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IELTS Reading Practice Test: THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN’S PLAY
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
## THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN’S PLAY Brick by brick, six-year-old Alice is building a magical kingdom. Imagining fairy-tale turrets and fire-breathing dragons, wicked witches and gallant heroes, she’s creating an enchanting world. Although she isn’t aware of it, this fantasy is helping her take her...
Question Types Included
- note-completion (8 questions)
- true-false-not-given (5 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 13
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–8: Note Completion
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–8.
Children’s play
- building a ‘magical kingdom’ may help develop (1).
- board games involve (2). and turn-taking
- population of (3). have grown
- opportunities for free play are limited due to
- fear of (4).
- fear of (5).
- increased (6). in schools
- it is difficult to find (7). to support new policies
- research needs to study the impact of play on the rest of the child’s (8).
Uses of children’s play
Recent changes affecting children’s play
International policies on children’s play
Questions 9–13: True/False/Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the 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
9 Children with good self-control are known to be likely to do well at school later on.
10 The way a child plays may provide information about possible medical problems.
11 Playing with dolls was found to benefit girls’ writing more than boys’ writing.
12 Children had problems thinking up ideas when they first created the story with Lego.
13 People nowadays regard children’s play as less significant than they did in the past.
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions
THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN’S PLAY
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–8: Note Completion
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–8.
Children’s play
- building a ‘magical kingdom’ may help develop (1).
- board games involve (2). and turn-taking
- population of (3). have grown
- opportunities for free play are limited due to
- fear of (4).
- fear of (5).
- increased (6). in schools
- it is difficult to find (7). to support new policies
- research needs to study the impact of play on the rest of the child’s (8).
Uses of children’s play
Recent changes affecting children’s play
International policies on children’s play
Questions 9–13: True/False/Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the 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
9 Children with good self-control are known to be likely to do well at school later on.
10 The way a child plays may provide information about possible medical problems.
11 Playing with dolls was found to benefit girls’ writing more than boys’ writing.
12 Children had problems thinking up ideas when they first created the story with Lego.
13 People nowadays regard children’s play as less significant than they did in the past.
Ready to Start?
Customize your exam settings and begin your reading test
Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions