Reading

IELTS Reading time management

20 minutes per passage is a guide, not a rule — allocate by difficulty and question types.

Published Feb 22, 2026 · 3 min read

Passage 1 is your speed bonus

Academic Reading Passage 1 is usually easiest. Finish in 15–17 minutes and bank time for Passage 3.

Matching headings needs skimming; detail questions need scanning. One strategy does not fit all question blocks — adapt per section.

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.

Highlighting and scrolling behave differently on screen. Practise computer-based Reading on mymockexam.uz so muscle memory matches test day.

Open a timed IELTS or CEFR mock on mymockexam.uz — the same skills, under the clock.

Reading

20 minutes per passage is a guide, not a rule — allocate by difficulty and question types.

Published Feb 22, 2026 · 3 min read

Academic Reading Passage 1 is usually easiest. Finish in 15–17 minutes and bank time for Passage 3.

Matching headings needs skimming; detail questions need scanning. One strategy does not fit all question blocks — adapt per section.

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.

Highlighting and scrolling behave differently on screen. Practise computer-based Reading on mymockexam.uz so muscle memory matches test day.

Open a timed IELTS or CEFR mock on mymockexam.uz — the same skills, under the clock.