Practice
Original, full-length practice sets. Start one to enter the exam room.
Original, full-length practice sets. Start one to enter the exam room.
Original, full-length practice sets. Start one to enter the exam room.
Full-length Reading with instant marking and an indicative band. Start Academic Reading — The Living Light of the Deep (AC-READ-001) · 10 questions.
40 sets · Live
A single Academic Reading passage on bioluminescence with 10 questions (True/False/Not Given, multiple choice, and sentence completion).
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on beaver reintroduction, the medieval spice trade and the psychology of procrastination.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on desalination, the mechanical clock and bilingualism, and 40 questions.
A full-length Academic Reading test spanning coral reef restoration, the cultural history of tea, and the paradox of choice.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on vertical farming, the Silk Road, and how sleep consolidates memory (40 questions).
Full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on mycorrhizal fungi, the history of cartography, and nudge theory.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on lighthouse optics, the science of dating wood by its growth rings, and the limitations of gross domestic product.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on honeybee communication, the history of weather forecasting and the evolution of altruism, and 40 questions.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the ocean moons of the outer solar system, the history of food preservation and the cognitive psychology of attention.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on bridge engineering, animal migration and the philosophy of measurement, and 40 questions.
A full-length Academic Reading test covering the history of dyeing, how cities are supplied with water, and the way information travels through networks.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three original passages on how fossils form, the balancing of electricity grids and energy storage, and why languages change over time (40 questions).
Full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the history of public sanitation, glass and ceramics technology, and the science of art conservation.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the science of agricultural soil, the history of rail transport and research into memory and learning.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how desert plants survive drought, the history of glassmaking and the long argument over whether homework benefits school pupils.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how migrating birds navigate, the archaeology of ancient road networks and the argument over car-free cities.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the microbiology of sourdough, the invention of standardised measurement and the argument over returning cultural objects.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on volcano monitoring and forecasting, the history of vaccination and the disputed benefits of remote work.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on animal survival in extreme cold, the printing press and the growth of literacy, and the debate over whether zoos serve conservation.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on underwater sound and whale communication, the history of clocks and standard time, and the debate over whether creativity can be taught.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on seed dispersal and seed banking, the archaeology of early textiles and dyeing, and the argument over tourism at heritage sites.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how bridges withstand wind and load, the history of coffee cultivation and trade, and the debate over standardised testing.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the physics of lightning, the rise of underwater archaeology and the long argument between expert judgement and statistical rules.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how bats hunt by echo, the long history of concrete, and the argument over public funding for the arts.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the science of river meanders, the conquest of surgical pain and the debate over reviving dormant languages.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on chemical signalling between plants, the history of the submarine and undersea exploration, and the debate over shortening the working week.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on immunological memory, the history of papermaking and the argument over how far wilderness should be managed.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the formation of deserts and desertification, the invention of photography, and the argument over free university tuition.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on swarm intelligence in ant colonies, the engineering history of inland waterways, and the debate over whether machines can be genuinely creative.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how glaciers move and what ice cores record, the long history of the spice trade, and the argument over whether people should be expected to work later into life as lifespans lengthen.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the acoustics of concert halls, how young birds learn to sing, and the argument over public spending on space exploration.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the human sense of smell, the argument that cooking reshaped the human body, and the case for a universal basic income.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how living organisms make their own light, the long argument about when the horse was domesticated, and the debate over peer review and open access publishing.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the chemistry and history of soap and detergents, the invention and social consequences of the bicycle, and the argument over advertising aimed at children.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the science and uses of the tide, the domestication of the dog, and the argument over whether decisions about individual people should be delegated to statistical models.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on why cities are hotter than the countryside, the origins of pottery, and the case for and against publicly funded sporting mega-events.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on the rise and spread of antibiotic resistance, the disputed origins of insect flight, and whether zoos deserve to survive.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on permafrost and the engineering of frozen ground, the global history of rubber, and the argument over public funding for research with no foreseeable application.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how mountain ranges are built and worn away, the naming and classification of living things, and the argument over public funding for libraries.
A full-length Academic Reading test with three passages on how animals detect colour, the decipherment of lost writing systems, and the argument over cost overruns on very large infrastructure projects.