Question 1:

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.


Scientists have known for more than 250 years that electric eels live in the Amazon basin. They are widely distributed in swamps, streams, creeks, and rivers across northern South America, and have long been thought to belong to a single species. With modern genetic and ecological analyses, however, researchers have discovered that electric eels in the Amazon basin belong to three different species that evolved from a shared ancestor millions of years ago.

Question 2:

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.


Industrialisation has led to environmental degradation in terms of industrial pollution. With industries operating, a 100 per cent pollution-free environment is a myth. It is neither possible nor necessary. However, it is imperative to ensure that industrial units cause the least pollution. Adequate and effective pollution control measures are required so that adverse effects on the environment are minimised.

Question 3:

Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 35 seconds to read aloud.


No one can deny the fact that the Institute is one of the most prominent professional colleges to get an engineering degree. It is set in a reserve forest and its green lawns’ beautiful scenery is captivating, so much so that a nature lover like William Wordsworth would have written many poems if he had visited the charming sight.

Question 4:

Look at the text below. In 30 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 30 seconds to read aloud.


Researchers have discovered that the cause of both desertification and climate change are the same: Management and policies that have never been able to adequately deal with the inevitable web of social, cultural, environmental and economic complexity.

Question 5:

Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 35 seconds to read aloud.


A study of hundreds of years of family trees suggests a man’s genes play a role in him having sons or daughters. Men inherit a tendency to have more sons or more daughters from their parents. This means that a man with many brothers is more likely to have sons, while a man with many sisters is more likely to have daughters.