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IELTS Reading Practice Test: The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world
Practice your IELTS reading skills with this comprehensive 13-question test. Time limit: 20 minutes.
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## The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world *How Dutch engineer Luud Schimmelpennink helped to devise urban bike-sharing schemes* **A** The original idea for an urban bike-sharing scheme dates back to a summer’s day in Amsterdam in 1965. Provo, the organization that came up with the ide...
Question Types Included
- matching-information (5 questions)
- multiple-choice-with-multiple-answer (4 questions)
- summary-completion (4 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 Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–5.NB You may use any letter more than once.
| 1. a description of how people misused a bike-sharing scheme | |||||||
| 2. an explanation of why a proposed bike-sharing scheme was turned down | |||||||
| 3. a reference to a person being unable to profit their work | |||||||
| 4. an explanation of the potential savings a bike-sharing scheme would bring | |||||||
| 5. a reference to the problems a bike-sharing scheme was intended to solve |
Questions 6–9: Multiple Choice
6–7: Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about the Amsterdam bike-sharing scheme of 1999?
8–9: Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about Amsterdam today?
Questions 10–13: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 10–13.
The first urban bike-sharing scheme
The first bike-sharing scheme was the idea of the Dutch group Provo. The people who belonged to this group were 10. They were concerned about damage to the environment and about 11. and believed that the bike-sharing scheme would draw attention to these issues. As well as painting some bikes white, they handed out 12. that condemned the use of cars.
However, the scheme was not a great success: almost as quickly as Provo left the bikes around the city, the 13. Took them away. According to Schimmelpennink, the scheme was intended to be symbolic. The idea was to get people thinking about the issues
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Exam Duration:
min
Standard test • Range: 5-180 minutes
20 min
13 questions
The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world
Reading Passage Content
This page contains IELTS reading practice materials with comprehensive questions and explanations.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Questions 1–5: Matching Information
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 1–5.NB You may use any letter more than once.
| 1. a description of how people misused a bike-sharing scheme | |||||||
| 2. an explanation of why a proposed bike-sharing scheme was turned down | |||||||
| 3. a reference to a person being unable to profit their work | |||||||
| 4. an explanation of the potential savings a bike-sharing scheme would bring | |||||||
| 5. a reference to the problems a bike-sharing scheme was intended to solve |
Questions 6–9: Multiple Choice
6–7: Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about the Amsterdam bike-sharing scheme of 1999?
8–9: Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about Amsterdam today?
Questions 10–13: Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write the answer in ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 10–13.
The first urban bike-sharing scheme
The first bike-sharing scheme was the idea of the Dutch group Provo. The people who belonged to this group were 10. They were concerned about damage to the environment and about 11. and believed that the bike-sharing scheme would draw attention to these issues. As well as painting some bikes white, they handed out 12. that condemned the use of cars.
However, the scheme was not a great success: almost as quickly as Provo left the bikes around the city, the 13. Took them away. According to Schimmelpennink, the scheme was intended to be symbolic. The idea was to get people thinking about the issues
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