Reading Sample#7

IELTS Reading Tips

What are global reading skills and how important are they for IELTS?
IELTS Academic Reading passages are long and reflect the type of reading you have to do on a course of academic study. You need to form a global idea of each passage: a mental summary of the content and overall structure.
How are these skills tested?
Global multiple choice questions test how well you understand the purpose/theme of the whole passage. Paragraph headings test your understanding of the main themes of each paragraph.

Reading Paper for This Section

Welcome to your IELTS READING#7

7) Professor Press

A) works at the University of Manchester.

B) studies car-related crime.

C) is concerned about the negative impact of the use of CCTV.

D) feels that some marketing departments lie about the crime-reducing benefits of CCTV.

None

13) Technology should not be used to check on people's private affairs.

12) Microdrone is currently not used to check drivers.

11) The British authorities use too much technology to monitor their citizens.

Questions 11-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?

In boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet, write

YES if the statement agrees with the writer's claims
NO if the statement contradicts the writer's claims
NOT GIVEN if there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

10) According to the passage, who do we not want to use the Microdrone?

9) Give examples of 2 events where technology is used to watch crowds.

Questions 9 and 10

Complete the summary below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for your answer.

8) The Microdrone is

A) a type of toy in the shape of a plane.

B) being used by the Metropolitan Police.

C) being used by the government.

D) able to film in the dark.

None

Questions 1-5

Reading Passage has six paragraphs of A-F.

Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs B-F from the list of headings below.

NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.

6) Britain has already got

A) four million CCTV cameras.

B) more data about DNA than any other country.

C) the most sophisticated crime-fighting technology.

D) access to the genetic data of one in fourteen people living in Britain.

None

Questions 6-8

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write your answres in boxes 6-8 on your answer sheet.

5) Paragraph F

4) Paragraph E

3) Paragraph D

2) Paragraph C

1) Paragraph B

List of Headings
i	The spy in the sky
ii	The spread of technology
iii	The limitations of cameras
iv	The cost of cameras
v	Robots solving serious crimes
vi	Lack of conclusive evidence
vii	Cars and cameras
viii	Advantages and disadvantages
ix	A natural progression
x	A feeling of safety

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IELTS Reading Tips

Questions 11-13

Questions 9 and 10

Questions 1-5

Questions 6-8

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