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IELTS Reading Practice Test: Creature Sleeps
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
## Creature sleeps **A.** Almost every living creature sleeps. For humans, it is typically something we dislike doing when we are younger and, as we age, something we increasingly look forward to at the end of each day. On the one hand, it is something that we absolutely need to sustain our life an...
Question Types Included
- matching-headings (5 questions)
- matching-features (5 questions)
- multiple-choice-with-multiple-answer (2 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 1–5: Matching Headings
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number i–viii in boxes 1–5.
List of Headings
- i. Research into short periods of sleep
- ii. Famous people, short sleepers
- iii. Measuring sleep movement
- iv. Sleep experiments over the past century
- v. Monitoring the effects of sleep deprivation
- vi. Antarctic and Arctic sleep means quality sleep
- vii. Challenging research in reduced normal sleeping hours
- viii. Are we getting enough sleep?
- ix. The impact of noise on sleep
- x. Sleep experiments in an isolated area
| 1. Paragraph B | ||||||||||
| 2. Paragraph C | ||||||||||
| 3. Paragraph D | ||||||||||
| 4. Paragraph E | ||||||||||
| 5. Paragraph F |
Questions 6–10: Matching Features
Match each statement with the correct company.
Write the correct letter, A–D, in boxes 6–10.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
List of Researchers
- A. David Joske
- B. Stanley Limpton
- C. Tim Oswald
- D. Dr. Peter Suedfeld
| 6. People need to increase their average amount of sleep. | ||||
| 7. Extended periods of no sleep causes serious health problems. | ||||
| 8. Some need more sleep and others seem to get by with less sleep. | ||||
| 9. The quality of sleep can be measured by an individual’s sleep activity. | ||||
| 10. Most people need to sleep the same number of hours. |
Questions 11–12: Multiple Choice
11–12: The list below lists some health issues associated with lack of sleep.
Which TWO of these health issues are mentioned by the writer?
Questions 13–13: Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
13. Which of the following is the most suitable title for Reading Passage 2?
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions
Creature Sleeps
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Headings
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number i–viii in boxes 1–5.
List of Headings
- i. Research into short periods of sleep
- ii. Famous people, short sleepers
- iii. Measuring sleep movement
- iv. Sleep experiments over the past century
- v. Monitoring the effects of sleep deprivation
- vi. Antarctic and Arctic sleep means quality sleep
- vii. Challenging research in reduced normal sleeping hours
- viii. Are we getting enough sleep?
- ix. The impact of noise on sleep
- x. Sleep experiments in an isolated area
| 1. Paragraph B | ||||||||||
| 2. Paragraph C | ||||||||||
| 3. Paragraph D | ||||||||||
| 4. Paragraph E | ||||||||||
| 5. Paragraph F |
Questions 6–10: Matching Features
Match each statement with the correct company.
Write the correct letter, A–D, in boxes 6–10.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
List of Researchers
- A. David Joske
- B. Stanley Limpton
- C. Tim Oswald
- D. Dr. Peter Suedfeld
| 6. People need to increase their average amount of sleep. | ||||
| 7. Extended periods of no sleep causes serious health problems. | ||||
| 8. Some need more sleep and others seem to get by with less sleep. | ||||
| 9. The quality of sleep can be measured by an individual’s sleep activity. | ||||
| 10. Most people need to sleep the same number of hours. |
Questions 11–12: Multiple Choice
11–12: The list below lists some health issues associated with lack of sleep.
Which TWO of these health issues are mentioned by the writer?
Questions 13–13: Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
13. Which of the following is the most suitable title for Reading Passage 2?
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Customize your exam settings and begin your reading test
Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions