IELTS Reading MCQ Practice 55 Questions

IELTS Reading MCQ Practice 55 Questions

One of the most famous works of art in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Nearly everyone who goes to see the original will already be familiar with it from reproductions, but they accept that fine art is more rewardingly viewed in its original form. However, if Mona Lisa was a famous novel, few people would bother to go to a museum to read the writer’s actual manuscript rather than a printed reproduction. This might be explained by the fact that the novel has evolved precisely because of technological developments that made it possible to print out huge numbers of texts, whereas oil paintings have always been produced as unique objects. In addition, it could be argued that the practice of interpreting or ‘reading’ each medium follows different conventions. With novels, the reader attends mainly to the meaning of words rather than the way they are printed on the page, whereas the ‘reader’ of a painting must attend just as closely to the material form of marks and shapes in the picture as to any ideas they may signify.

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Questions:

1. According to the passage, Monalisa is :

 

1. 1. Da Vinci’s masterpiece
   2. One of the famous works of art
   3. Just another painting
   4. The only work on art

 

1. Why do people want to view art in its original form?

 

1. 1. They can appreciate art better in its original form.
   2. They are tired of viewing duplicates.
   3. both A & B
   4. None of the above

 

1. According to the passage, what is the difference between a novel and a painting?

 

1. 1. No difference
   2. Novels are unique.
   3. Paintings are unique objects.
   4. None of the above

 

1. What is the difference between reading a novel and a painting?

 

1. 1. No difference.
   2. In a novel, they have to carefully observe the way they are printed and in a painting it is just reading the meaning.
   3. In a painting, they have to carefully observe the way they are printed and in a novel it is just reading the meaning.
   4. None of the above

 

The use of hot-air balloons can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history (220-280 AD). Zhuge Liang used these early incarnations, known as Kongming lanterns, as military signals. The first manned flight on record took place in France on October 15th, 1783. In a balloon constructed by Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, a Frenchman named Pilatre de Rozier was elevated eighty feet off the ground. Modern hot-air balloons, with their capacity to ascend or descend and occasionally ‘steer’ at the pilot’s will, were first developed by Ed Yost in the 1950s. The Bristol Belle is generally regarded as the first modern hot-air balloon and had its inaugural flight in 1967. Since then, balloon technology has become extremely sophisticated. Some hot-air balloons have reached altitudes of 21,000 metres, travelled over 7,500 kilometres, and reached speeds of up to 400 kilometres per hour.

 

Questions:

Choose the correct letter A-D next to question 1-5 on the answer sheet.

5. According to the passage, In which era did the hot-air balloons come into use?

 

1. Six dynasties (220-589 AD)
2. Three kingdoms era (220-280 AD)
3. Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC)
4. Imperial China (221 BC – 1912 AD)

 

 

6. Who used the early incarnation of the hot-air balloons? 

 

1. Liu Bei
2. Cao Cao
3. Sima Yi
4. Zhuge Liang

 

7. When did the first manned hot air balloon come into use? 

 

1. October 15,1783
2. September 19, 1783
3. November 21, 1783
4. August 18, 1783

 

8. Who developed the Modern Day Hot-air Balloons? 

 

1. Zhuge Liang
2. Pilatre de Rozier
3. Ed Yost
4. Joseph-Micheal Montgolfier

 

9.What was the name given to the first modern hot air balloon? 

1. Roziere Balloons
2. Aerostat Reveillon
3. Vijayapat Singhania
4. Bristol Belle

Sample Reading Passage:

Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He had an older sister, Willie Christine King, and a younger brother Alfred Daniel Williams King. Growing up in Atlanta, King attended Booker T. Washington High School. He skipped ninth and twelfth grades and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. From the time that Martin was born, he knew that black people and white people had different rights in certain parts of America.

Questions:

Choose the correct letter A-D from the question next to 1-5.

10.When and where was Martin Luther King born? 

 

1. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee
2. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia
3. November 21, 1933, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4. March 23, 1925, Ulm, Germany

 

11. How many siblings did Martin Luther King have? 

 

 

1. Three siblings
2. One sibling
3. Two siblings
4. None of the above

 

12. Which school did Martin Luther King attend? 

 

 

1. Booker T. Washington High School
2. The Galloway School
3. Carver High school
4. Warren T. Jackson School

 

 

13. Which grades did Martin Luther king skip to enter college? 

 

 

1. 6th & 11the grade
2. 10th & 7th grade
3. 9th & 12th grade
4. 8th and 12th grade

 

14.What did Martin Luther King know from the beginning of his birth? 

 

 

1. Different rights for black & white people in America
2. Black people deprived of education rights in America
3. No rights for black people to vote in America
4. Couldn’t understand why white people were treated better than the black people

Sample Reading Passage:

As, over the last four hundred years, tea-leaves became available throughout much of Asia and Europe, the ways in which tea was drunk changed. The Chinese considered the quality of the leaves and the ways in which they were cured are essential. People in other cultures added new ingredients besides tea-leaves and hot water. They drank tea with milk, sugar, spices like cinnamon and cardamom, and herbs such as mint or sage. The variations are endless. For example, in Western Sudan, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, sesame oil is added to milky tea on cold mornings. In England, tea, unlike coffee, acquired a reputation as a therapeutic drink that promoted health. Indeed, in European and Arab countries as well as in Persia and Russia, tea was praised for its restorative and health-giving properties. One Dutch physician, Cornelius Blankaart, advised that to maintain health, a minimum of eight to ten cups a day should be drunk and that up to 50 to 100 daily cups could be consumed safely.

Questions:

Choose letters A-D from questions 1-5.

15.According to the passage, in which countries did the tea leaves become available over the last 400 years? 

 

 

1. Russia & USA
2. England & France
3. Asia & Europe
4. Persia & Russia

 

16. What were the other ingredients added while making the tea? 

 

 

1. Sugar & Milk
2. Herbs (Mint & Sage)
3. Spices (Cinnamon & Cardamom)
4. All of the above

 

17. In which place was sesame oil added to milky tea? 

 

 

1. On the edge of the Sahara Desert, Western Sudan
2. Japanese and Middle Eastern countries
3. Southern Arab countries
4. None of the above

 

18. Which countries have praised tea for its restorative and health-giving properties? 

 

 

1. Arab & Europe
2. Persia & Russia
3. Both A & B
4. England & France

 

19.Which physician advised to consume eight to ten cups of tea a day? 

 

 

1. Al-zahrawi
2. Ibn Sina
3. Sushruta
4. Cornelius Blankaart

Sample Reading Passage:

One of the most evocative eras in the history of poetry must surely be that of the Romantic Movement. During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a group of poets created a new mood in literary objectives, casting off their predecessors’ styles in favor of a gripping and forceful art that endures with us to this day. Five poets emerged as the main constituents of this movement – William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Gordon Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats. The strength of their works lies undoubtedly in the power of their imagination. Indeed, imagination was the most critical attribute of the Romantic poets. Each poet had the ability to portray remarkable images and visions, although differing to a certain degree in their intensity and presentation. Nature, mythology, and emotion were of great importance and were used to explore the feelings of the poet himself.

Questions:

Choose letters A-D from questions 1-5.

20.Which is considered to be the most evocative era in the history of poetry? 

 

 

1. Pastoralism
2. Metaphysical poets
3. Elizabethan & Shakespearean Era
4. Romantic Movement

 

21. In which century did a group of poets create a new mood in literature? 

 

 

1. 15th & 16th century
2. Late 18th century
3. Late 18th & early 19th century
4. None of the above

 

22. How many poets were the main constituents of the Romantic Movement? 

 

 

1. Six poets
2. Five Poets
3. A group of 7 poets
4. Three poets

 

23.What is considered to be one of the most critical attributes of romantic poets? 

 

 

1. Descriptive imagery
2. Choice of meter
3. Imagination
4. Emotions & Intentions

 

24. What elements were important for poets to explore their feelings? 

 

 

1. Nature
2. Mythology
3. Emotions
4. All of the above

Sample Reading Passage:

Humans can live about a month without food but only a few days without water. Because 70 percent of the human body is water, weight loss in some quick diets is dramatic due to water loss. Of all the water globally, only about 2.5 percent is fresh, and two-thirds of this is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. Nobody knows how much water is underground or in permafrost. All life on earth is sustained by a fraction of one percent of the world’s water. If a five-liter jug (about 1.3 gallons) represented the world’s water, the available freshwater would not fill a teaspoon.

Questions:

Choose answers from letter A-D from questions 1-5.

25. What is the percentage of water available in the human body? 

 

 

1.  80%
2. 70%
3. 46%
4. Between 45% and 60%

 

26. How much fresh-water is locked up in glaciers? 

 

 

1.  Two-third
2. One-fourth
3. Two-fourth
4. One-third

 

27. What percentage of the Earth’s water supports life? 

 

 

1. Fraction of one percent
2. 2.5%
3. 1.2%
4. None of the above

 

28. What causes dramatic weight-loss?

 

1. Water loss in the body.
2. Intake of excess electrolytes.
3. Excess workout.
4. A balanced diet and regular exercise.

 

29. How much of the world’s water is freshwater? 

 

 

1. 3.5%
2. 0. 3%
3. 1.2%
4. None of the above

 

An educated population and improved infrastructure of roads and communications add to the mix. In the Caribbean region, Cuba is now the second most popular tourist destination. Ecotourism is also seen as an environmental education opportunity to heighten both visitors’ and residents’ awareness of environmental and conservation issues, and even to inspire conservation action by providing opportunities for educational and cultural exchange. Tourists’ safety and health are guaranteed. Raul Castro, brother of the Cuban president, started this initiative to rescue the Cuban tradition of herbal medicine and provide natural medicines for its healthcare system. The school at Las Terrazas Eco-Tourism Community teaches herbal healthcare and children learn not only how to use medicinal herbs, but also to grow them in the school garden for teas, tinctures, ointments, and creams. In Cuba, ecotourism has the potential to alleviate poverty by bringing money into the economy and creating jobs. In addition to the environmental impacts of these efforts, the area works on developing community employment opportunities for locals in conjunction with ecotourism.

Questions:

Choose answers from letters A-D next to question 1-5.

30. Which island has become the second most popular tourist destination? And Why?

 

 

1. Bora Bora, for its soft white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, sapphire blue skies, and seclusion.
2. Cuba, for its good climate, beaches, Georgian style architecture, and distinct cultural history.
3. Maui, for its world-famous beaches, the sacred Iao Valley, views of migrating humpback whales (during winter months), farm-to-table cuisine, and the magnificent sunrise and sunset.
4. Tahiti, for its Calm blue lagoons, white-sand beaches, friendly people, swaying coconut trees, and black pearl farms.

 

31. What was the name of the Cuban presidents’ brother, who started the initiative of herbal medicine in Cuba? 

 

 

1. Gaston Browne
2. Hubert Minnis
3. Johnny Briceno
4. Raul Castro

 

32. What does ecotourism bring to a place?

 

 

1. It provides educational and cultural exchange opportunities.
2. It enhances ecological  sensitivity.
3. A and B
4. None of the above

 

33. What do the students learn in the school at Las Terrazas Ecotourism community? 

 

 

1. Biomedicine
2. Herbal healthcare
3. Ayurvedic Healthcare
4. Electrohomeopathy

 

34. Why is ecotourism important in Cuba? 

 

 

1. It is one of the main sources of revenue in Cuba.
2. It has the potential to alleviate poverty by creating more jobs
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above

 

Another common myth about sleep is that the body requires less sleep the older we get. Whilst It is true that babies need 16 hours compared to 9 hours and 8 hours respectively for teenagers and adults, this does not mean that older people need less sleep. However, what is true is that for a number of different factors, they often get less sleep or find their sleep less refreshing. This is because as people age, they spend less time in the deep, restful stages of sleep and are more easily awakened. Older people are also more likely to have medical conditions that affect their sleep, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, and heart problems. Sleep patterns can be broken down into two separate and distinct stages – REM and NREM sleep.

 

Questions:

Choose answers from letters A-D next to questions 1-5.

35.How many hours of sleep does a baby require ?

 

 

1. More than 9 hours
2. Less than 12 hours
3. More than or equal to 16 hours
4. 17 hours

 

36. Identify the stages of sleep pattern.

 

 

1. Rapid eye movement (REM sleep)
2. Non-rapid eye movement (NREM sleep)
3. Neither A nor B
4. Both A & B

 

37. What are the medical conditions that may affect the sleeping pattern of older people?

 

 

1. Insomnia
2. Sleep apnea
3. Heart problems
4. All of the above

 

38. From the passage, what is the common myth about sleep?

 

 

1. Your brain does shuts down during sleep
2. Adults don’t sleep more with age
3. Adults and older people can manage with minimal hours of sleep.
4. All of the above

 

39. How many hours of sleep are required for teenagers and adults?

 

1. 9 hours to 12 hours
2. 7 hours to 9 hours
3. 9 hours to 8 hours
4. 5 hours to 7 hours.

 

The first telescopes built in the early 1600s were very primitive inventions allowing the user to see around 3-times further than the naked eye. It was not too long, however, until Italian astronomer Galileo heard about the invention ‘that through use of correctly-positioned lenses, allowed people to see things a long way away. The tools used in the manufacturing of the first refracting telescope were all Galileo needed to know and within 24 hours he had developed a better one. In fact, the process of improvements Galileo made on Lippershey’s telescope was quite dramatic. Whereas the original version had a magnification of 3, the new telescope had a magnification of around 30. Galileo achieved these extraordinary results by figuring out the combination of the positions of the lenses and also by making his own lenses that were of better quality. Although he originally thought they were stars, the better quality lenses – and some scientific analysis – enabled him to eventually use his telescopes to see the moons of Jupiter. Galileo’s refracting telescopes – so-called due to the way they handled the light that passed through them – were the standard at that time.

Questions:

Choose answers from letter A-D next to questions 1-5.

40.When was the first primitive telescope invented? 

 

1. Late 1700s
2. Early 1600s
3. 1709
4. 1609

 

41. What did Galileo wanted to know? 

 

1. Tools used in the making of a refracting telescope
2. How many magnification lenses was used
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above

 

42. How many magnification lenses were used by Galileo in the manufacturing of telescopes?

 

1.  Less than 30 lenses
2. Exactly 30 lenses
3. More than 30 lenses
4. Nearly 30 lenses

 

43. What enabled Galileo to see the moons of Jupiter through his telescope? 

 

1. Good quality lenses
2. Scientific examination
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above

 

44. How many hours did it take for Galileo to develop an improved telescope? 

 

 

1. Around 24 hours
2. Exactly 24 hours
3. More than 24 hours
4. Less than 24 hours

 

One of the most famous works of art in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Nearly everyone who goes to see the original will already be familiar with it from reproductions, but they accept that fine art is more rewardingly viewed in its original form. However, if Mona Lisa was a famous novel, few people would bother to go to a museum to read the writer’s actual manuscript rather than a printed reproduction. This might be explained by the fact that the novel has evolved precisely because of technological developments that made it possible to print out huge numbers of texts, whereas oil paintings have always been produced as unique objects. In addition, it could be argued that the practice of interpreting or ‘reading’ each medium follows different conventions. With novels, the reader attends mainly to the meaning of words rather than the way they are printed on the page, whereas the ‘reader’ of a painting must attend just as closely to the material form of marks and shapes in the picture as to any ideas they may signify.

Questions:

45 According to the passage, Monalisa is :

 

1. Da Vinci’s masterpiece
2. One of the famous works of art
3. Just another painting
4. The only work on art

 

46 Why do people want to view art in its original form?

 

1. They can appreciate art better in its original form.
2. They are tired of viewing duplicates.
3. both A & B
4. None of the above

 

47 According to the passage, what is the difference between a novel and a painting?

 

 

1. No difference
2. Novels are unique.
3. Paintings are unique objects.
4. None of the above

 

48 What is the difference between reading a novel and a painting?

 

1. No difference.
2. In a novel, they have to carefully observe the way they are printed and in a painting it is just reading the meaning.
3. In a painting, they have to carefully observe the way they are printed and in a novel it is just reading the meaning.
4. None of the above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On a dear day, you can see as far as 67 kilometers across Paris. More than 300,000,000 people have visited the Tower since its completion in 1889, making it one of the most visited monuments in Europe. Every seven years, the Eiffel Tower is repainted with 50 to 60 tonnes of paint to protect its framework from rust. So that the Eiffel Tower appears the same color at each level when viewing it from the ground up, the Tower is painted in three different shades of the same color. The bottom is painted with the darkest brown and the lightest at the top of the tower. At the time of its completion, the Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest structure until New York’s Chrysler building was completed in 1930.

Questions:

Choose answers from letters A-D next to questions.

49. When was the Eiffel Tower built? 

 

1. Early 1890
2. Late 1860
3. 1889
4. 1887

 

50. Which was the most visited monument in Europe during late 1889? 

 

1. Notre-Dame de Paris
2. Louvre Museum
3. The British Museum
4. The Eiffel Tower

 

51. How often is the Eiffel Tower repainted? 

 

1. In seven years
2. For a period of seven years
3. Less than seven years
4. None of the above

 

52. Why is the Eiffel Tower repainted? 

 

1.  It doesn’t lose foundation shine.
2. To protect its framework from humidity and rain
3. To safeguard its structure from rust
4. All of the above

 

53. Which was considered to be the tallest structure in the world during the early 19th century?

 

1. Eiffel Tower, Paris
2. Burj Khalifa, Dubai
3. Les Olympiads
4. Chrysler Building, New York

 

54. In which color is the bottom of the Eiffel Tower repainted? 

 

1. Rosy brown
2. Dark brown
3. Cocoa brown
4. Walnut brown

 

55. How far can the Eiffel Tower be seen?

 

1. About 67 Kilometres
2. As far as 70 Kilometres
3. Nearly 67 Kilometres
4. None of the above

 

IELTS Reading MCQ Practice 55 Questions ANSWER KEYS