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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 14-26.

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The Desolenator: producing clean waterSection ADuring travels in Thailand in the 1990s, William Janssen was struck by the simple rooftop solar-heating systems found on many houses. In those systems, sunlight was collected by a plate and used to heat water for household needs. Twenty years later, Jan...
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Questions 14-20
The reading passage has seven sections, A-G.

Choose the correct heading for sections A-G from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number i-x in boxes 14-20 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings
  1. Getting the finance for production
  2. An unexpected benefit
  3. From initial inspiration to new product
  4. The range of potential customers for the device
  5. What makes the device different from alternatives
  6. Cleaning water from a range of sources
  7. Overcoming production difficulties
  8. Profit not the primary goal
  9. A warm welcome for the device
  10. The number of people affected by water shortages

14. Section A

15. Section B

16. Section C

17. Section D

18. Section E

19. Section F

20. Section G

Choose heading iii because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Twenty years later, Janssen turned the basic idea he had seen in Southeast Asia into a portable device that uses solar power to purify water.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Twenty years later, Janssen turned the basic idea he had seen in Southeast Asia into a portable device that uses solar power to purify water.

Choose heading vi because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Twenty years later, Janssen turned the basic idea he had seen in Southeast Asia into a portable device that uses solar power to purify water.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Twenty years later, Janssen turned the basic idea he had seen in Southeast Asia into a portable device that uses solar power to purify water.

Choose heading v because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Its main advantage over standard desalination methods is that it needs no generated power supply, only sunlight.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Its main advantage over standard desalination methods is that it needs no generated power supply, only sunlight.

Choose heading x because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "The unit's performance appears on an LCD screen and is sent to the company, which provides servicing when required.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
The unit's performance appears on an LCD screen and is sent to the company, which provides servicing when required.

Choose heading iv because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Many countries cannot afford desalination plants, which are costly to build, expensive to run, maintenance intensive and dependent on diesel that they also cannot afford.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Many countries cannot afford desalination plants, which are costly to build, expensive to run, maintenance intensive and dependent on diesel that they also cannot afford.

Choose heading viii because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "He describes the company as a venture with a social mission.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
He describes the company as a venture with a social mission.

Choose heading i because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "So far it has raised £340,000 in funding.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
So far it has raised £340,000 in funding.

Questions 21-26
Complete the summary below.

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

Write your answers in 21-26 on your answer sheet.

The energy required to operate the Desolenator comes from sunlight. The device can be used in different locations, as it has (21). Water is fed into a pipe, and a (22) of water flows over a solar panel. The water then enters a boiler, where it turns into steam. Any particles in the water are caught in a (23). The purified water comes out through one tube, and all types of (24) come out through another. A screen displays the (25) of the device, and transmits the information to the company so that they know when the Desolenator requires (26)

Use "Wheels" because the device is easy to move because it has two wheels.

Associated Text:
Measuring 120 cm by 90 cm, the device is easy to move because it has two wheels.

Use "Film" because water flows as a thin film over the solar panel area.

Associated Text:
Water enters through a pipe and flows as a thin film between double glazing and the surface of a solar panel, where the sun heats it.

Use "Filter" because particles are trapped in a simple filter.

Associated Text:
A very simple filter traps particles and can be shaken clean.

Use "Waste" because one tube carries waste out of the device.

Associated Text:
Two tubes carry liquid out: one removes the waste, such as salt from seawater or fluoride, while the other carries the distilled water.

Use "Performance" because this is displayed on the LCD screen.

Associated Text:
The unit's performance appears on an LCD screen and is sent to the company, which provides servicing when required.

Use "Servicing" because the company provides servicing when required.

Associated Text:
The unit's performance appears on an LCD screen and is sent to the company, which provides servicing when required.

Answer Sheet
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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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