escape from a prison, Joaquin Guzman had to use such traits as creative thinking, long-term planning and .
10. The Sinaloa cartel built a grand underground tunnel and even used a to avoid the fence.
11. The main difference between two groups is that criminals, unlike large corporations, often have encoded into their daily life.
12. Due to being persuasive, Walid Abdul-Wahab found a of Amish camel milk farmers.
Questions 13 : Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
13. The main goal of this article is to:
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Life lessons from villains, crooks and gangsters
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–8: Matching Headings
Reading Passage has eight paragraphs A–H. Match the headings below with the paragraphs.
Write the correct letter, A–H, in boxes 1–8.
1. Jailbreak with creative thinking
2. Five common traits among rule-breakers
3. Comparison between criminals and traditional businessmen
4. Can drug baron's escape teach legitimate corporations?
5. Great entrepreneur
6. How criminal groups deceive the law
7. The difference between legal and illegal organisations
8. Similarity between criminals and start-up founders
Questions 9–12: Sentence Completion
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONLY ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 9–12.
9. To escape from a prison, Joaquin Guzman had to use such traits as creative thinking, long-term planning and .
10. The Sinaloa cartel built a grand underground tunnel and even used a to avoid the fence.
11. The main difference between two groups is that criminals, unlike large corporations, often have encoded into their daily life.
12. Due to being persuasive, Walid Abdul-Wahab found a of Amish camel milk farmers.
Questions 13 : Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
13. The main goal of this article is to:
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20 min
13 questions