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IELTS Reading Practice Test: How tennis rackets have changed

Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.

Reading Passage Content Summary

## How tennis rackets have changed In 2016, the British professional tennis player Andy Murray was ranked as the world’s number one. It was an incredible achievement by any standard – made even more remarkable by the fact that he did this during a period considered to be one of the strongest in the...

Question Types Included

  • true-false-not-given (7 questions)
  • note-completion (6 questions)

Test Information

  • Total Questions: 13
  • Time Limit: 20 minutes
  • Level: Intermediate to Advanced
  • Format: IELTS Academic Reading

How tennis rackets have changed

Reading Passage Content

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Reading Comprehension Questions

Questions 1–7: 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

1 People had expected Andy Murray to become the world’s top tennis player for at least five years before 2016.

2 The change that Andy Murray made to his rackets attracted a lot of attention.

3 Most of the world’s top players take a professional racket stringer on tour with them.

4 Most of the world’s top players take a professional racket stringer on tour with them.

5 Werner Fischer played with a spaghetti-strung racket that he designed himself.

6 The weather can affect how professional players adjust the strings on their rackets.

7 It was believed that the change Pete Sampras made to his rackets contributed to his strong serve.

Questions 8–13: Note Completion

Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 8–13.

The tennis racket and how it has changed

  • Mike and Bob Bryan made changes to the types of (8). used on their racket frames.
  • Players were not allowed to use the spaghetti-strung racket because of the amount of (9). it created.
  • Changes to rackets can be regarded as being as important as players’ diets or the (10). they do.
  • All rackets used to have natural strings made from the (11). of animals.
  • Pete Sampras had metal (12). put into the frames of his rackets.
  • Gonçalo Oliveira changed the (13). on his racket handles.
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