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This reading practice simulates one part of the IELTS General Reading test. You should spend about twenty minutes on it. Read the passage and answer questions 1-13.

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The Dead Sea ScrollsIn late 1946 or early 1947, three Bedouin teenagers were looking after goats and sheep near Qumran, an ancient settlement on the north-western shore of the Dead Sea in the area now called the West Bank. One young shepherd threw a Rock into an opening in the side of a cliff and wa...
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Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in 1-5 on your answer sheet.

Ancient scrolls found near Qumran

Discovery

Qumran, 1946/7.

Three teenage Bedouin shepherds were near a cliff-side opening made in (1).

One teenager threw a (2), causing a breaking sound.

The teenagers entered the (3) and discovered containers made of (4).

The scrolls

Produced sometime in the period 150 BCE-70 CE.

Believed to have been produced by a community called the (5).

Mainly written in (6).

Most concern religious subjects and were written in ink on parchment or papyrus.

Use "Rock" because the passage says one shepherd threw a rock into the cliff opening.

Associated Text:
One young shepherd threw a Rock into an opening in the side of a cliff and was startled by the sound of something breaking.

Use "Cave" because the passage says the boys later entered the cave.

Associated Text:
Later, the boys entered the Cave and found a group of large Clay jars, seven of them holding written scrolls.

Use "Clay" because the passage says they found large clay jars.

Associated Text:
Later, the boys entered the Cave and found a group of large Clay jars, seven of them holding written scrolls.

Use "Essenes" because the passage says the people are believed to have belonged to the Essenes.

Associated Text:
At that time the region was known as Judea, and the inhabitants are believed to have belonged to the Essenes, a devout Jewish sect.

Use "Hebrew" because the passage says most texts are written in Hebrew.

Associated Text:
At that time the region was known as Judea, and the inhabitants are believed to have belonged to the Essenes, a devout Jewish sect.

Questions 6-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In boxes 6-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE   if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE   if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN   if there is no information on this.

6. The Bedouin teenagers who found the scrolls were unhappy with how little money they received for them.

7. There is consensus among academics about the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

8. The majority of of the books of the Bible written on the scrolls are incomplete.

9. The information on the Copper Scroll is recorded in an unusual way.

10. Mar Samuel was given several of the scrolls as a gift.

11. In the early 1950s, a number of educational institutions in the US were keen to buy scrolls from Mar Samuel.

12. The scroll that was pieced together in 2017 contains details about annual occasions in the Qumran area 2.000 yea-s ago.

13. Academics at the University of Haifa are currently investigating how to decipher the final scroll.

The answer is NOT GIVEN because the passage does not give enough information to confirm the statement. The closest relevant evidence is: "They took the seven scrolls to a nearby town, where a local antiquities dealer bought them for a small amount of money.". This may discuss a related idea, but it does not prove the statement in the question.

Associated Text:
They took the seven scrolls to a nearby town, where a local antiquities dealer bought them for a small amount of money.

The answer is FALSE because the statement contradicts the passage. The key evidence is: "It soon became obvious that the find was one of archaeology's greatest discoveries.". This evidence gives a different meaning from the question statement, so the statement is not correct.

Associated Text:
It soon became obvious that the find was one of archaeology's greatest discoveries.

The answer is TRUE because the statement agrees with the passage. The key evidence is: "Among the manuscripts from Qumran, the only complete book of the Hebrew Bible is Isaiah, and that copy, dated to the first century BCE, is regarded as the earliest surviving biblical manuscript.". This evidence says the same thing as the question statement, so the statement is supported.

Associated Text:
Among the manuscripts from Qumran, the only complete book of the Hebrew Bible is Isaiah, and that copy, dated to the first century BCE, is regarded as the earliest surviving biblical manuscript.

The answer is TRUE because the statement agrees with the passage. The key evidence is: "With unusual vocabulary and strange spelling, it describes 64 underground hiding places where riches were supposedly buried for safekeeping.". This evidence says the same thing as the question statement, so the statement is supported.

Associated Text:
With unusual vocabulary and strange spelling, it describes 64 underground hiding places where riches were supposedly buried for safekeeping.

The answer is FALSE because the statement contradicts the passage. The key evidence is: "In 1948, the Syrian Orthodox archbishop Mar Samuel acquired four of the original seven scrolls from a Jerusalem shoemaker and part-time antiquities dealer, paying less than $100.". This evidence gives a different meaning from the question statement, so the statement is not correct.

Associated Text:
In 1948, the Syrian Orthodox archbishop Mar Samuel acquired four of the original seven scrolls from a Jerusalem shoemaker and part-time antiquities dealer, paying less than $100.

The answer is FALSE because the statement contradicts the passage. The key evidence is: "He then went to the United States and offered them without success to several universities, including Yale.". This evidence gives a different meaning from the question statement, so the statement is not correct.

Associated Text:
He then went to the United States and offered them without success to several universities, including Yale.

The answer is TRUE because the statement agrees with the passage. The key evidence is: "It names celebrations marking seasonal changes and describes two annual religious events already known from another Dead Sea Scroll.". This evidence says the same thing as the question statement, so the statement is supported.

Associated Text:
It names celebrations marking seasonal changes and describes two annual religious events already known from another Dead Sea Scroll.

The answer is NOT GIVEN because the passage does not give enough information to confirm the statement. The closest relevant evidence is: "Only one known scroll still remains untranslated.". This may discuss a related idea, but it does not prove the statement in the question.

Associated Text:
Only one known scroll still remains untranslated.

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Multiple Choice
Matching Sentence Endings
Note Completion
Table Completion
Flow Chart Completion
Summary Completion
Multiple Selection
Short Answer
Matching Headings
Matching Features
Matching Information
Identifying Information
Identifying Viewer Claims
Sentence Completion
Diagram Labelling
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Tips to improve your reading speed
To get a high score on the IELTS reading section, you need to have a fast reading speed. To have a fast reading speed, you need to improve your vocabulary and practice dissecting sentences. One strategy to dissect a sentence is to look for the subject and verb of the sentence. Finding the subject and verb will help you better understand the main idea of said sentence. Keep in mind, a common feature of a IELTS reading passage is to join strings of ideas to form long compound sentences. This produces large chunks that students have a hard time absorbing. Do not get overwhelmed by its length, just look for the subject and verb, the rest of the ideas will flow.

Keep in mind, having a slow reading speed makes skimming or scanning a reading passage more difficult. The process of quickly skimming through a reading passage for specific keywords or main ideas is a requirement for you to employ successful reading strategies to improve your IELTS reading score. In other words, skimming and scanning are critical skills to ensure you complete all questions in the allotted time frame.
IELTS Reading Strategies
Once you can read and comprehend a passage with a rate of, at least, 220 words per minute, you'll be ready to start implementing our strategies. All too often, students spend too much time reading the passages and not enough time answering the questions. Here is a step by step guide for tackling the reading section.

  1. Step 1: Read questions first

    One of the most common mistakes that candidates make when approaching the reading exam is reading every single word of the passages. Although you can practice for the exam by reading for pleasure, "reading blindly" (reading without any sense of what the questions will ask) will not do you any favors in the exam. Instead, it will hurt your chances for effectively managing your time and getting the best score.

    The main reason to read the questions first is because the type of question may determine what you read in the passage or how you read it. For example, some question types will call for the "skimming" technique, while others may call for the "scanning" technique.

    It is important to answer a set of questions that are of the same question type. You'll need to determine which question type you want to tackle first. A good strategy would be to start with the easier question type and move on to more difficult question types later. The Easiest question types are the ones where you spend less time reading. For example, the Matching Heading question type is an easier one because you only need to find the heading that best describes the main idea of a paragraph. An example of a difficult question type would be Identifying Information. For this question type, you'll need to read each paragraph to find out if each statement is TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN according to the passage.

    Here is a table that lists the difficulty levels for each question type. Use this table as a reference when choosing which question type you want to tackle first.

    Difficulty level Question Type
    Easy Sentence Completion
    Short answer
    Medium Matching Features
    Multiple choice
    Matching Headings
    Summary, Table, Flow-Chart Completion
    Difficult Matching Sentence Endings
    Matching Information
    Identifying Information (TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN)
    Identifying Viewer's claims (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)

  2. Step 2: Read for an objective

    After you've read the questions for the passage, you will be able to read for an objective. What does this mean? For example, if you come across a question that includes the year "1896", you can make a note of when this year comes up in the text, using it to answer the question later on. There are two reading techniques that will help you stay on track with reading for an objective. The first one, skimming, is best defined as reading fast in order to get the "gist", or general idea, or a passage. With this technique, you are not stopping for any unfamiliar words or looking for specific details. The second technique, scanning, is best defined as reading for specific information. With this technique, you are not reading for the overall gist, but rather, specific information. Notice how each of these techniques has a specific objective in mind. This will help you find information more quickly.

  3. Step 3: Take notes

    As you're reading for an objective, you should also be making notes on the margins of the passage, placing stars next to key information, or underlining things that you believe will help you answer the various questions. This will make it easier for you to check back when you are asked certain things in the questions. Choose whichever note-taking system is right for you - just make sure you do it!

  4. Step 4: Answer wisely

    After you've read the questions, read the passage, and have taken any appropriate notes, you you should have located the part of the text where you where you need to read carefully. Then just read carefully and think critically to determine the correct answer.

IELTS Reading Question Types

The IELTS reading test contains many different question types:

Matching HeadingsIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Headings
Matching InformationIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Information
Matching FeaturesIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Features
Summary CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Summary Completion
Identifying InformationIELTS Reading Lesson: Identifying Information
Identifying Writer's claimsIELTS Reading Lesson: Identifying Writer's claims
Multiple ChoiceIELTS Reading Lesson: Multiple Choice
Short AnswerIELTS Reading Lesson: Short Answer
Match Sentence EndingIELTS Reading Lesson: Match Sentence Ending
Sentence CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Sentence Completion
Table CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Table Completion
 
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