NOTE: MOCK TEST

 TOTAL 3 PASSAGES
 SPEND 20 MIN ON EACH PASSAGE
 TOTAL TIME 60 MINUTES

IELTS Reading passage - Adam’s Wine

Adam’s Wine
A. Waterisalife-giveraswellasalife-taker.Itspansthemajorityofourplanet'ssurface and has had a significant role in
human evolution. According to current projections, it is a factor that will become even more important.
B. Waterhasplayedavitalroleinourlivesthroughouthistory.Waterhasalwayshada thorny relationship with humanity,
on the one hand providing immense benefits not only as a supply of drinking water, but also as a source of food, a
means of transportation, and a means of trade. However, because people have been obliged to live near water in
order to survive and thrive, the relationship has not always been pleasant or productive. Contrary to popular
belief, it has been the exact opposite. What started out as a survival necessity has turned out to have a highly
destructive and life-threatening side in many cases.
C. People and their environment have been hit by big floods and long droughts throughout history, making it
harder for them to fight for their lives. The dramatic changes in the environment that we hear about in the news
every day are not new. Fields that used to be green and full of life are now empty. Lakes and rivers that used to be
full of life are now empty. Savannas have become deserts. What might be new is our childlike amazement at the
forces of nature.
D. Today, we know more about how climates change around the world. Flood sin faraway places have an
immediate effect on the whole world. Maybe these things make us feel better when floods and other natural
disasters are destroying our own property.
E. In2002,floodsin several parts of Europe caused a lot of damage that cost billions of euros to fix. Properties all
over the continent fell into the sea as waves thumped the coast and destroyed sea defenses. But it was not just
the sea. Rivers that were deformed by heavy rains and the loss of trees carried large amounts of water that ruined
many communities.
F. The costly short-term solution is to build better and more sophisticated flood defences along rivers. There are
less complicated options. Tree planting in highland areas, not just in Europe, but also in locations like the
Himalayas, to safeguard people living in low-lying areas like the Ganges Delta, is a less expensive and more
appealing alternative. Countries are already being persuaded that the release of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases is affecting significant environmental damage. In this area, however, further work is needed. G.
What about the future? According to projections, two-thirds of the world's population would be without fresh
water by 2025. However, the future has arrived in a rising

number of parts of the planet. While floods have wreaked havoc in certain areas, water scarcity is generating
strife in others. The Rio Grande failed to reach the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in 50 years in the spring of
2002, pitting the region against the region as they compete for water supplies. Due to drought and growing water
usage in many regions of the world, there is currently discussion of water becoming the new oil.
H. Otherdoom-ladenpredictionsclaimthat,asthepolaricecapsmelt,coastalregions and some low-lying islands will
almost certainly be drowned by the water. Popular exotic sites, which are today frequented by tens of thousands
of tourists, will become no-go zones. Today's vacation attractions in southern Europe and others will literally
become hotspots, making them too hot to live in or visit. It's impossible not to despair in light of the current
weather's irregular behavior.
I. Some may argue that this pessimism is unfounded, but there has been plenty of evidence that something is
wrong with the climate. Flooding has been destructive in many regions of the globe. The catastrophe shifts from
one continent to the next as the seasons change. The cost of living is sad, and the environmental impact is
worrying. We'll have to get used to it.
Adam’s Wine IELTS Reading Questions
Questions 1-8
This reading passage has eight paragraphs labeled A-I.
Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs B-I from the list of headings below.
Write the appropriate numbers (i-xii) in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.
Note: There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of them.
List of Headings
I. Change in the environment has always been a part of our lives. II.Water shortages
III.Rivers and waves wreak havoc.
IV.Is it reasonable to be pessimistic? Or is it more realistic? V.Climate disasters make us feel better.
VI.Water, the source of nourishment VII.How to deal with a flood VIII.Widespread floods
IX.Relationship between humans and water X.Water's devastation in the past
XI.Future flooding
XII.A negative outlook on the future
1. Paragraph B
2. Paragraph C
3. Paragraph D
4. Paragraph E
5. Paragraph F
6. Paragraph G
7. Paragraph H
8. Paragraph I
Questions 9-11
Choose the appropriate letters A-D 9. The author contends that
A.every day, the news we read and watch on TV amazes us.
B.We’re petrified in the face of environmental changes.
C.every day, the news we read and watch on TV should not amaze us. D.Nature has surprised us with its ability to
alter the surroundings.
10 According to the writer,
A.People do not need to become habituated to environmental destruction.
B.People will have to adapt to climate changes than harm the environment.
C.People are currently more accustomed to environmental devastation than in the past. D.The widespread
pessimism over environmental transformations is unjustified.
Questions 11-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? Write
TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN
if the statement agrees with the information if the statement contradicts the information
if there is no information on this in the passage
11. Humanity's connection with water has always been fraught.
12. Half of the world's population will lack access to clean water in the year 2025. 13. As the seasons change, the
disaster moves from one continent to another.
IELTS reading passage - William Gilbert and Magnetism
William Gilbert and Magnetism
A. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw 2 great pioneers of modern science: Gilbert and Galileo. Their
eminent findings made a big impact. Gilbert was the accredited father of the science of electricity and
magnetism, the first modern scientist, a physician at the court of Elizabeth and an Englishman of learning. Before
him, the things known about electricity and magnetism was what the ancients knew, and nothing more than that.
Lodestone had magnetic properties and when amber and jet were rubbed, it would attract bits of paper or other
substances of small specific gravity. However, he wasn't given the recognition he deserves.
B. Gilbert was born before Galileo. He was born on 24 May 1544 in an esteemed family in UK’s Colchester county.
After going to grammar school, he went to study medicine at St. John’s College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1573
and then travelled to the continent and later settled down in London.
C. He was a very eminent and successful doctor and was elected as the president of the Royal Science Society. He
was appointed to serve the Queen (Elizabeth I) as her personal physician, and was later knighted by the Queen.
He served her faithfully until her death. But soon after the Queen's death he died on 10th December, 1603. It was
only a few months after his appointment as a personal physician to King James.
D. Although Gilbert was interested in chemistry first he later changed his work because of a large portion of the
mysticism of alchemy involved (such as the transmutation of metal). Slowly he became interested in physics after
the great minds of the ancient, particularly about the knowledge the ancient Greeks had about lodestones,
strange minerals with the power to attract iron. Meanwhile, in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was defeated,
Britain had
become a major seafaring nation, paving the way to the British settlement of America. British ships relied on the
magnetic compass, yet no one knew why it worked. Was there a magnetic mountain at the pole, as described in
Odyssey’ which ships would never approach or as Columbus said, did the pole star attract it? William Gilbert
conducted ingenious experiments from 1580 to understand magnetism for almost 20 years.
E. Gilbert’s discoveries were so important to modern physics. He investigated the nature of electricity and
magnetism. He was the one who coined the word “electric”. Ultimately the beliefs of magnetism were also
twisted with superstitions like rubbing garlic on lodestone can remove its magnetism. Even Sailors believed the
smell of garlic would even interfere with the action of the compass, which is why the steerers were forbidden to
eat it near a ship’s compass. Gilbert also found that metals can be magnetised by rubbing materials such as
plastic, fur, etc. on them. He named the magnets “north and south pole”. Depending on its polarity magnets can
attract or repel. In addition, however, a magnet always attracts an ordinary iron. Though he started to study the
relationship between electricity and magnetism, he did not finish it. His research of static electricity using jet and
amber only showed that objects with electrical charges can work like magnets that attract small pieces of paper
and stuff. du Fay, a French guy discovered that there are actually two electrical charges, negative and positive.

F. He also questioned the traditional astronomical beliefs. He didn’t express in his quintessential beliefs whether
the earth is at the centre of the universe or in orbit around the sun though he was a Copernican. He believed that
stars have their own earth-like planets orbiting around them and are not equidistant from the earth. Compasses
always point north because the earth is like a giant magnet. The earth’s polarity and the axis they spin on is
aligned. He built an entire magnetic philosophy on this analogy. He even equated the polarity of the earth to that
of magnets. He explained that magnetism was the soul of the earth and a perfectly spherical lodestone, when
aligned with the earth’s poles, would keep moving by itself in 24 hours. He further believed that suns and other
stars wobble just like the earth does around a crystal core, and theorised that the moon might also be a magnet
that orbits
due to its attraction towards earth. Maybe this was the first proposal saying that a force might cause a heavenly
orbit.
G. In his revolutionary research methods he used experiments instead of reasoning and pure logic like the ancient
Greek philosophers did. It was new in the scientific investigation. Scientific experiments were not in fashion till
then. Because of this scientific attitude and his contribution to the field of magnetism, the unit of magnetomotive
force, also known as magnetic potential, was named Gilbert in his honour. He carefully approached it, observed
and experimented it rather than the authoritative or deductive philosophy of others that had laid the very
foundation for modern science.
William Gilbert and Magnetism IELTS Reading questions
Questions 1-5
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the reading passage for each answer.
Year
Event
1 ________
Gilbert was born
2 ________
Queen Elizabeth died
3 ________
Spanish Armada was defeated
4 ________
Gilbert graduated from St. John’s College
1580
William Gilbert conducted 5________. ingenious experiments
Questions 6-10
This reading passage has eight paragraphs, A–G. Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A - G, as your answer to each question.

6. Gilbert was the accredited father of the science of electricity and magnetism. 7. He used experiments instead of
reasoning and pure logic.
8. Gilbert coined the word “electric”.
9. He believed that stars have their own earth-like planets.
10. Gilbert was interested in chemistry first.
Questions 11-14
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
The eminent findings of Gilbert made a big impact. He was born on 24 May 1544 in an esteemed family in UK’s
11_____ county. He investigated the nature of electricity and 12___. Because of his scientific attitude and
contribution to the field of magnetism, the unit of magnetomotive force, also known as 13______, was named
Gilbert in his honour. He died on 10th December, 1603 after a few months of his appointment as a personal
physician to 14_____.
IELTS reading passage - Alternative Energy Sources
Alternative Energy Sources
A. Alternative energy sources are being pursued for a variety of reasons. Many countries have signed the Kyoto
Protocol, making measures to reduce pollutants and greenhouse gases a top priority in today's culture.
Alternative, or renewable, energy sources hold a lot of promise for reducing the quantity of pollutants produced
as a result of energy use. Alternative energy not only protects against unwanted by-products, but it also helps to
maintain many of the natural resources that we now utilise as energy sources. It's crucial to know what sorts of
alternative energy are available in order to comprehend how they can assist protect the planet's delicate
ecological balance and conserve non-renewable energy sources like fossil fuels.
B. Alternative energy sources are constantly replaced, non-polluting resources. They are not caused by fossil fuel
combustion or atom splitting. Utilisation of renewable energy helps supplement our energy supply. Alternative
energy sources include biomass energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, solar power, wind power, fuel
cells, ocean thermal energy conversion, tidal energy, and wave energy.
C. Biomass is a type of renewable energy derived from organic matter. Wood, forest and mill leftovers, animal
waste, cereals, agricultural crops, and aquatic plants are all examples of biomass fuels. These materials are used
as fuel to heat water for steam generation or are processed into liquids and gases that can be burned to achieve
the same result. By 2020, the United States could generate up to four-and-a-half times more bio power thanks to
increased biomass use, cheaper production costs, and improved technology. It is predicted that biomass would
grow at the fastest rate among renewable energy sources, increasing by 80 percent to 65.7 billion KW by 2020.
D. Geothermal energy extracts heat from the earth's interior. To deliver the hot water or steam to the surface,
wells are bored into geothermal reservoirs. In geothermal facilities, the steam drives a turbine-generator, which
generates energy. This heat is used to heat homes and greenhouses in some regions, as well as to supply
processed heat for businesses and industries. Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, is heated by geothermal energy. The
majority of geothermal resources are found in the western United States. Geothermal heat pumps heat and cool
homes by tapping into shallow earth energy, and they may be used practically anyplace. Much more power could
be generated from hydrothermal resources with technical advancements. Scientists have been experimenting
with geothermal power plants by pumping water into the hot, dry rock 3-6 miles beneath the earth's surface.
E. Hydroelectric (hydropower) energy is produced by driving turbine-generators with the force of falling water.
Hydroelectricity generates more electricity than any other renewable energy source. Estimates indicate that
hydroelectric power in the United States will decrease from 389 billion KW in 1999 to 298 billion KW in 2020. The
majority of the best hydropower sites have already been developed, and there are concerns about the
environmental impact of large-scale hydroelectric installations, therefore this decline is anticipated.
F. Solar power is produced without the use of a turbine or an electromagnet. Photovoltaic cells on special panels
catch sunlight and convert it directly into electricity. A battery is used to store the electricity. Solar energy can
also be utilised to heat domestic water directly (solar thermal technology). The domestic photovoltaic (PV)
industry might supply up to 15% of the new peak electricity capacity required in the United States by 2020.
G. Electricity can be generated using wind energy. The blades of a windmill spin when wind blows past them. The
shaft connected to the blades rotates, powering a pump or turning a generator to generate electricity. After that,
electricity is stored in batteries. The amount of energy that can be produced is determined by the wind speed and
the size of the blades. In windier areas of the country, wind energy is more efficient. The majority of wind energy
is generated by wind farms, which are enormous clusters of turbines positioned in reliably windy areas. Wind as a
source of energy is both free and non-polluting, with no emissions or chemical waste. Wind-generated electricity
is becoming more prevalent.
H. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that use a chemical reaction to generate power. Fuel cells are
rechargeable, have no moving parts, are quiet, and have no moving parts. Scientists are investigating how they
could be utilised as a power source for almost-emission-free autos and as electricity-generating plants. The
exorbitant cost of producing fuel cells has kept this important energy source from becoming widely used.
I. Ocean sources; Oceans, which span more than 70% of the earth's surface, contain both thermal and mechanical
energy from the sun's heat and tides and waves. Solar radiation is converted to electricity by ocean thermal
energy conversion (OTEC). To create electricity, OTEC power plants employ the temperature difference between
warm surface waters heated by the sun and colder waters found at ocean depths. The energy of the tides can also
be used to generate electricity. The power of changing tides is harnessed via tidal energy, but considerable tidal
variances are required.
The tidal process

makes use of the tides' natural motion to fill reservoirs, which are then progressively emptied through electricity-
generating turbines. Wave energy conversion takes energy from surface waves, pressure variations beneath the
water's surface, or the entire wave. The interaction of winds with the ocean surface is also used in wave energy. In
the United States, this technology is still in the early stages of development.
Alternative Energy Sources reading questions
Questions (1 - 2)
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
1. Geothermal Energy is produced by
A. Warming the air beneath the ground surface
B. Utilising the kinetic energy of falling water
C. The extraction of water steam from the earth’s subsurface. D. Utilising the earth’s inherent energy.
2. The most significant barrier of creating one of these energy sources is
A. Expense
B. Amount of energy dissipated C. Electricity
D. Fuel cell energy
Questions (3 - 7)
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage? 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
3. Alternative Energy sources have multiple applications.
4. At Least one of these alternative energy sources needs fossil fuels.
5. The disbursement is the minor factor that is an obstacle to developing one of these forms of energy.

6. Alternative energy with the highest efficiency is Wind Power. 7. There are numerous sources to generate Wave
Energy.
Questions (8 - 13)
Complete the sentences.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER from the passage for each
answer.
8. By utilising Alternative energy sources, we can reduce the __________ generated by conventional energy
sources.
9. We currently use __________ as part of our power source, in addition to fossil fuels and atom-splitting.
10. Biomass is a type of renewable energy that comes from __________.
11. The renewable energy that originates from the earth's interior is known as
__________.
12. The __________ of manufacturing is one of the reasons why fuel cells aren't
extensively used.
13. __________ alternative energy source does not utilise turbines.