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IELTS Reading Practice Test: How stress affects our judgement
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 14-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
## How stress affects our judgement Some of the most important decisions of our lives occur while we’re feeling stressed and anxious. From medical decisions to financial and professional ones, we are all sometimes required to weigh up information under stressful conditions. But do we become better ...
Question Types Included
- multiple-choice (4 questions)
- sentence-completion (5 questions)
- yes-no-not-given (5 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 14
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–4: Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
1. In the first paragraph, the writer introduces the topic of the text by
2. What point does the writer make about firefighters in the second paragraph?
3. What is the writer doing in the fourth paragraph?
4. In the seventh paragraph, the writer describes a mechanism in the brain which
Questions 5–9: Complete each sentence
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 5–9.
- A. made them feel optimistic.
- B. took relatively little notice of bad news.
- C. responded to negative and positive information in the same way.
- D. were feeling under stress.
- E. put them in a stressful situation.
- F. behaved in a similar manner, regardless of the circumstances.
- G. thought it more likely that they would experience something bad.
| 5. At times when they were relaxed, the firefighters usually | |||||||
| 6. The researchers noted that when the firefighters were stressed, they | |||||||
| 7. When the firefighters were told good news, they always | |||||||
| 8. The students’ cortisol levels and heart rates were affected when the researchers | |||||||
| 9. In both experiments, negative information was processed better when the subjects |
Questions 10–14: Yes/No/Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer?
Write YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
Write NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
Write NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
10. The tone of the content we post on social media tends to reflect the nature of the posts in our feeds.
11. Phones have a greater impact on our stress levels than other electronic media devices.
12. The more we read about a stressful public event on social media, the less able we are to take the information in.
13. Stress created by social media posts can lead us to take unnecessary precautions.
14. Our tendency to be affected by other people’s moods can be used in a positive way.
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
14 questions
How stress affects our judgement
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–4: Multiple Choice
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
1. In the first paragraph, the writer introduces the topic of the text by
2. What point does the writer make about firefighters in the second paragraph?
3. What is the writer doing in the fourth paragraph?
4. In the seventh paragraph, the writer describes a mechanism in the brain which
Questions 5–9: Complete each sentence
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 5–9.
- A. made them feel optimistic.
- B. took relatively little notice of bad news.
- C. responded to negative and positive information in the same way.
- D. were feeling under stress.
- E. put them in a stressful situation.
- F. behaved in a similar manner, regardless of the circumstances.
- G. thought it more likely that they would experience something bad.
| 5. At times when they were relaxed, the firefighters usually | |||||||
| 6. The researchers noted that when the firefighters were stressed, they | |||||||
| 7. When the firefighters were told good news, they always | |||||||
| 8. The students’ cortisol levels and heart rates were affected when the researchers | |||||||
| 9. In both experiments, negative information was processed better when the subjects |
Questions 10–14: Yes/No/Not Given
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer?
Write YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
Write NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
Write NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
10. The tone of the content we post on social media tends to reflect the nature of the posts in our feeds.
11. Phones have a greater impact on our stress levels than other electronic media devices.
12. The more we read about a stressful public event on social media, the less able we are to take the information in.
13. Stress created by social media posts can lead us to take unnecessary precautions.
14. Our tendency to be affected by other people’s moods can be used in a positive way.
Ready to Start?
Customize your exam settings and begin your reading test
Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
14 questions