IELTS reading practice test
accompanying
the
text
Rosa Parks
Questions:
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A Matching Headings:
Which paragraph does each of the following sub-headings best represent? Type your answer into the box.1. Rosa
Parks becomes a
heroine
2. The struggle is not over .
3.The Montgomery Bus Boycott
4. A heritage of slavery
5. The need to question authority
2. The struggle is not over .
3.The Montgomery Bus Boycott
4. A heritage of slavery
5. The need to question authority
B True/False/Not Given:
Write: T (true) if the statement agrees with the information, F (false) if the statement contradicts the information, or Ø (Not given) if there is no information on this.6.
English-speaking
countries have always been tolerant of dissenting views.
7. Rosa Parks’ defiance led to a global movement for civil rights.
8. The Governor’s Medal of Honor was specifically created to honor Rosa Parks.
9. Segregation was more severe in the Northern states of the USA than in the South.
10. The Montgomery bus company faced financial difficulties due to the boycott.
7. Rosa Parks’ defiance led to a global movement for civil rights.
8. The Governor’s Medal of Honor was specifically created to honor Rosa Parks.
9. Segregation was more severe in the Northern states of the USA than in the South.
10. The Montgomery bus company faced financial difficulties due to the boycott.
C. Answering Questions:
Answer the following questions in your own words, using information from the passage. You can type your answers into the boxes.11. Why
is Rosa Parks
considered a heroine in the context of American history?
12. Explain the significance of the “separate but equal” education policies in the South.
13. What was the immediate consequence of Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of the bus?
14. What role did Martin Luther King play in the Civil Rights movement?
15. What was the ultimate impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
12. Explain the significance of the “separate but equal” education policies in the South.
13. What was the immediate consequence of Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of the bus?
14. What role did Martin Luther King play in the Civil Rights movement?
15. What was the ultimate impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
D. Multiple Choice Questions:
16 What was the main
reason for Rosa Parks being arrested?
a)
She refused to pay
her bus fare.
b) She was accused of causing a disturbance.
c) She was involved in a fight on the bus.
d)She sat in a seat reserved for white passengers.
17. What was the main purpose of the “Governor’s Medal of Honor for
Extraordinary Courage”? b) She was accused of causing a disturbance.
c) She was involved in a fight on the bus.
d)She sat in a seat reserved for white passengers.
a)
To acknowledge
exceptional bravery during wartime.
b) To recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts.
c) To honor those who have shown exceptional courage in challenging injustice.
d) To reward people who have overcome personal adversity.
18. What does the term “civil disobedience” refer to in the context of
the passage? b) To recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts.
c) To honor those who have shown exceptional courage in challenging injustice.
d) To reward people who have overcome personal adversity.
a)
Refusal to follow
laws considered unjust.
b) Violent protests against authority.
c) Disrespectful behaviour towards public officials.
d) Ignoring traffic rules and regulations.
19. What was the significance of the Supreme Court’s ruling in December
1956? b) Violent protests against authority.
c) Disrespectful behaviour towards public officials.
d) Ignoring traffic rules and regulations.
a)
It declared
segregation in schools illegal.
b) It granted voting rights to Black Americans.
c) It declared Alabama’s segregation laws unconstitutional.
d) It ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
20. What was the overall message conveyed by Governor Siegelman at the
award ceremony? b) It granted voting rights to Black Americans.
c) It declared Alabama’s segregation laws unconstitutional.
d) It ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
a)
Rosa Parks was a
courageous woman who inspired a global movement.
b) The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a minor event in American history.
c) Blacks and Whites were never truly equal in the USA.
d) The Civil Rights movement was primarily driven by Martin Luther King.
b) The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a minor event in American history.
c) Blacks and Whites were never truly equal in the USA.
d) The Civil Rights movement was primarily driven by Martin Luther King.
The IELTS reading test:
Note that a full IELTS reading test takes one hour and involves 40 questions, based on three texts.
Notes for teachers
This reading test includes a range of question types used in the IELTS reading test, and tests different reading skills notably skimming, scanning, identifying main ideas, and understanding detail. Since the actual IELTS test lasts one hour and includes 40 questions on three reading texts, this sample reading test should be done in 20 to 25 minutes.Classroom technique: to simulate IELTS test conditions, students should have 20 - 25 minutes to read the text, and answer the test. The rest of the class time can be spent going through the text, and doing the interactive exercise that goes with it. Do not confuse testing and teaching! Practice tests do not teach, they test.
Answers:
Students - do not check your answers until after you have done the test. Otherwise, doing the test is pointless.
A. Matching Headings: 1. =
Paragraph 6 2. = Paragraph
15 3. = Paragraph
13 4. = Paragraph
11 5. = Paragraph 1
B. True/False/Not Given: 6. False 7. True 8. Not Given 9. False 10. True
C. Answering Questions: sample answers 11.because her defiance of racial segregation ignited the Civil Rights movement in the USA. 12. They were a tool to keep Black and White children separated in education. 13. She was ordered off the bus, then arrested and fined.
14. He played a crucial role in advocating for civil rights and non-violent protest. 15. It ignited the whole Civil Rights movement in the United States of America, and gave hope to similar movements in other parts of the world.
D. Multiple Choice Questions: 16. d 17. c 18. a 19. c 20. a
Students - do not check your answers until after you have done the test. Otherwise, doing the test is pointless.
B. True/False/Not Given: 6. False 7. True 8. Not Given 9. False 10. True
C. Answering Questions: sample answers 11.because her defiance of racial segregation ignited the Civil Rights movement in the USA. 12. They were a tool to keep Black and White children separated in education. 13. She was ordered off the bus, then arrested and fined.
14. He played a crucial role in advocating for civil rights and non-violent protest. 15. It ignited the whole Civil Rights movement in the United States of America, and gave hope to similar movements in other parts of the world.
D. Multiple Choice Questions: 16. d 17. c 18. a 19. c 20. a
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