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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Could urban engineers learn from dance?
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
## Could urban engineers learn from dance? **A** The way we travel around cities has a major impact on whether they are sustainable. Transportation is estimated to account for 30% of energy consumption in most of the world’s most developed nations, so lowering the need for energy-using vehicles is...
Question Types Included
- matching-information (6 questions)
- summary-completion (7 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 13
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–6: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–6.
| 1. reference to an appealing way of using dance that the writer is not proposing | |||||||
| 2. an example of a contrast between past and present approaches to building | |||||||
| 3. mention of an objective of both dance and engineering | |||||||
| 4. reference to an unforeseen problem arising from ignoring the climate | |||||||
| 5. why some measures intended to help people are being reversed | |||||||
| 6. reference to how transport has an impact on human lives |
Questions 7–13: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7–13.
Guard rails were introduced on British roads to improve the 7. of pedestrians, while ensuring that the movement of 8. is not disrupted. Pedestrians are led to access points, and encouraged to cross one 9. at a time. An unintended effect is to create psychological difficulties in crossing the road, particularly for less 10. people. Another result is that some people cross the road in a 11. way. The guard rails separate 12. , and make it more difficult to introduce forms of transport that are 13. .
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions
Could urban engineers learn from dance?
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–6: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–6.
| 1. reference to an appealing way of using dance that the writer is not proposing | |||||||
| 2. an example of a contrast between past and present approaches to building | |||||||
| 3. mention of an objective of both dance and engineering | |||||||
| 4. reference to an unforeseen problem arising from ignoring the climate | |||||||
| 5. why some measures intended to help people are being reversed | |||||||
| 6. reference to how transport has an impact on human lives |
Questions 7–13: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7–13.
Guard rails were introduced on British roads to improve the 7. of pedestrians, while ensuring that the movement of 8. is not disrupted. Pedestrians are led to access points, and encouraged to cross one 9. at a time. An unintended effect is to create psychological difficulties in crossing the road, particularly for less 10. people. Another result is that some people cross the road in a 11. way. The guard rails separate 12. , and make it more difficult to introduce forms of transport that are 13. .
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