JurassicReading practice ladder
Seven lessons with original passages and evidence-based answer checks.
What you get: Eight passages and 96 practice questions
Sample coming
IELTS practice & coaching
Reading
True/False/Not Given, matching headings, time management and dense academic passages.
Practice only; no IELTS scoring.
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A typical focus area, not a diagnosis, not a band prediction.
Optional questions. No sign-up, sound or saving; your answers stay in this page.
Diagnose → Practise → With a teacher
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Practise
Work with a teacher
IELTS test format
Reading has 3 sections and 40 questions, with 60 minutes to answer. Academic and General Training use different texts.
ielts.org source · checked 5 Nov 2026
ielts.org source · checked 5 Nov 2026
Jurassic teaching method
Orient, locate the textual anchor, discriminate paraphrase and inference, eliminate unsupported choices, then answer efficiently. NOT GIVEN means unsupported by the passage. We compare evidence on fresh tasks, without issuing a band.
Our Reading curriculum
Reading Evidence Ladder
Curriculum →- Diagnose
- Trace evidence
- Leverage a strength
- Practise
- New transfer
- Verify
Band guide: Reading
Band 4
Separate the question word from the topic word
Band 4 →Band 5
Identify the exact claim being tested
Band 5 →Band 6
Recognise changes in cause, comparison and degree
Band 6 →Band 7
Separate an implication from an explicit statement
Band 7 →Band 8
Track what pronouns and comparison words refer to
Band 8 →Band 9
Maintain evidence standards late in the session
Band 9 →Matching practice guides
- Separate contradiction from missing information
- Match the paragraph’s job
- Notice where reading time goes
- Unpack a dense sentence through evidence
- Reading evidence checks
The Reading Ladder practice pack is available through the existing Jurassic English product page. This guide helps you choose an error to investigate; an interactive Reading diagnostic and practice library are still coming soon.
Track the evidence you used for each incorrect answer. Note whether the problem was locating information, interpreting a sentence or deciding between options. Use a fresh passage to check your chosen strategy, rather than memorising answers from a repeated passage.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take a Reading diagnostic here?
Not yet. This hub offers a guide and a link to the existing practice pack.
Should I learn every unknown word?
For review, choose words that affected your understanding. During a timed drill, note where vocabulary blocked a decision and return to it afterwards.
Does a practice result predict my final band?
It is practice evidence only. No band or result is promised.