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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Athletes and stress
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
**Athletes and stress** **A** It isn’t easy being a professional athlete. Not only are the physical demands greater than most people could handle, athletes also face intense psychological pressure during competition. This is something that British tennis player Emma Raducanu wrote about on social m...
Question Types Included
- matching-information (5 questions)
- sentence-completion (4 questions)
- multiple-choice-with-multiple-answer (4 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 13
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–5.
| 1. reference to two chemical compounds which impact on performance | ||||||
| 2. examples of strategies for minimising the effects of stress | ||||||
| 3. how a sportsperson accounted for their own experience of stress | ||||||
| 4. study results indicating links between stress responses and performance | ||||||
| 5. mention of people who can influence how athletes perceive their stress responses |
Questions 6–9: Sentence Completion
Complete the sentences below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 6–9.
6. Performance stress involves many demands on the athlete, for example, coping with the possible risk of .
7. Cortisol can cause tennis players to produce fewer good
8. Psychologists can help athletes to view their physiological responses as the effect of a positive feeling such as
9. is an example of a psychological technique which can reduce an athlete’s stress responses.
Questions 10–13: Multiple Choice
10–11: Which TWO facts about Emma Raducanu’s withdrawal from the Wimbledon tournament are mentioned in the text?
12–13: Which TWO facts about anxiety are mentioned in Paragraph E of the text?
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions
Athletes and stress
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–5.
| 1. reference to two chemical compounds which impact on performance | ||||||
| 2. examples of strategies for minimising the effects of stress | ||||||
| 3. how a sportsperson accounted for their own experience of stress | ||||||
| 4. study results indicating links between stress responses and performance | ||||||
| 5. mention of people who can influence how athletes perceive their stress responses |
Questions 6–9: Sentence Completion
Complete the sentences below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 6–9.
6. Performance stress involves many demands on the athlete, for example, coping with the possible risk of .
7. Cortisol can cause tennis players to produce fewer good
8. Psychologists can help athletes to view their physiological responses as the effect of a positive feeling such as
9. is an example of a psychological technique which can reduce an athlete’s stress responses.
Questions 10–13: Multiple Choice
10–11: Which TWO facts about Emma Raducanu’s withdrawal from the Wimbledon tournament are mentioned in the text?
12–13: Which TWO facts about anxiety are mentioned in Paragraph E of the text?
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