IELTS General Training Reading Test with Answers | October 2026 | Practice Test #8

IELTS General Training Reading practice test with answers EXPLAINED (28 October 2026): a full IELTS General Training Reading test, 3 sections and 40 questions (everyday notices and adverts, workplace texts and a longer general-interest article), on computer-delivered test screens with a 60-minute timer. Matching information, True/False/Not Given, sentence and note completion, matching headings and summary completion, as in the real exam. After the answer key, every answer is explained: the exact sentence in the passage that proves it, and the trap that catches most students. 📝 Free answer sheet (download, write your answers, mark them, get your band): https://www.theieltsbro.com/downloads... 📖 Want the real exam feeling? Take full IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking tests online, free, in the computer-delivered format, with an instant band score and full report on The IELTS Bro: https://www.theieltsbro.com/practice?... Section 1: Visiting patients at St Anne's Hospital / Volunteer in Hollin Bridge (Questions 1–14) Section 2: The Linden Room: a guide for new waiting staff / Food hygiene rules for kitchen staff (Questions 15–27) Section 3: Spanning the gap: how bridges stay up (Questions 28–40) How to use this IELTS reading test: 1. Download the free answer sheet (link above) or get a pen and paper. 2. Give yourself 60 minutes: about 20 minutes a part. Each part stays on screen for 20 minutes; pause whenever you need more time on a screen. 3. Check the answer key, find your band, and comment your score. 4. Watch "Answers explained" to learn from every mistake. Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:06 Free answer sheet 0:16 Test instructions 0:38 Section 1: Visiting patients at St Anne's Hospital (Questions 1–14) 12:04 Section 1 · Questions 9–14: Volunteer in Hollin Bridge 20:38 Section 2: The Linden Room: a guide for new waiting staff (Questions 15–27) 29:52 Section 2 · Questions 21–27: Food hygiene rules for kitchen staff 40:38 Section 3: Spanning the gap: how bridges stay up (Questions 28–40) 48:20 Section 3 · Questions 33–36 54:29 Section 3 · Questions 37–40 1:00:43 Answer key 1:01:13 Your band score 1:01:25 Answers explained 1:08:29 Tell us your score 1:08:37 Free full tests About this test: an original IELTS reading practice test by The IELTS Bro, written to the current IELTS format. It is not an official IELTS paper. #IELTSReading #IELTS2026 #IELTSReadingTest #IELTS #IELTSPreparation #TheIELTSBro