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IELTS Reading Practice Test: The Dead Sea Scrolls
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
Reading Passage Content Summary
## The Dead Sea Scrolls In late 1946 or early 1947, three Bedouin teenagers were tending their goats and sheep near the ancient settlement of Qumran, located on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in what is now known as the West Bank. One of these young shepherds tossed a rock into an opening on t...
Question Types Included
- summary-completion (5 questions)
- true-false-not-given (8 questions)
Test Information
- Total Questions: 13
- Time Limit: 20 minutes
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: IELTS Academic Reading
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Note Completion
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–5.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Discovery- Qumran, 1946/7
- three Bedouin shepherds in their teens were near an opening on side of cliff
- heard a noise of breaking when one teenager threw a (1).
- teenagers went into the (2). and found a number of containers made of (3).
- date from between 150 BCE and 70 CE
- thought to have been written by group of people known as the (4).
- written mainly in the (5). language
- most are on religious topics, written using ink on parchment or papyrus
Questions 6–13: 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
6 The Bedouin teenagers who found the scrolls were disappointed by how little money they received for them.
7 There is agreement among academics about the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
8 Most of the books of the Bible written on the scrolls are incomplete.
9 The information on the Copper Scroll is written in an unusual way.
10 Mar Samuel was given some of the scrolls as a gift.
11 In the early 1950s, a number of educational establishments in the US were keen to buy scrolls from Mar Samuel.
12 The scroll that was pieced together in 2017 contains information about annual occasions in the Qumran area 2,000 years ago.
13 Academics at the University of Haifa are currently researching how to decipher the final scroll.
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Note Completion
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–5.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Discovery- Qumran, 1946/7
- three Bedouin shepherds in their teens were near an opening on side of cliff
- heard a noise of breaking when one teenager threw a (1).
- teenagers went into the (2). and found a number of containers made of (3).
- date from between 150 BCE and 70 CE
- thought to have been written by group of people known as the (4).
- written mainly in the (5). language
- most are on religious topics, written using ink on parchment or papyrus
Questions 6–13: 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
6 The Bedouin teenagers who found the scrolls were disappointed by how little money they received for them.
7 There is agreement among academics about the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
8 Most of the books of the Bible written on the scrolls are incomplete.
9 The information on the Copper Scroll is written in an unusual way.
10 Mar Samuel was given some of the scrolls as a gift.
11 In the early 1950s, a number of educational establishments in the US were keen to buy scrolls from Mar Samuel.
12 The scroll that was pieced together in 2017 contains information about annual occasions in the Qumran area 2,000 years ago.
13 Academics at the University of Haifa are currently researching how to decipher the final scroll.
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