General Training Reading 2025-12 Test 1 — IELTS General Training Reading Practice Test with Answers

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Selection of Machines

Questions 1-7 Look at the six advertisements for ice cream makers. For which ice cream maker are the following statements true? Write the correct letter, A-F NB You may use any letter more than once.

A. Magimix Gelato Expert: If you're an ice cream fanatic, it doesn't get better than this. Quick, taking as little as 20 minutes, and consistent in its results, while the three automated programmes are very easy to use, and it has an unusually generous two-litre capacity. On the other hand, we found it noisier than others, and the ice cream is softer than we might have liked.

B. Shake n Make Ice Cream Maker: If you want to make some basic soft ice cream, this is a fun little gadget that gets decent results. You add a little ice and salt to the base, then your ingredients to the stainless-steel tub, pop the lid on, and give it a good shake for at least three minutes. Provided you measure everything exactly and shake back and forth consistently, it's surprisingly efficient.

C. Sage Smart Scoop: This is a seriously smart machine. Our favourite feature is the built-in sensor that works out whether the consistency of your ice cream or frozen yoghurt is right for you (from the 12 hardness settings) so that it can stop mixing when it's ready, alerting you with a fun tune. As you'd expect from the considerable price tag, there's a built-in freezer, and it feels beautifully engineered.

D. Lakeland Digital Ice Cream Maker: You simply pop on the lid and pour in the ingredients, then set the timer using the nice, clear digital display. Some customers reportedly struggled to disassemble it in order to wash the bowl and paddle, but we didn't have that problem. We're also giving it extra points for the recipe book, which has some really tasty ideas.

E. Judge Ice Cream Maker: We had a few criticisms, perhaps not surprisingly, when you consider this is one of the cheapest models in our selection — notably the fact that the paddle isn't as robust as the ones in other models. We'd have liked more recipes, too. But, for a budget machine, this is a bargain.

F. KitchenAid Artisan Ice Cream Maker: If you own a KitchenAid food mixer, this attachment (one of 15 that fit this machine) is a good way to start ice cream making. You simply freeze the bowl before use and attach it to the mixer (a quick and easy job), and pour in your favourite fresh ingredients, with some recipes taking just 20 minutes.

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Users of this machine will need to put some physical effort into making ice cream.
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Users of this machine can decide how soft they want their ice cream to be.
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This ice cream maker can be fixed onto an existing kitchen appliance.
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It is possible to make a larger amount of ice cream at one time than in most other machines.
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This machine has features that make it worth the high price.
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People might find it difficult to take this machine apart.
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This machine makes an enjoyable sound when the ice cream is prepared.

Dog Registration

Questions 8-14 Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text. TRUE - if the statement is true FALSE - if the statement is false NOT GIVEN - if the information is not given in the text

Registration requirement provides that the owner of a dog or cat must apply:

1. To register that dog or cat with the Council of the municipal district in which the dog or cat is kept, if the animal is over 3 months old.

2. For renewal of the registration of that dog or cat with the Council of the municipal district in which the dog or cat is kept before the expiration of the current registration.

Period of Registration: The registration remains in force until 10 April of the year following the registration or renewal.

Identification Marker: Council will provide an identification marker to be worn by the dog/cat.

If a dog or cat is found outside the owner's premises without the identification marker, the owner will be guilty of an offence.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Extra Animal Permits: It is an offence to have more than two dogs and two cats in a household. You must apply for a permit to keep more than the permitted number of dogs/cats in your household.

Micro chipping: Compulsory for all new registrations including transfers from other Councils.

Responsible Pet ownership: It provides residents who register their animals with a range of benefits like expert advice in animal matters, lead-free parks to exercise dogs, professional ranger service.

Lost and found: An increased likelihood of being reunited with a lost pet as your animal will be wearing a tag and be micro chipped.

Lifetime Tags: Your animal will be issued a lifetime tag.

Should you require a replacement tag during the animal's lifetime, a replacement fee is charged.

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If you require a replacement tag during the animal's lifetime, a replacement fee is required.
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Renewal of the registration is required after the expiration of the current registration.
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The registration remains in force until 10 April of the year following the registration or renewal.
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You don't need a permit to keep more than two dogs and two cats in a household.
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Micro chipping is compulsory for all new registrations including transfers from other Councils.
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If a dog or cat is found outside the owner's premises with a marker, the owner will be guilty of an offence.
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Penalties and Infringement Notices may be issued in respect of any breaches of the Domestic Animals Act 1994.

Marama Beach Hotel and Bistro

Questions 15-20 Choose ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Hygiene

Long hair must be tied back and no rings may be worn if touching food.

The regulation chefs' shirts and trousers are to be freshly laundered before starting a new shift, along with aprons if they are worn.

Cross-contamination between raw and cooked food must be avoided. To this end, staff must use a clean board each time they cut different types of food.

Staff should not touch money and then food without washing their hands in between.

In the case of illness or a skin problem, the staff member should inform the manager. Cuts on hands and arms must be properly wrapped or bandaged.

Safety rules

All injuries must be reported to management immediately.

Safety guards must not be altered in any way, and staff must always wear protective clothing and gloves when working with sharp, hot, cold or corrosive items or materials.

Loose clothing or jewellery must not be worn. Defective appliances must be turned off and not used — staff must not try to fix them themselves.

Heavy boxes should be lifted carefully with bent knees and a straight back, holding the box close to the body.

Work areas should be clean and free of hazards.

Spills on the floor must be dealt with immediately.

Flammable liquids must be stored away from flames.

If storing containers of chemicals in the kitchen, they must have clear labels, so as to avoid any confusion about the contents.

Breaks

Staff have 20 minutes of paid break time per 3 hours of work, during which time they may not leave the premises. Every staff member who works a shift exceeding 5 hours is entitled to a 30-minute unpaid break and free meals. However, please be aware that the kitchen may not always be able to provide this service, especially in peak times. Beverages kept in the storeroom may not be consumed by staff, but filtered water is provided free of charge in the staff room.

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Chefs' uniforms and .................... must be washed for every shift.
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Kitchen staff need to change the .................... when they start chopping another kind of food.
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All staff must make sure their hands are clean after handling ....................
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Workers in the kitchen should not attempt to repair ....................
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.................... are required to identify any chemicals kept in the kitchen.
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It is forbidden for kitchen staff to have drinks from the .....................

COMPOSTING

Questions 21-27 Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS ONLY from the text.

COMPOSTING GUIDE

Select a suitable spot for composting and 21 _________ a layer of twigs and paper or 22 _________ compost.

Empty your kitchen and garden 23 _________ into the compost bin. It takes at least 24 _________ months for the compost to be ready.

25. Good compost looks like _________ soil that is thick and moist.

Composting prevents 26 _________ of waste into harmful greenhouse gases and is a sustainable method which leads to production of valuable 27 _________ for your garden.

Reading Passage 3 — SATURN SPECTACULAR—SOLVING THE PUZZLES OF THE RINGED PLANET

In 1610 the Italian astronomer Galileo pointed his crude telescope at the planet Saturn and was dumbfounded by what he saw: 'The planet Saturn is not alone, but is composed of three, which almost touch each other, and never move or change with respect to one another.' Even more surprising, the two bulging planets on either side of the main planet had disappeared when he looked again a few months later. Eventually, the frustrated Galileo decided never to look at Saturn again. Now, of course, we have much better telescopes, and we know that Galileo was looking at the planet's unique set of wide, thin rings. Seen broadside, they resembled companion planets during Galileo's observations, Saturn still challenges astronomers. Saturn's magnificent rings, for example, consist of trillions of pieces of ice, some no bigger than a speck of dust. The ring particles are so small that they could be expected to scatter and fall into the planet, yet they are still there. Scientists are unsure about the origin of the rings, their exact chemical composition, and why they behave in the way that they do.

However, as spectacular as Saturn's rings are, the fuzzy orange ball of Saturn's giant moon Titan is even more interesting. Although it is larger than the planet Mercury, Titan probably resembles other large moons in the Solar System. It is a rock covered with ice and dirt. However, it has something no other moon has: a substantial atmosphere whose pressure is 50% greater than Earth's. Even more intriguing, Titan's atmosphere consists mainly of nitrogen (the primary component of our own air), mixed with carbon-based compounds. Cloaked in this atmosphere, Titan's surface may resemble the surface chemistry of the early Earth, but astronomers cannot see through the moon's maddeningly opaque orange fog.

All sorts of Earth-like chemical interactions could happen on Titan. Scientists hesitate to speak of the possibility of life when they speak of Titan, but it is a distant possibility. Living on Titan would be no walk in the park. From the vantage point of the Saturn system, the sun is a rather dim bulb. Titan is therefore a very cold place. Surface temperatures average about -300 degrees Fahrenheit. At those temperatures, water is unavailable for drinking. In addition, there is no oxygen in Titan's atmosphere - it is all locked up in water ice. The only hope for life as we know it, and it is an exceedingly slim one, is that water mixed with ammonia may get warm enough deep below the surface to liquefy. If so, life could possibly eke out an underground living much like the hardy microbes that surround Earth's hydrothermal vents (deep cracks on the seabed through which boiling water and hot gases escape).

Titan could contain information on the prebiotic chemistry that led to life on Earth and perhaps elsewhere in the Universe. The bitterly cold temperatures that make Titan so forbidding for life in some ways make it more intriguing. Titan's chilly climate keeps things in a state of preservation, so that it can hang on to most of the substances that it has acquired during its 4.5 billion years in the Solar System. The organic reactions that may have established the starting conditions for life on Earth are long gone, erased by our planet's high-speed chemical and geologic evolution. On Titan, similar reactions may still be sitting in deep storage.

Measured against its showy rings and haze-obscured moon, Saturn itself seems downright ordinary. Yet the 75,000-mile-wide planet - the second largest in the Solar System - holds some serious interest of its own. Like the planet Jupiter, Saturn is a gas giant: a relatively small ball of rock surrounded by a vast envelope of helium, hydrogen and various hydrogen compounds. Saturn is only half as dense as Jupiter, even less dense than water. It releases less heat than Jupiter, but, given its smaller size, scientists are not sure why it radiates any heat at all. Saturn's storms are, surprisingly, more powerful than Jupiter's, and its jet streams are much faster. The planet looks blander, however, because a thick haze of ammonia crystals obscures the colourful banding seen so easily on Jupiter.

Scientists hope that studying these differences will reveal how giant planets form, how weather systems work under different conditions and what planets around other stars might be like. A recent spacecraft that investigated Saturn and Titan (the Cassini-Huygens probe) has produced results that Galileo would have deeply appreciated back in 1610: photographs that finally show Saturn with crystalline clarity. After all the data from Cassini-Huygens has been interpreted, even though that might take 40 years, all questions on these topics may have been answered once and for all.

Questions 28–33: Matching headings

Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, i-viii LIST of HEADINGS i. Comparing two planets ii. A surprisingly small moon iii. A longstanding puzzle iv. Saturn's fascinating moon v. The importance of Titan's gravity vi. Expectations of possible solutions vii. The problems for life on Titan viii. An advantage of the low temperatures

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Section A
- i. Comparing two planets
- ii. A surprisingly small moon
- iii. A longstanding puzzle
- iv. Saturn's fascinating moon
- v. The importance of Titan's gravity
- vi. Expectations of possible solutions
- vii. The problems for life on Titan
- viii. An advantage of the low temperatures
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Section B
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Section C
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Section D
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Section E
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Section F

Questions 34–37: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

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Galileo's observations of Saturn were influenced by
- A. the frequency of his attempts.
- B. the quality of his experiment.
- C. what he expected to see.
- D. observations made by others.
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The scientists are interested in Titan because
- A. it is larger than Earth, although less dense.
- B. its atmosphere may contain oxygen.
- C. its surface is invisible because of a thick, coloured fog.
- D. its atmosphere has similar elements to Earth's atmosphere.
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The writer uses the phrase 'no walk in the park' because life forms in Titan would
- A. probably exists in water.
- B. be less developed than life forms on Earth.
- C. face considerable difficulties.
- D. be unable to move around.
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How does the writer compare Saturn and Jupiter?
- A. Saturn gives off more heat than Jupiter.
- B. Jupiter is less dense than Saturn.
- C. Saturn is less colourful than Jupiter.
- D. Jupiter has more violent storms than Saturn.

Questions 38–40: Summary Completion

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

THE CASSINI-HUYGENS PROBE

The Cassini-Huygens probe has produced clearer 38 _________ of Saturn. However, it may take up to 39 _________ before all the data from the probe has been analysed. It is expected that this data will assist in the investigation of the way 40 _________ function, and the nature of other planets.

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1. B
2. C
3. F
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. TRUE
9. FALSE
10. TRUE
11. FALSE
12. TRUE
13. FALSE
14. NOT GIVEN
15. aprons
16. board
17. money
18. appliances
19. labels
20. storeroom
21. add
22. existing
23. waste
24. 12
25. crumbly dark
26. breakdown
27. fertilizer
28. iii
The answer is iii (A longstanding puzzle) because the passage describes how Saturn's rings have puzzled astronomers for centuries, mentioning Galileo's confusion and scientists still being unsure about the rings' origin and behavior.
29. iv
The answer is iv (Saturn's fascinating moon) because the passage focuses on Titan, Saturn's moon, and explains its unique features, such as its atmosphere and how it may resemble early Earth.
30. vii
The answer is vii (The problems for life on Titan) because the passage discusses the difficulties life would face on Titan, such as extreme cold, lack of oxygen, and the need for water to be mixed with ammonia to possibly support life.
31. viii
The answer is viii (An advantage of the low temperatures) because the passage explains that Titan's cold climate preserves substances and chemical reactions, keeping them in storage for billions of years, which is seen as an advantage for scientific study.
32. i
The answer is i (Comparing two planets) because the passage compares Saturn and Jupiter, describing their similarities and differences in size, density, heat, and appearance.
33. vi
The answer is vi (Expectations of possible solutions) because the passage talks about how scientists hope that studying Saturn and Titan with new data from the Cassini-Huygens probe will answer many questions in the future.
34. C
The answer is C (what he expected to see) because Galileo was confused by what he saw and eventually stopped looking at Saturn, showing that his expectations influenced his observations. The most tempting wrong option, B (the quality of his experiment), is less correct because the passage focuses more on his expectations and confusion than on the equipment itself.
35. D
The answer is D (its atmosphere has similar elements to Earth's atmosphere) because the passage says Titan's atmosphere is mainly nitrogen, like Earth's, mixed with carbon-based compounds. Option C is tempting, but the main reason for interest is the atmosphere's similarity to Earth's, not just the fog.
36. C
The answer is C (face considerable difficulties) because the passage lists many challenges for life on Titan, such as extreme cold, no oxygen, and lack of liquid water, making life there very hard.
37. C
The answer is C (Saturn is less colourful than Jupiter) because the passage says Saturn looks blander than Jupiter because of a thick haze, while Jupiter has colourful bands. Option D is tempting, but the passage actually says Saturn's storms are more powerful.
38. photographs
39. 40 years
40. weather systems

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