Reading
IELTS Reading time management
20 minutes per passage is a guide, not a rule — allocate by difficulty and question types.
Passage 1 is your speed bonus
Academic Reading Passage 1 is usually easiest. Finish in 15–17 minutes and bank time for Passage 3.
Don't read the whole passage first for every type
Matching headings needs skimming; detail questions need scanning. One strategy does not fit all question blocks — adapt per section.
Mark and move
If stuck for 90 seconds, flag the question, complete others in the passage, return at the end. Blanks at the end are worse than flagged review.
Computer-delivered navigation
Highlighting and scrolling behave differently on screen. Practise computer-based Reading on mymockexam.uz so muscle memory matches test day.