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Take Reading tests on a screen built like the computer-delivered exam, see exactly why each answer is right, and get Writing feedback on all four band criteria.

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The Tickmark test screen: a Reading passage beside its questions, with a highlight, a flagged question and the timer
What you get

See where your band stands, and why

Everything here works today. Listening and Speaking are next.

Reading review

Know why an answer is right

After each test, every question opens onto its explanation, beside the passage.

  • The sentence that holds the answer, highlighted in the passage
  • Paraphrase pairs between the question and the text
  • The trap behind each wrong option
  • Explanations are written in Vietnamese for now

It consisted of a wooden frame and two wheels of equal size, one behind the other, and the front wheel could be turned to steer. There were no pedals: the rider sat astride the frame and pushed it along with his feet, gliding between strides.

Answer: FALSEYour answer: FALSE

Riders of Drais's machine used pedals to move forward.

Bài nói rõ máy của Drais không có bàn đạp, người lái đẩy xe bằng chân. Câu hỏi nói ngược lại nên là FALSE.

“There were no pedals: the rider sat astride the frame and pushed it along with his feet”
Paraphrase

Question used pedals to move forward ↔ Passage pushed it along with his feet

Writing feedback

Writing feedback you can check

Submit a Task 1 or Task 2 response and get an estimated band in a minute or two.

  • A band for Task Achievement or Response, Coherence, Lexical Resource and Grammar
  • Every judgement backed by a quote from your essay
  • Errors marked in your text, with a correction
  • Each paragraph rewritten about one band higher, in your own words
Estimated band7.0
  • Task Achievement7
  • Coherence and Cohesion7
  • Lexical Resource7
  • Grammatical Range and Accuracy7

Overall, watching TV fell sharply while gaming rise1 to become the most popular activity by 2025. Sport stayed fairly stable, and reading declined slightly.

1Grammar

gaming rise → gaming rose

You are describing the past, so the verb needs the past simple form.

A band higher

Overall, the time spent watching TV fell sharply, while gaming rose steadily to become the most popular activity by 2025. Sport remained fairly stable, whereas reading declined gradually.

  • The real test screen

    Split passage, highlights and notes, flags for review, text size and a strict timer.

  • Bands as IELTS converts them

    Raw scores become a band the moment you submit.

  • Your weakest question types

    Your dashboard tracks accuracy by question type, worst first.

  • Exam or practice

    Sit the full hour, or check answers group by group as you go.

  • A Writing screen like the test

    Word count, suggested time, no spellcheck, and your draft kept.

Every Reading question type

Twelve question types, laid out the way the computer-delivered test shows them. Diagram and map labelling arrive with image support.

  • True / False / Not Given
  • Yes / No / Not Given
  • Multiple choice
  • Multiple choice (more than one answer)
  • Matching headings
  • Matching information
  • Matching features
  • Matching sentence endings
  • Form / note / table / flow-chart completion
  • Sentence completion
  • Summary completion
  • Short answer

Coming next

Listening: full tests with recordings for all four parts.

In development

Speaking: examiner-style practice with feedback.

In development
How it works

From your first test to your next band

Three steps, and you can start the first one now.

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  1. Set your goal

    Pick Academic or General Training, your target band and your exam date.

  2. Practise on the real format

    Sit a full test in exam mode, or check answers as you go in practice mode.

  3. Review and improve

    Read the explanations, rewrite your essays and work on the question types you miss.

FAQ

Questions before you start

If yours isn't here, the quickest answer is to try a test.

Yes. Everything available is free during the beta. Paid plans will come later; free practice stays, and any limits will be stated up front.

Free during the beta

Start with one test

Create an account, set your goal and sit a Reading test. You'll have your band, and the reasons behind it, today.

The real format

Timing, question types and band conversion as in IELTS.

Every answer explained

Evidence, paraphrase and traps for each question.

Writing on four criteria

An estimated band with quotes and corrections.

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