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IELTS Academic Reading — Test 4, Passage 2

Speaking of Nothing

Questions 14–26 of Reading Test 4. Do it online and every answer is marked the moment you finish, with your band score and the exact line of the passage each answer came from.

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Where are the answers to “Speaking of Nothing”?

Do the passage here and every answer is marked the moment you finish — the correct answer beside each one you got wrong, your raw score out of 13, and your band. It takes about 20 minutes. Vertex does not post a bare list of answers, because a list tells you nothing about why you missed a question, which is the only part that changes your score.

How many questions is it?

Questions 14–26 — 13 questions, in these types: Matching Features, Matching Headings, Sentence Completion.

Is it free?

Yes. The whole of Vertex is free — every reading passage, every listening section, and the band score at the end.

How the passage begins

Why we talk about the weather and other trivia. Some workers are happier in their jobs than others, but it's not only to do with the work itself. For example, security guards, truck drivers and salespeople: year after year, these jobs appear on lists of…

What you get

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